Example sentences of "[vb mod] [prep] be [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've changed all the things that used to be just because they know Like form twos always used to have an end of term leaving party . |
| 2 | What did the shops used to be like cos you used to have to go to the Old Town did n't you ? |
| 3 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 4 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 5 | It might seem churlish to ask for flavour as well as the chance to save the planet , but it used to be there before the planet needed saving . |
| 6 | While there may be much to be said for the views expressed in this passage it seems to me with all respect to Wilson J. that she was stating what she thought the law ought to be rather than what it is . |
| 7 | Quite apart from the limitations on law reform in general which such an argument would appear to justify , if the views of the public are of any significance at all in this context , then it must be its view of what the law ought to be rather than what it is . |