Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [that] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the standard approach to agoraphobia is an overtly behavioural one of graded exposure , many of the aspects of exposure that used to be described as ‘ non-specific ’ , such as arriving at a realistic interpretation of the week 's events , or at accurate expectations for the future , or dealing with reservations about treatment , are now described in cognitive terms . |
| 2 | The climate of violence that used to be there inside football has diminished . |
| 3 | Eldorado Close got its name from a kind of needle that used to be made locally . |
| 4 | That is not being disingenuous : that is asking for the kind of conduct that used to be normal on both sides of the House . |
| 5 | This was the kind of language that used to be attributed to the sharper end of the second-hand book world . |
| 6 | Plymouth Drake : tough fight for Dame Janet Fookes in seat that used to be one of most marginal in Britain ; though Lib Dem Val Cox needs only a four per cent swing , Labour barrister Peter Telford has best hopes . |