Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [prep] be [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They did n't used to be like this . |
| 2 | See , he never used to be in this bloody room ! |
| 3 | ‘ Yer never used to be like that till they came wi' their hot water and their olive oil — oil 's fer boilin' people not for washin' in . ’ |
| 4 | The point is , it never used to be like that in Scotland , Hogmanay was the main event , short and pagan and festive in a Scottish kind of way . |
| 5 | She felt like screaming that she never used to be like that . |
| 6 | where you know , well it never used to be like that . |
| 7 | Of course it never used to be like this . |
| 8 | It never used to be like this before . |
| 9 | Never used to be like this , I do n't know why it is now |