Example sentences of "we used [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | President , for those who have , I 'm sure , who 'll these fundholders are , we used to call them family doctors . |
| 3 | ( In the Navy we used to call it No. 9 . ) |
| 4 | We used to call it breast fucking but that 's much nicer ! |
| 5 | Sometimes , he said we used to take them motorway he said to junction whatever at Dover and they 'd be somebody waiting there with the money give us the car we 'd go back to London and they 'd just take it up the . |
| 6 | In our society , with the erosion of class barriers as we used to know them job description is an important measure of social standing . |