Example sentences of "[noun] used [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How would these damaged planes used to arrive at the airport ? |
| 2 | There used to be a long table and the head used to sit at the end of this table and so to see that you did n't leave off working she used to get the table cloth and always be pulling this table straight . |
| 3 | ‘ Madame used to stand at the gate to the pavillon , looking down the lane into the rue Victorie , in the belief that Montaine 's absence could be accounted for . |
| 4 | A London grandmother was particularly troublesome because of her drinking sprees , but her granddaughter was expected to clean her front doorsteps every Saturday : ‘ the old bugger used to sit at the window and watch me clean 'em . |
| 5 | I could see it from where Abu Khadra used to stand at the edge of his fields in Barqa , although few people knew where Barqa was . |
| 6 | The gun used to fire at the police was believed to have been a handgun , a spokeswoman added . |
| 7 | 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 . " |