Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waddesdon 's 165 acres of gardens used to be tended by 120 gardeners bound to silence in daylight . |
| 2 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 3 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 4 | Incidentally , the cattle of Landes used to be treated with great care as draught oxen ( they were never overworked and were given special headgear to ward off flies ) but were also used in amateur ‘ bull races ’ in which bad-tempered oxen and cows were teased into charging at people . |
| 5 | Reports of bankruptcy or IVA in firms used to be a rare phenomenon , said Jack Maurice of the Ethics Committee , but since the recession began , the reports have become ‘ quite regular ’ . |
| 6 | Chefs in any doubt as to the influence of the grand dames of the ovens should remember that the three- Michelin -star Georges Blanc in Vonnas used to be La Mère Blanc until the son took over from his maman . |