Example sentences of "[modal v] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Previously she used to work for British Telecom in tele-marketing . |
| 2 | Cos she used to work for Green Leaves was it ? |
| 3 | Berkeley held , as we have seen , that an abstract general idea is simply an idea of a particular thing used to stand for other such ideas ; and it is clear that what Hume applauds is Berkeley 's refusal to accept any ideas other than those of immediate and concrete experience . |
| 4 | Yeah they 're all nice nice girls you know this is like the other week we was here playing the other team and one of the other team was swearing you know , and particularly you know the girls in , might have not they have the they used to play for Black Bear and you know the that lady that 's up there , she still swears and we stopped her from here used to f this , f that and f the other , we did , we stopped her said if you ca n't find a better word than that to use I should n't bother , you know As you know Shirl do n't like that . |
| 5 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
| 6 | When I was a bairn I loathed and feared these dogs , and as my parents often liked to get rid of me I used to stay for short holidays with both uncles , and so I saw more of the dogs than I liked . |
| 7 | The IAEA scientists found that some medical equipment , and certain techniques of medical examination ( such as those used to test for thyroid problems ) , were unfamiliar to Soviet doctors , and tended to produce different results depending on who used them . |