Example sentences of "used [to-vb] [conj] [vb infin] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | with , with my granddaughter , she , she did the same s she used to go and babysit at this girl 's house and she fe felt , she was only fourteen , and she felt sorry for her and she 'd go and babysit every night she 'd go and babysit and er but she used to b sit up in the bedroom , she never ever went down the sitting room thinking that the child 's mother was either down in the sitting room or just going out for a short while and coming back and then eventually they put erm a bed up in the child 's bedroom for Denise to stay there over nights and Pearl did n't worry at all , well she knew , knew where , at least she knew where and er this girl was bringing men back down in the sitting room every night , three or four , sometimes ten men in a night during the night ! |
| 2 | He used to come and sit at my table when we had meals . |
| 3 | the vicar used to come and sit at the back and , you know , they used to do a little turn , you know play in the bands |
| 4 | wanted that old , is it , the rag and bone people , you know , rubbish , and er I suppose somebody taught him and er he , he played in that and er you know did the little towns and the vic the vicar used to come and sit at the back , a seat under against , under the window and watch , perhaps he thought he 'd er get some little co |
| 5 | Were there any teams that used to come and play at Walsall that were notorious in any way ? |
| 6 | The pipes had frozen during the severe weather , and the inhabitants of the street had to use a standing tap for their water : as a result , Eliot used to wash and shave at his club . |