Example sentences of "used to say [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's your picture , Jake , ’ she used to say over the laddie 's cot , laughing like a witch ; and I could 've killed her for it . ’ |
| 2 | That was the main , but not the only cause of the subsequent riot , when the bonnie lieges , not a few ‘ in drink ’ as they used to say at the magistrate 's court , toppled the case over with the luckless , as well as legless leprechaun still inside . |
| 3 | ‘ The night is his hour , that 's what they used to say at the fairground . |
| 4 | As my grandad used to say at the end of a grand day like that , " That 's another one they ca n't take away from you . " |
| 5 | ‘ Gold Monogram at Only Five Ninety-Nine Extra , ’ it used to say on the sign . ’ |
| 6 | I used to say to the wife : ‘ Look at this bloody lot . |
| 7 | The right hon. Lady got rid of him because he obviously used to say to the Cabinet , ’ You wo n't get away with this , you know . |