Example sentences of "not [Wh det] it used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ON FARM after farm around us the potato harvest is coming in — but the lifting of spuds is not what it used to be . |
| 2 | It is a great name , though some say the atmosphere at the ‘ Kempi ’ is not what it used to be . |
| 3 | Gerald Peach , sing secretary , said that , though it was not what it used to be , ‘ it is a tradition we are anxious to maintain ’ . |
| 4 | my acuity is not what it used to be |
| 5 | My intention was to arrive here during hours of daylight , but the charity of our road-users is not what it used to be . |
| 6 | Two fine , upstanding members of staff attend a Christmas party in the staff canteen , c.1971 — which just goes to show that Christmas in the National Library is not what it used to be ! |
| 7 | Its suspension is not what it used to be . |
| 8 | " Change is not what it used to be " ( Handy 1989 ) . |
| 9 | My eyesight is not what it used to be . |
| 10 | With KGB agents now giving interviews and writing their memoirs , spying is not what it used to be . |
| 11 | can put your finger on it though , it it 's like it 's not what it used to be . |
| 12 | No , it 's not what it used to be . |
| 13 | ‘ Nostalgia ai n't what it used to be , ’ interjected Andrew , quoting the latest college graffiti . |
| 14 | My wife was the first to notice it : running a bath was n't what it used to be ; no more gush of water , just a diminishing trickle . |
| 15 | Payola is n't what it used to be . |
| 16 | The future ai n't what it used to be |
| 17 | English cricket is n't what it used to be . |
| 18 | Fleet Street ai n't what it used to be . |
| 19 | My voice is n't what it used to be . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Dear diary , history is n't what it used to be . ’ |