Example sentences of "they [vb mod] to [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well they used to cut a bit of that H-bone on with the topside , that weighed with it . |
| 2 | Oh they used to cut a big lot . |
| 3 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |
| 4 | And they used to run from here to Harwich , Felixstowe , that used to be their run , all run by the you could you could get a bus oh you could go down go on them boats and you go to Harwich , Felixstowe and then get off at Felixstowe and come on the bus if you wanted to . |
| 5 | And they used to run er buses to different places , you know , you used to go to different places , and . |
| 6 | Oh yes there used to be what they used to called er we used to call Ticky . |
| 7 | They used to called it the hump did n't they ? |
| 8 | They used to saw timber down for planks and that , they had er place in Hull and a place in Ipswich . |
| 9 | when they do n't have erm , when you have your election form and that and you send it in , do do n't they come round if you have n't sent it back , or do they just , they used to did n't they ? |
| 10 | And they used to go to Belgium , they , they er walked them through to get a boat at Newcastle and they used to got to Belgium for |
| 11 | So erm they used to put some meat by for her to er on the cheap sort of thing what was left over on a Saturday then my mother 'd get lots of meat and that you know cheap . |
| 12 | Remember they used to used they used to get these , the farmers used to ask for these boxes because they made er hen 's nests , you know that type you know where they Oh they were good boxes . |
| 13 | He wanted to be a gypsy , what they used to called them , then . |