Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I mean I used to . |
| 2 | No , it 's it 's erm it 's somebody who , all they do is write your answers for you but dictated I m if you 've ever been an em especially I mean I used to be I usually end up doing the amanuensing for courses that I 've taught on students on my paper . |
| 3 | I mean I used to , I can chart the American way you see cos but the American way is different to the British way cos we just count number one to eight but with an American they go one one , one two , one three , one four , one five , one six and then they come this way . |
| 4 | Well the standpipe used to freeze up and er when that occurred the grown men in the house used to light a fire round the standpipes , of course it was cast iron it was n't copper or anything like that , and light a fire to thaw it out , I do n't remember ever being without water but we used , it was a bit primitive but burn newspaper and stuff round the standpipe and er the old as I say we used to , the water for the washing we used to pump into the sink and er fill the old dolly tub with water for the washing and use the rainwater for washing . |
| 5 | Of course , there are plenty of bands around who still shun the use of a digital recording system in favour of its analogue forbears , but fings ai n't want they used to be and DAT 's the truth . |
| 6 | With petit mal , the small fit , it used to called vaguely , you could talk to somebody and then go on nattering away and then suddenly the person would switch off and then just stare and then after a while they come back and talk to you and it 's , they pick up exactly where they 've left off , so as I say it used to be called day dreaming , now that 's the low end of the scale , now we go to the other end of the scale and remember please that there 's no set type for an epileptic , anybody , anywhere , any age at any time can have an epileptic fit , you do n't have to be that type , do n't . |
| 7 | The defendant will have to explain his default and satisfy the court that he has a defence or counterclaim which ought to be heard . |
| 8 | You mean you used to be a museum curator or something ? ’ |
| 9 | I mean you used to be able to go ah ! |
| 10 | Thus Science syllabuses may include material formerly taught under the separate headings of General Science , Nature Study , Rural Science and Health Education ; Social Studies syllabuses incorporate what used to be taught under History , Geography and Civics . |
| 11 | Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that . |
| 12 | Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel . |
| 13 | Like I used to . ’ |
| 14 | I remember I used to be a horror . ’ |
| 15 | I know I ought to be different , but there it is . |
| 16 | And way back , you know I used to be a hair stylist myself . |
| 17 | I was just You know I used to always maybe take one and if I got bad I took maybe two a day you know . |
| 18 | you know I used to sort of bellow out |
| 19 | I know she used to be like that with me |
| 20 | You know she used to be so petite , but god them damn legs on her ! |
| 21 | You know you used to , All they need is the bed . |
| 22 | I remember we used to just fancy |
| 23 | But er yes there , there was er , th that was , wa was the football club was there all along like , you know There used to be , that one what 's still on , on but that used to belong to the L N S then , they had er , a good football team . |
| 24 | You used to have to pay for the stamps , you know there used to be a stamp |
| 25 | ‘ You do n't get characters like there used to be . ’ |
| 26 | Remember they used to used they used to get these , the farmers used to ask for these boxes because they made er hen 's nests , you know that type you know where they Oh they were good boxes . |
| 27 | There is erm a chap down our road had a had a huge dog and when he when he took it for a walk , you know he used to he used to stagger along with him and my wife used to say there he goes again , the do what was it she used to say , the dog 's taking the man for a walk again and it i do you think it 's that sort of idea you know that in some households th the dog takes over from the er sort of central figure , even the dominant figure , things hinge round the dog , you know the holiday what shall we do with the dog , pouring down with rain but the dog has to go out for its walk and somebody has to take it . |
| 28 | Well you know he used to be quite good looking when he was younger but now he 's really ugly . |
| 29 | The former England midfield player admits he does not have the running power to dominate games like he used to , but he uses his lungs to great effect . |
| 30 | Remember it used to be three inches long and now a foot long , with a flapper |