Example sentences of "he used [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Mr. Andrew did n't like it — he used to talk to me about it , and say how unhappy he was . |
| 2 | He used to talk to her in English with an Italian accent . |
| 3 | He used to niggle at me for being a capitalist farmer and I got at him for being an unemployed commie . |
| 4 | ‘ I will never , never abandon these bright hopes , ’ he used to say to me with shining eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ He used to get through them like a packet of Polo mints apparently . |
| 6 | During the Thirties when we were all in the big bands , I remember the really fiery jazz clarinet he used to play with us in the Bag O' Nails , just about the first jazz club in Britain . ’ |
| 7 | He used to write to me about how it was best for Stephen if he got adopted , 'cause I did n't know what I was going to do with me life , I was n't settled and I 'd probably end up back in prison . |
| 8 | He used to come after me for music lesson every week , I can always |