Example sentences of "[noun prp] used to be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particular store in Clapham 's Abbeville Road used to be an ordinary branch of Thresher . |
| 2 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |
| 3 | Julian used to be a good-looking man somehow clouded , dispersed , by layers of fat and the radiation of pure thought ; now he is simply a cadaverous , eagly , extraordinarily randy man . |
| 4 | Thursday used to be a good night in the paper for motors . |
| 5 | Old George used to be an old he was always keen to be executor for anybody you know . |
| 6 | As Gloucester used to be a major droving centre , there was inevitably much crossing with various Welsh types and the Gloucester 's slender , white , dark-tipped horns , spreading quite wide and tilting upwards at the tip , are often similar in style to those of the Welsh , though more refined and a little shorter . |
| 7 | Husband John used to be a professional boxer … and has beaten former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on more than one occasion . |