Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I came it used to be a very old building which belonged to British Legion club previously and er Sikhs bought from them . |
| 2 | I thought there used to be a set of traffic lights in the middle and it 's gone . |
| 3 | Did he , did he used to be naughty and I was like , I do n't Ryan , and you got , I bet he did . |
| 4 | Perhaps because I was hot-tempered at times , I became what used to be called a ‘ natural ’ as a boxer . |
| 5 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 6 | ‘ Yeah , Steve said you used to be a university lecturer . ’ |
| 7 | People said it used to be lovely . |