I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry.
source:
COCA
Entry:
1030
Example:
I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry.
Modal 1:
used to
Modal 2:
couldn't
Gender:
Female
Race/Ethnicity:
Unknown
Age:
unknown
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
Television
Year:
1997
Relation to Addressee:
interviewee to interviewer
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.8
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: CBS 48 Hours.
previous footage) I want the number three. (Voiceover) Before it was McDonald's, french fries, Big Macs, pizza -- lots of pizza. These pants -- I could fit in one leg of them and have somebody else in the other leg. (Footage-of-MacKenz) LAGATTUTA: (Voiceover) Now she eats only small portions... Ms-MacKENZIE: (Voiceover) I'm having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and I might have a few chips to go with it. LAGATTUTA: (Voiceover)... because her stomach is much smaller. Ms-MacKENZIE: I could wear these as an apron. I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. I quit when I feel full. (To-Zachary) I'm going to get you. (Footage-of-MacKenz) LAGATTUTA: (Voiceover) Debbie is riding high these days. Ms-MacKENZIE: Don't leave me, Zach. (Footage-of-MacKenz) LAGATTUTA: (Voiceover) All her ailments related to obesity have disappeared and there's something new in her life. Ms-MacKENZIE: I met someone that's very special and we're going to get married. And he puts this huge smile on my