Example sentences of "used have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to have a file , but I found that , as with so many files one opens , I was putting so much in it that it ceased to be useful . |
| 2 | I used to have a bike before I went to school . |
| 3 | New Zealand , which used to have a habit of joining up with its main western allies in other people 's fights , has ruled out sending soldiers . |
| 4 | ‘ We used to have a shop in this block which sold leads , collars , blankets , and so on , to anybody who took a rescued dog from us for rehoming . |
| 5 | ‘ In the early days everyone used to have a good time for real . |
| 6 | They used to have a profitable business rearing surplus Friesian heifer calves for sale in-calf. but since TB was found in their herd in January 1986 they have had two periods at Whalley Farm , Whittington , near Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , when they were not allowed to move cattle off the farm , except for immediate slaughter . |
| 7 | My brother and I used to have a joke — we saw how hard our father worked — that we would only consider medicine if we could become specialists in venereal diseases , because we would never have to get up in the middle of the night and we would never be out of work . |
| 8 | ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared . |
| 9 | And at the end they used to have a jingle : |
| 10 | She lived in a top flat ‘ up a hell of a lot of stairs , and she used to have a parrot on top of the stairs . ’ |
| 11 | Across the stretch of water are the three other islands , the Střelecký , where archers trained in their craft ; the Dětský or Jews ' Island , now given over to a children 's playground ; and the Slovanský which used to have a fine dance hall . |
| 12 | When The Chameleons were going we used to have a riot . ’ |
| 13 | This came from Morton 's Italian subsidiary and used to have a good market in Eastern Europe , though this has recently collapsed , and is widely used in sport shops and luggage , being washable and breathable — and cheaper than real leather . |
| 14 | We used to have a good long walk somewhere in the Dales every weekend . |
| 15 | Two local characters used to have a game of dominoes at each pub as well as a pint ! |
| 16 | In the early '60s , Selmer 's ( who had the distinction of distributing both Fender and Gibson guitars at the time ) used to have a lot of their Fenders sprayed here , owing to the differing tastes of British guitarists back then — the Shads ’ influence , I would think . |
| 17 | ‘ One day I was filling up with petrol when a chap stopped to say he was a member of the Ferrari Owners Club and used to have a car like mine , ’ says John . |
| 18 | ‘ I used to have a lot of fights and got a reputation . |
| 19 | We used to have a lovely ‘ do ’ in the summer . |
| 20 | The company used to have a small chain of off-licences , but these were sold off in 1972 to help finance the brewery modernization programme . |
| 21 | A force which holds one powerfully back from such opinions is however Sam Gamgee , who counterpoints the most solemn moments of crossing with banalities like ‘ Live and learn ! ’ and chatter about his uncle Andy ( who used to have a rope-walk at Tighfield ) . |
| 22 | He used to have a Council flat , but I think he got out of that . |
| 23 | We used to have a lot of good nights like that and this was up there among the best . |
| 24 | One of my favourite B-52s songs is ‘ The Deathbeat Club ’ and I used to have a deadbeat club . ’ |
| 25 | I used to have a special gimmick — when I used to do my clog dance , I used to shout to the audience , ‘ Throw pennies , ’ and that 's what they used to do . |
| 26 | We used to have a clock and the teacher used to turn its hands round and say , ‘ Now what time is it ? ’ |
| 27 | We used to have a family of martins nesting directly over our front porch , just under my bedroom window . |
| 28 | We used to have a showcase at school with just my boxing trophies in it . |
| 29 | ‘ I used to have a terribly runny nose , ’ said Marian , ‘ and I was that much younger than him and he would be landed with me by Mam . |
| 30 | Duncan said nothing , but remembered the words of a friend who used to have a Lada and Skoda dealership in Putney . |