Example sentences of "[Wh det] used [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the labour which used to be involved in manipulating and presenting data can now be delegated to specialised computer software but the basic issues of coding and structuring data still depend on the skills of the analyst . |
| 2 | Her eyes , which used to be dull and filmy , have got some of their sparkle back . |
| 3 | This puts services which used to be available free from the hospital out of reach of patients on low income and those with chronic health conditions who require multidisciplinary care . |
| 4 | However , and it also has a down- side because now the contractors will be able to see the information which used to be confidential that local authorities will be putting on the table , but the point is it 's a chink , it 's a way forward we need to build on this . |
| 5 | THE Dutch government is not fond of Lieut-Colonel Desi Bouterse , who runs the army and scares politicians in Suriname , the Latin American country which used to be Dutch Guiana . |
| 6 | It was not so much that the match was any more frantic or violent than usual , but rather that there were in evidence throughout the afternoon , a lot of faces quick to register those expressions which used to be peculiar to spoiled infants whose worn-out parents had cracked and dared to cross their wills . |
| 7 | Er these are guaranteed areas , annuities , local authority loans , which used to be popular , pay gross , but they 're not around that much these days , they 're not that competitive . |
| 8 | Heavy provisions have already driven some societies into losses : something else which used to be unknown in the industry . |
| 9 | And they have agreed a uniform black colour scheme for all garages to prevent mix-ups with petrol , which used to be common in the early days of the diesel revolution . |
| 10 | Which used to be common place . |
| 11 | His own company is working on a project in East Dorset to establish a course with heathland areas on what used to be agricultural land . |
| 12 | First of all I 'm surprised at the outburst that was given to us by Mr I would regard as my er yahabeebee and sadiki if you wish er , but he mentioned in fact the er , what used to be barbaric ac , barbaric er practice in er Pakistan . |
| 13 | Well what used to be simple and straightforward now leaves you with th wondering whether you got the right card in your pocket |
| 14 | Allied-Maples , the present group title of what used to be Allied Carpets , built its reputation on aggressively-priced , high street carpet stores . |
| 15 | The demonstration was organized to coincide with what used to be Armed Forces Day . |
| 16 | Audio-visual materials , cassettes and videotapes , and access to computer based learning will simplify a lot of what used to be dull and repetitive work . |
| 17 | The process has evolved over the decade with the linking up of what used to be short runs into long , cross-country routes . |