Example sentences of "used [prep] [be] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With petit mal , the small fit , it used to called vaguely , you could talk to somebody and then go on nattering away and then suddenly the person would switch off and then just stare and then after a while they come back and talk to you and it 's , they pick up exactly where they 've left off , so as I say it used to be called day dreaming , now that 's the low end of the scale , now we go to the other end of the scale and remember please that there 's no set type for an epileptic , anybody , anywhere , any age at any time can have an epileptic fit , you do n't have to be that type , do n't . |
| 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 | FRIENDSHIP BUREAUX These used to be called marriage bureaux . |
| 5 | Democratic consumerism is what used to be called participation before the term consumerism became fashionable . |
| 6 | We 're going to go on to what used to be called club foot which is a fairly gross word word Right |
| 7 | They used to be called tea gowns many years ago . |
| 8 | The hardest task for his subordinates is to decide what the phrase ( now often shortened to NWO and not to be confused with the airline that used to be called Northwest Orient ) might mean . |
| 9 | However , the ethyl ester of ethanoic acid used to be called ethyl acetate , whereas today it is ethyl ethanoate . |
| 10 | A ‘ residence order ’ will say where the children will live ; and a ‘ contract order ’ will set out the arrangements for the other parent to see the children — what used to be called access . |
| 11 | And do n't forget , our dog used to be called Sherry ! |
| 12 | an used to be called metermarism and I say , it 's not a word it 's not a term I 've seen on for many many years and you do n't seen it many erm modern organic texts . |
| 13 | And then we used to be playing top , we 'd a top right round the village , see how far we could go . |
| 14 | Yeah , he was on it some time and Charles and they 'd put him back on the ward becau when John last saw him , cos he , John was visiting er , used to be having treatment or something at |
| 15 | Cos there 's some , they used to be carrying timber down the dock all one length and what already slung , already stacked for 'em and the way it cost , the way it go put the wires on me for sure now and there ai n't much to let now . |