Example sentences of "they [modal v] to give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a lot easier it was a lot easier when they used to give them to you over the counter . |
| 2 | Do you remember what your mum and dad used to say to you all those years ago because , those old adages that they used to give you as kids , certainly rings true . |
| 3 | This or someone else 's sister would be they used to give you this to make your . |
| 4 | They used to give us the creeps . ’ |
| 5 | We used to get help from the Co-ops because they used to give us lists of new members and we used to be able to canvass those . |
| 6 | They used to give us gum and sweets everything and the , they sometimes , the military police they used to come down town and they 'd be after deserters from Lichfield and |
| 7 | I 'm not sure , but I think I do n't got my family allowance until I were eighteen , I think , I think they used to give us |
| 8 | They used to give us loads of tests , this bird |
| 9 | Probably , during the war we did quite well , what with the black Americans because they were stationed at the towers and they used to give us kids chocolates and |
| 10 | They used to give 'em subsidies to help 'em pay the rent , they 've stopped that , so they 've either to gerra job , to help put supplement to pay in the , you know , their housing accommodation , or they 've got to stop school . |