Example sentences of "[conj] used to be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They dispose of ‘ all the nice furniture that used to be in the saloon and then the candelabra ’ . |
| 2 | I 'll have a look in the loft , shall I , for those little Kate Greenaway pictures that used to be in Hilary 's room ? |
| 3 | It 's only when the peak has been conquered that thoughts turn to the delicious things that used to be in the foil-covered dishes , and the question of how best to prepare the spam . |
| 4 | I could see the socks inside the trainers — they were Dayglo green , the sort that used to be in fashion years ago — and they kept walking towards me . |
| 5 | I write them letters , I get people to send er like Photo Gallery in Cardiff , erm I rang them up , they were sending us stuff and it was addressed to a woman that used to be in the ph er activities officer about fou three years ago . |
| 6 | Then over the line again there was another shop where Mr A P Jones Do you know , the retired schoolmaster that used to be in Valley , he lives now . |
| 7 | Grangetown and South Bank are in Langbaurgh and used to be in Eston Urban District . |