Example sentences of "[vb base] be used to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 've been used to that for sixty-two years , hot water and a flushing toilet do come as something of a culture shock . |
| 2 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've been used to this since the anti-Rightist movement in 1958 , ’ observes an elderly economist of great distinction , trained in Germany in the 1930s . |
| 4 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |
| 5 | Because the Codds have been used to tiller-steered boats , they were very keen that Sparkle be similarly equipped . |