Example sentences of "than there used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that at a time of crisis , such as death , there are fewer people to turn to than there used to be when it was the norm to live much nearer to kinfolk . |
| 2 | There were more of them than there used to be , he was sure of it . |
| 3 | Yet ( while there are more lifers than there used to be ) most of them have a great deal to lose . |
| 4 | This attitude has changed somewhat over the years and there are now fewer homes than there used to be . |
| 5 | Although further London spine points have been introduced and the amount of extra pay given to people working in London has therefore increased , there is more flexibility in the system than there used to be . |
| 6 | At a time when the school curriculum is becoming increasingly prescriptive , when there seems less flexibility than there used to be , it might seem difficult to set up collaborative teaching projects . |
| 7 | There 's more violence on the buses than there used to be . |
| 8 | Yes , I think that 's true , but at the same time there is a debate going on as to whether in fact there 's more violence now than there used to be , some people say there is more violence , other people say that , that erm that 's not the case . |
| 9 | There are fewer jobs in chemistry than there used to be . |