Example sentences of "and i used [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All it needed was a bit of tumbleweed to make it seem more deserted than it really was and I used to just fight against that dissatisfaction . |
| 2 | And I used to . |
| 3 | And my little boy was he was only about three at the time and I used to be used to angry at him and my neighbour used to come in and take him . |
| 4 | And I used to like the gates , where because sit on it , get on the gate and get on the horse 's back . |
| 5 | And er the other daughter , when we lived up , she had to go there for six er , and I used to ge had to get up , and bring her right down the lane , and then I 'd got to walk back , up that lane meself , you see ? |
| 6 | And I used to er very often go up to her house and she 'd come down to my house and er . |
| 7 | Well , Bilborough , my mother lives at Bilborough , I thought it 'd be nice to be near her , my dad lives up Sherwood , and I used to , I used to live up Sherwood , it 's a good place and got a good school . |
| 8 | It was difficult cos you only had what they we call the joystick behind me and I used to work that and I used to be |
| 9 | One time that used to be further in the dock and I used to be let the erm , the manager know , the pool manager , cos at one time before the war , dockers were erm casual and when the war started , then they thought theirself , right we 're gon na make er dockers more or less permanent , so they all come under the Ipswich Dock Commission then . |
| 10 | Do n't know very much now but er it er became most monotonous and I used to and I used to like |
| 11 | Anyhow it was like the sea and boats and everything else and I used to I was working in a shop and I use to get up early in the morning and go down and tally all the numbers and names of the boats and and there was an old man came in to shop while I was working in and asked about a certain boat , I says oh I can tell you , trek down . |
| 12 | I 'd never eaten breakfast on weekdays before , and I used to be starving by lunch-time and pig out . |
| 13 | And I have n't had these dreams in a long time , and I used to never do anything like that . |
| 14 | and she 'd draw up and come in the church , in the shop yard there and I used to , when I got home she 'd be hot , you see . |
| 15 | And I used to and ready to put in the oven . |
| 16 | And I used to dress er rabbits |
| 17 | He said never been and I used to be going like this to you . |
| 18 | and he 's saying he 'll marry her and then of course Acky he and he says you know , er A Acky you know , and I used to be a male nurse you know , and John says aye , John |
| 19 | Yeah it was something like that and he had a sister called Lisa who was about a year older than me and I used to be best friends with her . |
| 20 | I , I really jiggered myself this morning and I was only out about half an hour , you know , and I used to be able to do a full day ! |