Example sentences of "[modal v] to [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She used to they were made of cotton , cotton aye . |
| 2 | And we never used to we were about three times home in that er five years time . |
| 3 | Anyhow it was like the sea and boats and everything else and I used to I was working in a shop and I use to get up early in the morning and go down and tally all the numbers and names of the boats and and there was an old man came in to shop while I was working in and asked about a certain boat , I says oh I can tell you , trek down . |
| 4 | er Well the one that best was , he used to he was older than me but and er I was very sorry . |
| 5 | Father used to he was a great gardener . |
| 6 | She was the one who used to She was the one who used to s sell pullovers |
| 7 | Oh me mother used to she was to have a sofa in front of the window . |