Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good educational software for the PC used to be few and far between — the graphics were normally poor , the interface fiddly and most were totally over priced . |
| 2 | The question for the court used to be whether the applicant had shown prima facie evidence , or a probability , that his legal rights were being infringed . |
| 3 | The results of the race used to be worked out in the Jay dining-room , with a lot of people doing a lot of mental arithmetic . |
| 4 | The measure of the economy used to be ‘ How 's GM doing , or how 's IBM doing ? ’ and those companies have had to let people go and learn to become more efficient , ’ he said . |
| 5 | THE CENTREPIECE OF THE games room on the ground floor of the house used to be a full-size snooker table . |
| 6 | I have seen away supporters being chased up the road into Pleck Park and but erm I think basically a lot of the trouble used to be caused by drink and now they do n't have any drink in the ground they er they , they seem to have cracked that one . |
| 7 | Making a list of the most powerful people in the country used to be easy . |
| 8 | CHRISTMAS Day in the Workhouse used to be an Edwardian party-piece . |
| 9 | ‘ Footballers at the top used to be finished between 28 and 30 but you can prolong your playing life by nearly ten years if you look after yourself . |