Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [that] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While many of the older farm workers nostalgically regret the passing of horses , none regrets the way in which mechanization has removed much of the physical effort and routine drudgery that used to be involved in working on a farm . |
| 2 | My father used to have what they call a lead line that used to be a wire with a all marked with feet and fathoms on and sound and |
| 3 | He surveyed the scene of human chaos and the mud patch that used to be the floor , raised his voice above the high-pitched din and yelled ‘ Who told you to come in here , you silly children ? |
| 4 | Erm that later on , the signal box that used to be here was moved over to the other side , that 's all that 's there for . |
| 5 | A small lodge house that used to be some sort of appendage of Burnage Court is currently for sale through Hamptons . |