Example sentences of "used to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er they used to the cows used to calf you know |
| 2 | One cunning old horseman used to jade a horse simply by pretending to feel the horse 's fetlocks , but with the palm of his hand covered with the repellent substance . |
| 3 | Afterwards , however , Pond , himself a Baptist and used to Beecher 's Plymouth Church , described the congregation as ‘ a very devout crowd of worshippers who entered into the spirit of the occasion and did worship the Lord and Mr Spurgeon with tremendous intensity ’ . |
| 4 | So the King , who liked and was used to Baldwin , simply acted on the assumption that he was to succeed and appointed hint without question or consultation . |
| 5 | In the cloistered shelter of the medieval monasteries brewing was becoming quite an art in the skilled hands of monks well used to brewing table beers for their abbots . |
| 6 | Maggie had braced herself against Fenna 's wrath , but dragons are deeply wily , they are tempters used to souls far more subtle than any fifteen-year-old child can be . |
| 7 | Basically , this is getting the trainee bird used to strangers and strange surroundings . |
| 8 | More used to venues like Wembley Stadium , tonight EMF were at the Dean Snooker Club in their home town of Cinderford . |
| 9 | I am a teacher , used to problems of discipline , and I am not surprised you feel uncomfortable in your situation . |
| 10 | It was an appreciative whistle and one that Rachel recognised , for since she 'd been working with five thousand men she had become well used to whistles of that nature . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not qualified to do much else , ’ Anna said , in the gentle voice she had used to Peter . |
| 12 | Army psychologists are attempting to curb fear among troops , used to life in the cities along Australia 's eastern seaboard , of the vast , still space they encounter during operations in the Outback |
| 13 | I hope to say if used to work . |
| 14 | To Sabine , used to Aunt Ruth 's dab of power and smudge of lipstick , the Baronne 's maquillage made her appear as if she was wearing an exquisite but remote mask , spoiled only by the small piece of sticking plaster on her forehead . |
| 15 | What was wrong with the excuse she had used to Geoffrey : that she was trying to retrieve a set of her own notes from Puddephat . |
| 16 | One reason is that users have grown used to roads , for example , that are offered either free or at fees that reflect the cost advantages with which governments start out . |
| 17 | We children used to camp out here in the summer … ’ |
| 18 | Twenty years ago she was Lucy and Frieda 's age , putting on school uniform for the first day of the winter term , long serge skirt suddenly covering the scratched knees used to shorts , thick woolly stockings sliding strangely up the white smooth skin , nylon suspender belt holding in her stomach making her think of the opening under the dark bush below . |
| 19 | Its been described as the greatest human catastophe on earth … hundreds of thousands have died in Somalia … two million more are seriously at risk … relief workers … even those used to suffering … find the enormity of the task they face difficult to cope with . |
| 20 | And yet , people were gradually torn from their moorings , grew used to lives in which they saw things their fathers had never done and even they had hardly expected to do . |
| 21 | We th , do then have a toner , but you do n't necessarily have to use the toner because you 've used to water to cleanse off the cleanser . |
| 22 | Streetwise , used to London ways . |
| 23 | She was used to Emma 's flat by now . |
| 24 | Aeroplanes used to h made of wood and gliders still are ; wooden ships are supposed to be more robust in ice than steel ones . |
| 25 | ‘ Probably used to chips . |
| 26 | Possibly , as someone new to The Smiths and their legacy , I simply am not used to Moz 's sense of humour but , really , that joke 's not funny anymore . |
| 27 | The heat can be intense for those not used to saunas , so intense breathing becomes difficult . |
| 28 | All these people were firm supporters of sign language — William Agnew in particular used to bombard the Glasgow Evening Times and the London Times with letters denouncing the spread of the ‘ German Method ’ in our schools . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm used to Nigel now , ’ Elinor explained to me , ‘ but it 's nice to have a change . ’ |
| 30 | The Health and Safety Executive found that sodium hypochlorite used to unblock a toilet in the male changing rooms had caused the problem . |