Example sentences of "what used [prep] [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barr , in what used to be a general policy for museum curators , was not writing a passionate defence of the work his museum exhibited . |
| 2 | Here by the Oberbaum bridge across the icy Spree is what used to be a quintessential Cold War Berlin scene . |
| 3 | In many the class-rooms are simply partitioned cubicles in what used to be a large hall … . |
| 4 | What used to be a real chase had become a ritual . |
| 5 | On a piece of rocky coastline and out of what used to be a quaint old fishing village , has sprung one of the liveliest resorts in Corfu . |
| 6 | This is the main driveway up here , opening on what used to be a road down to Florence . ’ |
| 7 | We were told that there would be a substantial charge for what used to be a free option : buttonholes on the sleeves . |
| 8 | We have to keep a proper balance or we will continue to see destruction in the countryside that we have seen in some areas where there is too much access and where what used to be a path has become as wide as the M1 . |
| 9 | For the man who owns this land , watching what used to be a wheat field turned into a race track has been an eye opener … although he 's well aware of the problems the sport can cause . |
| 10 | Not what used to be a restaurant ? |