Example sentences of "she [vb mod] to [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jake had been hurling these same insults at her now for years , and by now she ought to be totally immune to them . |
| 2 | She used to be absolutely gorgeous . |
| 3 | Since she 's gone there 's been a gap … it made my life better , because — she had a garden I could use … and it was like a job — I felt I was led to do that job … and she used to be so pleased to see me , she used to almost embrace me with tears in her eyes . |
| 4 | She used to be so lovely ’ |
| 5 | I believe she used to be so reluctant about marrying people because marriage is important to her , she 's only been waiting for the right one . ’ |
| 6 | You know she used to be so petite , but god them damn legs on her ! |
| 7 | And she used to be so pretty … ’ |