Example sentences of "used [prep] [be] [vb pp] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This used to be called services performance day , but we realised most of our customers were . |
| 2 | For example , to make methyl alcohol ( methanol , which used to be called wood alcohol ) , a 1:2 ratio is required , |
| 3 | It is more likely that the Secretary of State for the Environment is preparing us for what used to be called ribbon development and pock-marked urban sprawl stretching from Stratford to Southend , with unfettered market forces destroying the flora and fauna and every living thing that gets in its way . |
| 4 | We 're going to go on to what used to be called club foot which is a fairly gross word word Right |
| 5 | However , the ethyl ester of ethanoic acid used to be called ethyl acetate , whereas today it is ethyl ethanoate . |