Example sentences of "[modal v] to be [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children were deeply ashamed : ‘ He used to be like that when Luke was here , Rose ; only it was worse . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Yer never used to be like that till they came wi' their hot water and their olive oil — oil 's fer boilin' people not for washin' in . ’ |
| 3 | The point is , it never used to be like that in Scotland , Hogmanay was the main event , short and pagan and festive in a Scottish kind of way . |
| 4 | ‘ It used to be like that , but times have changed , ’ Harry argued . |
| 5 | She felt like screaming that she never used to be like that . |
| 6 | I know she used to be like that with me |
| 7 | You do n't want I used to be like that |
| 8 | They used to be like that . |
| 9 | Laddie used to be like that did n't he ? |
| 10 | where you know , well it never used to be like that . |
| 11 | I used to be like that . |
| 12 | I used to , I used to be like that you know terrible . |
| 13 | Your mam used to be like that but she had she had a cylinder of oxygen in the house as well . |
| 14 | They used to be in that size I , I ca n't remember now , that size used to be I ca n't remember , no . |
| 15 | yes , I suppose actually really you see it 's like the network evenings that there used to be in that ghastly little pub at the West End |
| 16 | Jewellery ought to be like that . |