Example sentences of "used [to-vb] they [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No well we used to kill them with a stick but of course they used to lay the rabbits out at that time to see how many they caught cos that was a little bit of perks for the farm labourers they used to buy a rabbit for sixpence , then they go up to ninepence for a rabbit . |
| 2 | Both types have snap-on terminals used to connect them to a detector in a similar way to a PP3 . |
| 3 | Yeah we used to trim 'em with a hammer and chisel before |
| 4 | Had the nails in his mouth you know and er used to knock 'em with a file . |
| 5 | Her mother used to hang them from a hook in the kitchen ceiling in order to be able to work round them . |
| 6 | I think cos we used to have them on a trolley , yeah mm , I wonder if that |