It's not like this now, but 10 years ago, you used to see a lot of cars with their national flag hoisted driving down the road.
この場合、次のような言い方ができますよ。
ーIt's not like this now, but 10 years ago, you used to see a lot of cars with their national flag hoisted driving down the road.
「今は違うけど、10年前は国旗を掲げた車が道路を走っているのをよく見かけた」
to hoist one's national flag で「(自分の国の)国旗を掲げる」と言えます。
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