Example sentences of "[noun sg] used [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychologism , through its influence in marriage guidance and churches , and also through its effects in the world of work — in personnel management , for example — is able to link the two spheres in a way religion used to be able to do but can not do any longer . |
| 2 | Winter injection used to be popular , until experts found that wet soil often did n't absorb the slurry properly and increased the danger of run-off . |
| 3 | Did , did the racecourse used to be busy ? |
| 4 | The colour range used to be wide , as in other Scottish cattle , including red-and-white , solid red , dun , dun-and-white , yellow , solid black , blue , grey , grey-and-white , brown-and-white , brindle , white with blue or black on the neck , black riggit ( finchback ) , brockle-faced and even belted . |
| 5 | Their influence used to be great . |
| 6 | Apparently his grandmothers Budgie used to be able to say ‘ Top of the morning to you ! … |
| 7 | Gosstandard used to be responsible for approving ( for a price ) all technology imported for use in the Soviet Union . |
| 8 | The same kind of accident used to be common with gliders , and the pilots could never remember anything after the first bounce . |
| 9 | The place used to be lousy with them . |
| 10 | The industry in this town used to be great but everything 's shutting . |
| 11 | ‘ Personal choice for a Western person used to be important . |
| 12 | The race used to be cash-orientated but these days attracts more enthusiasts than those determined to be first over the line , said Mr Brown , who was reminded of the film made about the race when they saw a man in a huge Alvis wearing what appeared to be an animal . |
| 13 | Diesel economics used to be easy to calculate . |
| 14 | I , I can remember all the activity and er when it was erected there was a fella from the First World War , he lost a leg in the war and he was in charge of the billiards room and the tables , when they built the club itself the front part used to be devoted to card games and then they installed a billiards hall and the tables and as I say a chap named he used to live in Street , but he was , a lost a leg during the war and they found him the job of looking after the tables and marking |
| 15 | In the past , when we knew less than we do now , our advice used to be extra cautious . |
| 16 | In those days , everything at the Arts Theatre used to be short runs . |
| 17 | maybe a bit younger the fashion used to be winkle-picker shoes . |
| 18 | Making a list of the most powerful people in the country used to be easy . |
| 19 | Some of the boys who had just left school used to be mischieful when they brought the farm-horses in , but the smith had a few tricks to put them in their place . |
| 20 | The disease used to be fatal frequently because of the non-visualisation of the vessel and ‘ blind ’ gastric resection with recurrent haemorrhage postoperatively . |