Example sentences of "they used have [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cor , there was boxes of brand new tools come down there , spanners , and they used to be the , like these , like a big chopper , well they used to have couple of all with erm breezed up with erm like greaseproof paper over 'em , bag 'em up into the holds , guns , there was guns , what done with the guns they hit the er , just near the barrel or the trigger , th they used to flatten them out so they could n't use 'em but they all went in the ships bombs , or little shells they used to find in there , all scrap iron . |
| 2 | They used to have bread and cheese and a jug of cider under the hedgerow , but I do n't think they even do that any more . |
| 3 | Would you have to erm did they used to have dinner parties as well there ? |
| 4 | Well every , you know erm I can remember the time er when I first went and they used to have silver er plated of course , silver plated water jugs on the counter and silver plated sugar bowls with tongs and loaf sugar for people to use and of course well and when you see the war came along , you see , they were all taken away because , you see , we had troop trains we were up day and night so the troops with tea . |
| 5 | She says they used to have garden fetes here . |