Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb mod] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah well she 's friendly , well my mum used to be really really good friends with her and then my parents split up and , and like they , they went like water to my dad 's side |
| 2 | Jay had no inclination to go through the who are you , what do you do , oh really , gosh my brother-in-law used to be in the same field . |
| 3 | Now he 's got his arm round where my waist used to be . |
| 4 | My name used to be Rhodesia . |
| 5 | for one thing , if we 'd taken one of their houses and I 'd died first , my wife would of been left without a home |
| 6 | ‘ My father used to be a member of the County Cricket Club . ’ |
| 7 | mind you I reckon my life would of been |
| 8 | yeah , and when mother died what d' ya think my life would of been ? |
| 9 | That gap where my fireplace used to be , |
| 10 | I got paid for August which was quite clever really cos my date would of been sort of half way through to book my holiday |
| 11 | I run the tips of my fingers over this beard at difficult moments and am reassured by its fibrous smoothness as much as my son used to be , when he was a little younger , by the feel of his old piece of blanket . |
| 12 | My mother used to be in |
| 13 | When our modern ladies shall follow such examples in everything their plea ought to be allowed in this . |
| 14 | While the BBC had remained a monopoly , television viewers had no programme choices nor , for that matter , could there be any argument as to which institution ought to be allocated the revenue obtained from the licence tee . |
| 15 | This would imply that if supplemental oxygen is given its administration ought to be extended into the postgastroscopy period . |
| 16 | Which test ought to be the standard for judicial review ? |
| 17 | Their influence used to be great . |
| 18 | It says because her boss would of been Kenneth Clarke is it ? |
| 19 | It should be said that there are certain other features of the case to which attention ought to be drawn . |
| 20 | which substance used to be known as brimstone ? |
| 21 | which substance used to be known as brimstone ? |
| 22 | Question seven , which substance used to be known as Brimstone ? |
| 23 | their office used to be there , now they got a place on the dock |
| 24 | Really , their mother ought to be told — Nick , you must speak to Martin … |
| 25 | I am not a councillor nor politician whose job ought to be sorting out this dilemma . |
| 26 | Neither the Labour spokesman , Mark Fisher , whose father used to be a Tory MP and a friend , or the Tory spokesman , Tim Renton , another friend , are against state subsidies for the arts , as I am . |
| 27 | for , in her face and in her voice , and in her touch , she gave the assurance that suffering had been stronger than Miss Havisham 's teachings , and had given her a heart to understand what his heart used to be . |
| 28 | that Julia wanted money more , more money , I mean he worked every hour that god gave at , so his money must of been decent , had to be |
| 29 | Kenneth Stanley from Telford could n't believe his eyes when he saw a gaping hole where his pond used to be . |
| 30 | Perhaps he has forgotten that his lord ought to be murdering his lady just at this juncture ; or perhaps he thinks Emilia is as corrupt as himself ; or perhaps he does not understand love , The error is great , since Emilia is the only person who knows the truth about the handkerchief . |