Example sentences of "[noun prp] used [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm she was hefty though and her sister Ann used to be enormous years ago this is , and erm she went on a , a diet , I do n't know what , how , how she lost the weight but she did and I , I had n't seen her for some years and I remember her coming to the factory this day , and she came in and she , she used to do er her flower shop , she used to do flower arrangements and the girls at work would order them you know ? |
| 2 | In his BBC days , Hanna used to be overweight and combative . |
| 3 | The 13th century Coaley Millpond used to be full of crystal clear water . |
| 4 | Hong Kong used to be renowned for its bargains , but most prices there seemed pretty close to what they are in London . |
| 5 | ‘ Sally used to be good mates with Zaria , did n't she ? ’ |
| 6 | Pauline used to be keen on that sort of thing , but she 's gone off it since we gave up Italy as a holiday venue . |
| 7 | Nothing to be scared of , just a few old trees , though Uncle Nick used to be scared sometimes , on the way down . |
| 8 | Uniforum has tapped The Kaminer Group to do public relations for its annual Unix show , a wily move considering its boss Dave Kaminer used to be vice president of public relations for show organiser The Interface Group , the mighty Comdex engine . |
| 9 | Instead of meandering up a path to the top , chatting amicably to a pal about how George Michael used to be good in Wham and passing round the butterscotch , they choose a cliff and try to reach the summit by slowly inching their way up vertical rock , pushing their fingers into tiny fissures and standing with one toe on a ledge the size of a pebble . |