Example sentences of "used to [be] two " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We could hardly get inside for rubbish and could n't see the floor , it was all dirt , and there used to be two or three benches on which we had to sit down ; then old Morgan would read the Bible to us and pray , we had to kneel down — oh what a dry lesson . |
| 2 | There used to be two varieties known as the Maroilles and Picardy in France . |
| 3 | There used to be two small hamlets just outside but part of the village , known as Mill Cottages and Pry Cottages . |
| 4 | There used to be two shelves in the oven . |
| 5 | And there used to be two on the Road , one used to be called Palladium and one used to be called the Palace . |
| 6 | There us used to be two sticks . |
| 7 | There used to be two hundred monks here . ’ |
| 8 | Exactly oh yes that was shared between the men what erm , there used to be two men so they 'd get er share the three pound between them or five pound whatever it was . |
| 9 | ‘ Three main meals every week used to be two pieces of toast each in a bowl , with milk and sugar . ’ |
| 10 | In the UK there used to be two taxes that tax wealth per se rather than the income that is derived from wealth . |
| 11 | There was used t the work in the old days , there was used to be two underground and two in the mill , they used to be partners . |
| 12 | We used to , twenty eight there used to be two lavatories , madam and gents , you know . |
| 13 | than that dear it 's down the other end , the other side of Old Harlow , but he used to have a surgery there which he , you know , made it better after the erm , to ease up Dr surgery cos that was so packed and the shops were absolutely and you used to have to queue and queue for , to get your shopping , you could n't , I used to cycle into Harlow and leave my cycle somewhere and then go along do my shopping , but it used to be two or three hours ' job it was , you did n't get done till dinner time and then I used to call it a , a lady used to say call there that used to have the fried fish and chip shop on the corner of erm Harlow and I used to go there and have a cup of tea before I came home because I used to be so long shopping you could n't get served you see , it 's too many people , there was nowhere else for them to go , it was only Bishop 's Stortford you had to go |
| 14 | There used to be two but there 's four now . |
| 15 | Used to be two drawers empty , now it 's full of tapes and I can see they take over . |
| 16 | Well the big there 's gon na be big problems really because erm there used to be two of us that were F grades , yeah ? |
| 17 | Yes , it used to be two and a half times the wage and in the long run rather than mess about taking the house off them |