Example sentences of "which used to 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 . |