Example sentences of "[noun] they used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Pakistan they used to be my constant companions . |
| 2 | But the hoppers they used to be , er two hoppers we had two of them hoppers , we had the er one called the |
| 3 | lay on for them and erm also of course erm , I know , people like erm Mr and Mr they used to be picked up by er , by some chaps in a jeep or Army truck . |
| 4 | And er just pulling the chain in the thing what er like a big white globe they used to be . |
| 5 | Most portable types are around £20 — that 's half the price they used to be 10 years ago . |
| 6 | During the Labour landslide they used to be love letters . |
| 7 | And they were like that and then of course they used to be er no washing machines you used to be at these here tubs . |
| 8 | And they used to er have er a film Of course they used to be silent films and then er er had er and there used to be what they call interval . |
| 9 | Yep , I 'd finished the lodging houses , they were rough , my word they were rough , they used to get drunk and fighting , and of course they used to be amusing really they used to get fighting at a lodging house quite close to the dock and after when the windows was smashed , we would find that they 'd been temporarily repaired with a coal sack taken from the coal yard next door , and all that sort of business , and anyhow , nothing particular out of the way happened until three years later of course when we got the general strike , and the strikers used to meet outside the labour institution headquarters in Street . |
| 10 | ‘ In Victorian times they used to be about 35 inches wide ; now they can be as narrow as 30 inches . |
| 11 | But no doubt just sheer distaste of the actual typefaces used , which were the winkle-bag was the description they used to be given . |
| 12 | Are we slap a tax on , tariff on there that reduces consumption right , what with world prices , world prices they used to be here they 're now down here alright . |
| 13 | And then these other men they used to be sort of a freelance , working a day here and a week there . |
| 14 | Locust beans they used to be animal feed I think . |
| 15 | As Mr Day points out : ‘ To the small and medium sized company , all accountants are very much the same and , with the increasing competition from certified and unqualified accountants , I do n't believe that at the lower end of the market chartered accountants will ever get back on the pedestal in the same way they used to be . |
| 16 | While songs like ‘ Sugar Mamma ’ may not be especially wired the way they used to be , and he no longer sings about getting his sugar ‘ three times a day ’ , John Lee is still alright . |
| 17 | and I 'm not convinced , I am not convinced that they , that they are anywhere near the standard they used to be when they were last in Europe a few seasons ago |
| 18 | They 're not the bargains they used to be : a double room will cost from around £35 to £65 a night , but it 's likely to have a four-poster bed , and there 's always a splendid dining room where you can try food of the region . |