Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would shatter Germany 's present mood of economic optimism , already faltering as the difficulties of modernising what used to be East Germany grow clearer . |
| 2 | Peter Rawlins , having failed in his mission to set up the stubbornly impracticable Taurus computer trading system , has done what used to be called the honourable thing . |
| 3 | Consequently , the court can not use what used to be called injunctions , either mandatory or prohibitory , to achieve that the child should live in a particular place . |
| 4 | Thus Science syllabuses may include material formerly taught under the separate headings of General Science , Nature Study , Rural Science and Health Education ; Social Studies syllabuses incorporate what used to be taught under History , Geography and Civics . |
| 5 | This has replaced what used to be known as the Widow 's Allowance . |
| 6 | During the weekend , Westons Cider will be open for tasting what used to be known as the wine of the West . |
| 7 | Erm , they 've demolished all the north side , you know what used to be the dynamics and that 's all gone , it 's gon na become , you know , it 's not very , that 's becoming a , well , in the process of becoming a business park , but I mean , mean well , I mean , it , it , it 's all executive erm , and you know business stuff and on the surface , you know , we 're still reasonably busy with , with that sort of thing , but erm , no that , they have , the only one four six we see now is just on the company shuttle just you know until they complete the close down of the factory , they shuttle them up to Woodford , er , er , and back every day . |
| 8 | The weight of development money from such a vast army of different interests behind it mean that it will dominate what used to be known as the data processing department however much the purists suck their teeth in fastidious disdain . |
| 9 | Network South East has spent a quarter of million pounds converting what used to be staff accommodation , into a kindergarten . |
| 10 | Many men feel a very great sense of despair and discomfort upon entering what used to be their home with their wife , but what is now a house that seems to demand a lot of time-consuming work . |
| 11 | For medium- and long-term bonds , spreads which used to be of the order of 4-8 ticks are now more likely to be 2-4 ticks . |
| 12 | It is all very well to hark back and praise what used to be then , over and above what is today , just because the aura of a past age hangs round it . |
| 13 | Perhaps because I was hot-tempered at times , I became what used to be called a ‘ natural ’ as a boxer . |
| 14 | For the man who owns this land , watching what used to be a wheat field turned into a race track has been an eye opener … although he 's well aware of the problems the sport can cause . |
| 15 | Day care facilities for the mentally handicapped include what used to be known as adult training centres . |
| 16 | From La Bourboule to Montluçon and Tours we traverse what used to be called la France profonde , a deep and unchanging rural France unaffected by progress and modern life . |