Example sentences of "[adj] as i [vb mod] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's not as soft as I used to be … |
| 2 | ‘ Valencia , Alicante , Gandia — you should see the beach at Gandia , as white as I used to be — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be . |
| 4 | Not as young as I used to be ! |
| 5 | ‘ Give me a hand son , ’ Bert grunted , ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be . ’ |
| 6 | Paige loves to play games , and sometimes I 'm not as sharp as I ought to be . |
| 7 | Not as strong as I used to be . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not as strong as I used to be . |