Example sentences of "[modal v] to [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how they used to They used to put them on like a You know what these two-wheeled barrows like they put the sacks on , do n't you ? |
| 2 | He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know . |
| 3 | And they used to they used to I had to I had to pluck them and clean them ready to put in the oven . . |
| 4 | From right from the time office er I used to go into blacksmith shop to mash tea because that 's where we used to We used to be able to go and take the cam for the timekeeper and I was in the stores too , and er mash the tea in the forge They put the kettle on the forge you see ? |
| 5 | You know scatter run and tic one another you know , and and then you used to we used to play er diabolo what you used to call them have you ever seen them . |
| 6 | The fox we used to we used to dig down there and come to the vixen . |
| 7 | We used to we used to we used to erm have a lot a big lot of buttermilk . |
| 8 | We used to we used to we used to erm have a lot a big lot of buttermilk . |
| 9 | W oh we used to we used to go out gather firewood and we used |
| 10 | And er birds we used to we used to we used to father used to caught pheasants occasionally . |
| 11 | And er birds we used to we used to we used to father used to caught pheasants occasionally . |
| 12 | So I er we used to catch these blackbirds and them in a and pull the string and they used er try and catch them and we used to we used to kill them and and pluck them |
| 13 | well the horse shoes you see , we used to we used to weld one and a half old horse shoes together in the fire to make one new one again . |
| 14 | It 's a bit like a boxer dog because Derek 's sis sister had a boxer dog and he used to we used to walk along country lanes and then he 'd pi , he used to see something he used to go straight through the hedge ! |
| 15 | Go there sometimes about four o'clock give them a feed out and then we used to I used to stay there in a small shelter there . |
| 16 | I thought I used to I used to say to her sometimes I 'll have to go off story . |
| 17 | I used to I used to love being by the counter . |
| 18 | I used to I used to er wear print and white apron in the in the morning . |
| 19 | Oh yes I used to I used to play a lot when I left the the the these places you know . |
| 20 | Oh no , I used to I used to go home occasionally like you know . |
| 21 | I used to I used to pay fifteen quid for the years ago to rent the set |
| 22 | I used to I used to l live in Stockport |
| 23 | He used to he used to run his own ship , er a little coastal a little coastal er er vessel . |
| 24 | There is erm a chap down our road had a had a huge dog and when he when he took it for a walk , you know he used to he used to stagger along with him and my wife used to say there he goes again , the do what was it she used to say , the dog 's taking the man for a walk again and it i do you think it 's that sort of idea you know that in some households th the dog takes over from the er sort of central figure , even the dominant figure , things hinge round the dog , you know the holiday what shall we do with the dog , pouring down with rain but the dog has to go out for its walk and somebody has to take it . |
| 25 | And what he used to do in this , he had a string in the and er he could the string put some some er crumbs in the in the er in a and the birds go in and he used to he used to catch them and we used to kill them and pluck them you know . |
| 26 | when it was when I had that little Renault Five because erm , she used to she used to get under the bonnet did n't she ? |
| 27 | She used to she used to she goes erm |
| 28 | I used to there used to be me and my sister . |
| 29 | You ought to you ought to say to him , I shall ring the police , you come round here any more ! |
| 30 | I ought to I ought to 've been the bloody brainiest in country me |