Example sentences of "[noun sg] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The run used to be three miles but I added a quarter mile spur in order to use the time to best advantage . |
| 32 | Apparently his grandmothers Budgie used to be able to say ‘ Top of the morning to you ! … |
| 33 | And er get and then strip this er at the side , cos a girl used to be at the front to strip all this here lace of these here pins . |
| 34 | Now he 's got his arm round where my waist used to be . |
| 35 | The Sun used to be called the Daily Herald . |
| 36 | Well The Sun used to be a labour paper . |
| 37 | Gosstandard used to be responsible for approving ( for a price ) all technology imported for use in the Soviet Union . |
| 38 | I mean in terms of population I think I somebody did er Strathclyde regional council used to be a client of mine when I was with Three M er well you know a client of my rep up here but er and they told me some time that I think a huge percentage of the whole of Scotland 's population |
| 39 | That 's how the work used to be . |
| 40 | Dormice used to be found all over the Midlands and South of England . |
| 41 | Well of course erm the basis used to be that many courts erm had written above them ‘ Police Court ’ and I think some of the older courts where this was sort of carved in stone may still have this above them , but Magistrates have gone to great lengths erm in recent times to emphasise this is not a police court , this is a magistrates ' court . |
| 42 | The place where the shrine used to be . |
| 43 | Is n't that exactly where the old shrine used to be , in those woods ? |
| 44 | Adverse possession is not new to English law , although the normal period used to be much longer than twelve years . |
| 45 | A widower 's pension as a right used to be very rare in the public sector , although the civil service has now introduced one . |
| 46 | I think that generally they came in because they liked the style erm they , they , usually had er , in their minds what they wanted and because they go round and see all these fittings at night , I mean our shop used to be all the fittings were lit up at night so that you could have a look in , erm it 's very confusing I think when you , you 've got an awful lot of fittings in , in , in a shop and , and all of them lit , decide which one 's gon na to be the best for your house , but I think most of them already had ideas what , what sort of fitting they wanted and of course we used to do a great deal of |
| 47 | Yeah that 's where the shop used to be , you 're right , yeah . |
| 48 | the one on the corner , you know where the fish shop used to be |
| 49 | ‘ The reaction used to be ‘ There there my dear — you 'll get over it in a while . ’ |
| 50 | It is only after three years of political persuasion and in-fighting that tournament officials have overcome enough local opposition from environmentalists — conveniently forgetting that the site used to be a rubbish tip — for a permanent stadium to be built . |
| 51 | The same kind of accident used to be common with gliders , and the pilots could never remember anything after the first bounce . |
| 52 | Well then there used to be frames Ooh er as long as a street the room used to be . |
| 53 | ‘ If it is anything like this room used to be , Lady Lavinia , ’ Theda said wryly , ‘ I fear that would be impossible . ’ |
| 54 | This room used to be the bike sheds . |
| 55 | This " issue " could range from — " How do you teach your little sister to tie her shoelaces ? " through — " How will you persuade the Pied Piper to release our children ? " to — " Can you encourage this reluctant old man to give a radio interview about the way the community used to be 60 years ago ? " |
| 56 | What is now the ‘ over-sixties ’ rest room' used to be the Mining Men 's Reading Room . |
| 57 | Urea formaldehyde foam used to be the most common and the cheapest method , but this is not recommended now for use in high exposure areas such as hillsides , or in tall buildings . |
| 58 | Diet used to be taught by personal interview and printed diet sheet . |
| 59 | ‘ This place used to be the Turkish administrative headquarters in Jaffa . |
| 60 | The place used to be lousy with them . |