Example sentences of "what [modal v] to be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cockney Rebel had it a bit , and it was the time of the film Cabaret , The Rocky Horror Show and Biba 's nightclub on the roof of what used to be Derry and Toms Every other phrase in the newspapers seemed to be ‘ Iounge lizard ’ . |
| 2 | What used to be pie in the sky when you die has , quite rightly , become pie now , please . |
| 3 | It is triable summarily so that now what used to be rape may be prosecuted as a summary offence punishable with a maximum of six months ’ imprisonment or a fine of not more than $500 . |
| 4 | The Turks then flog them along the tourist drag between the Brandenburg Gate and what used to be Checkpoint Charlie . |
| 5 | We were invited to drive the cars in west Germany where the smooth road surface always flatters cars ' suspensions , but even when we nipped into what used to be east Germany and drove on roads that did not seem to have been maintained since the war , the G40 's bump suppression was admirable . |
| 6 | What used to be swamp and marsh on the park 's fringes are now the suburbs of Miami , Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach . |