Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [modal v] [to-vb] the " in BNC.

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1 Although I was baptized into the Methodist faith I used to prefer the church service because it did n't go on so long .
2 At this hour I ought to make the movie capital in about one-and-a-half-hours .
3 " When I was a child I used to imagine the moor belonged to me , that I was a young prince or the heir to an estate or something .
4 At night I used to put the pillow on my head and just hold it so as I could n't hear .
5 Having said that , even in my old Cub I used to suffer the same fate on occasion .
6 The beginning of the week I used to cut the meat like he did and erm and take orders .
7 And every Monday morning I used to yoke the pony in the pig float and go to Wicken and fetch the pigs .
8 But in a stage of my life I used to do the same thing a lot .
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