Example sentences of "[noun sg] used [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contest used to be a smaller affair , held in the evening at a smart hotel . |
| 2 | They work with children who have behavioural and/or learning problems in school , administering tests ( traditional IQ testing used to be a central part of the job , but it is becoming less important ) and designing remedial work in conjunction with teachers . |
| 3 | In Italy tax-collection used to be a commercial business . |
| 4 | Christmas Day and Boxing Day used to be a quieter family occasion , with family dinner and perhaps a visit to church . |
| 5 | Perming highlighted or coloured hair used to be a definite no-no but it 's now possible to have colour and curls . |
| 6 | ‘ Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence but now it 's every weekend , ’ Ballysillan manager Bob Given explained . |
| 7 | Democracy used to be a bad word . |
| 8 | Making a deed of covenant used to be a popular and tax-efficient way for grandparents to help pay towards their grandchildren 's education . |
| 9 | Neither the Labour spokesman , Mark Fisher , whose father used to be a Tory MP and a friend , or the Tory spokesman , Tim Renton , another friend , are against state subsidies for the arts , as I am . |
| 10 | Producing equipment based on old licences from Alcatel NV , the firm used to be a major telecommunications supplier to the former Eastern bloc . |
| 11 | The idiosyncratic corncrake , whose remarkable rasping call used to be a familiar country sound , has suffered a collapse in numbers because of modern farming methods . |
| 12 | Goose used to be a traditional Christmas bird until turkey superseded it in popularity . |
| 13 | ( In the UK electricity generation used to be a nationalized industry known as the Central Electricity Generating Board ( CEGB ) . |
| 14 | THE CENTREPIECE OF THE games room on the ground floor of the house used to be a full-size snooker table . |