Example sentences of "we used [to-vb] him [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We used to give him sweets on a Sunday . |
| 2 | We used to call him Jehovah Johnny . ’ |
| 3 | She used to go out er about eight o'clock in the morning , Tuesday mornings , not Wednesday , cos we had a boy then , we used to call him Frank . |
| 4 | We used to call him Daddy Wilkins because he was the father of a large family , but they had all grown up , got married and spread about , so he was left on his own — probably not able to cook for himself which is why he went to live at Mrs Raw 's place . |
| 5 | The only people what did have a motor in that , at that particular time was the harbourmaster of Pinn Mill cos they always used to call er er er one bloke down there who used to moor the ships up at Bottoman 's Bay and er th th th he used to get a retainer from the Ipswich Dock Commission and all he w all he had to do was make sure that was clear of , for shipping , if there was a yacht in the way he 'd go and tell them to move and he was what the we used to call him Pinn Mill Harbourmaster . |