Example sentences of "be [conj] [pers pn] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said never been and I used to be going like this to you . |
| 2 | ‘ But I wanted it all to be as it used to be so I said I 'd rather do it myself . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And another thing that 's changed is that I used to be wary of getting into certain types of music , for fear they would show up in my playing ; these days , though , I figure that listening to just about anything is cool . |
| 4 | ‘ The great thing about pop music in the past is that it used to be about pushing everything . |
| 5 | ‘ I think it 's because he used to be a sort of friend . ’ |
| 6 | Peavey 's newest plant looks like a supermarket , that 's because it used to be a supermarket . |
| 7 | Peavey 's newest plant looks like a supermarket , that 's because it used to be a supermarket . |
| 8 | You part of the horn , you dredged them up , cos you used t the only thing we saw taken out , then this old fella used to come down from the Museum or whatever he was and he used to be pleased he 'd stay there all day and pick up them all . |
| 9 | I suppose it was because he used to be so , you know , |