Sentence examples for it used be from inspiring English sources

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PS: It used be for us that the west coast were where things seemed like they were ahead of the curve.

"It used be No. 1 on his list.

"It used be very, very cheap, but now we pay European prices," he said.

It used be that American corporations, buoyed by a strong dollar and boundless confidence, scooped up unloved British assets and turned a proud headquarters into a branch office.

It is 115 feet and 11 stories tall, made of brick, goes by the name Building 877 (though it used be called the Cunningham Apartments when it housed Coast Guard members and their families), stands at the south end of Governors Island and is the island's tallest building.

Long-serving MPs tell me they note that Westminster is emptier than it used be because more of the elected representatives regard their paramount role as serving in their constituency rather than speaking for the national leadership in parliament and beyond.

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The jargon it uses is dubbed "slanguage".

It is, but its uses are limited.

It's like it used to be".

This is as it used to be.

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