Example sentences of "[vb mod] to be [art] great " in BNC.
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1 | Where there used to be a great big island . |
2 | Er and then I 'll tell you then when was in the er on Square and of course this council house as what this council house what 's built now , it was n't there then , it used to be different council house , there used to be a great big archway . |
3 | There used to be a great line of business up the folder part . |
4 | Used to be a great friend of Billy 's until he moved away , but Billy still used to go and see him . ’ |
5 | Used to be a great torero in Spain where they like sharp horns . |
6 | ‘ Used to be a great city this . |
7 | Then occasionally when we had houses broken into and so on , if it was thought that a tramp could have been responsible , it used to be a great help if we gave out nine tickets for tramps and only eight of the nine were admitted to the casual ward , then we should clamp down of course on the one who failed to turn up . |
8 | Twelve o'clock used to be a great well as far as I can remember . |
9 | Adjacent to the monastery , in what used to be the Great Gate-house , is the Abbey House Museum with three reconstructed Victorian streets . |
10 | But the result , the Thomas Neal Centre , sparkles and ought to be a great success ; as a development it works well . |
11 | Surely the Minister ought to be a great deal more forthright and clear on the subject than that . |