Example sentences of "[pron] used to [be] " in BNC.

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1 I used to be an art historian . ’
2 I used to be a professional cleaner — I do n't want to get her into any trouble , I … ’
3 I used to be an art historian , ’ I said .
4 That 's how I used to be until I had my brain overhaused last year .
5 It is true there was a lot of housework but I used to be very lonely .
6 I used to be proud .
7 Before my marriage I used to be very active and very talkative but after my marriage , when I went to Pakistan — there you have to wear the Burkha .
8 But , praise God , I am not what I used to be ,
9 He began jocularly by saying that he rose to address them with some apprehension , reminded of a piece of graffiti he had seen on a Whitehall notice board which had read , ‘ I used to be indecisive … but now I 'm not so sure , , which brought a few chuckles from the floor .
10 ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be .
11 I used to be flattered when I was about thirteen .
12 I used to be quite big and not exactly overweight , but largish .
13 I used to be called Shorty all through school because I am so small .
14 She 's not as soft as I used to be
15 Black and blue I used to be . ’
16 I said that I used to be partial to them when I smoked .
17 I used to be in school with Byron .
18 ‘ Also , I used to be an up-market wino and after nine months ’ sobriety , I realise what I 'm doing at present is not very fulfilling .
19 I used to be worried that I would die and Charmian would be brought up by another woman …
20 Remember that I used to be very well known for sports shots .
21 Not as young as I used to be !
22 Like you , I used to be overcome with shyness and would hover outside a roomful of people rather than go in and meet them .
23 I used to be amazed how calmly grown-up people accepted it all .
24 D. A. I used to be on an adjoining beat in Cressington Park and I started at the park gates at one side of the road and there was a policeman on the other side of the road — you would n't cross the road to talk to him … you were n't allowed to talk to the public — that was gossiping , idling your time , failing to work your beat — three charges straight away and soon as the sergeant reported you .
25 ‘ Give me a hand son , ’ Bert grunted , ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be . ’
26 I used to be a psychiatrist , ’ Doctor said .
27 For example , when I first lived alone I used to be in a state of anxiety every time I left the house , for fear that I had forgotten something .
28 I used to be Napoleon
29 I used to be Evelyn Waugh , you know .
30 She said , ‘ I used to be .
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