Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [that] used to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well she does n't like M C Hammer , he was on , and then there was one week with Germans on it and it was , erm , it 's a German group that used to be popular and have n't done a song for ages . |
| 2 | Adam was thinking about this interesting word that used to be simply another term for pine but which originally meant a certain size of plank , from the Low German dele , when there came a loud knocking on the back door . |
| 3 | Then over the line again there was another shop where Mr A P Jones Do you know , the retired schoolmaster that used to be in Valley , he lives now . |
| 4 | Consider for example the distinctive variety that used to be known as ‘ motherese ’ ( now usually called ‘ caretaker register ’ or ‘ child-directed speech ‘ ) . |
| 5 | It sets free nuclear explosives that used to be tucked away in superpower arsenals , and must now be disposed of |
| 6 | It 's only when the peak has been conquered that thoughts turn to the delicious things that used to be in the foil-covered dishes , and the question of how best to prepare the spam . |
| 7 | They dispose of ‘ all the nice furniture that used to be in the saloon and then the candelabra ’ . |
| 8 | The animal chosen for the task was the Soay , a pretty Hebridean sheep that used to be an endangered breed . |