Example sentences of "the [noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louise 's grateful mum , Kim Bennett , is rushed off her feet collecting all the money she can to support Botham 's 546-mile walk . |
| 2 | Comment at length on the strategies you used to overcome difficulties at the grammatical level in particular . |
| 3 | ‘ Gran , ’ she said , ‘ what was the story you used to tell Adam about our mother ? ’ |
| 4 | Servants from these houses regularly flushed out the sewers with the water they used to wash clothes so the streets did not reek as they did in Southwark . |
| 5 | We never had this problem years ago , I mean it 's only do-gooders who stopped the stuff we used to use years ago which was a reasonable price , who 's caused all these problems . |
| 6 | The Mason 's voice rasped over their heads like the rip-saw he used to cut stone . |
| 7 | Wet Wet Wet mosey down to Memphis to work with Willie Mitchell in the studio he used to record Al Green ; Dr Robert duets with Curtis Mayfield . |
| 8 | Because another one was er we come down the houses in here , empty houses and in , in the summer they used to grow flowers , Marguerites , and we used to go in the backyard , we were n't supposed to , er and cut these flowers and make them into bunches and , and sell them for tuppence and thruppence a bunch . |
| 9 | This is a magnet to burglars and you need to take all the precautions you can to control access . |
| 10 | I think of the way you used to help Mum when we were kids — how kind and efficient you were even when you were quite small . |
| 11 | The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven . |