Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MOD wants to keep them ; the liberal democrats want them used to cut housing waiting lists . |
| 2 | She says they used to have garden fetes here . |
| 3 | Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme . |
| 4 | Mr Williams claimed they used to feed Mr Jones at school dinner time . |
| 5 | Yes , yes , yeah , but they did have civilians working there but I do n't know where they used to ferry the bombs out to but I do believe they used to carry detonators and everything down there you know . |
| 6 | I know they used to put bark in their inside , , , that 's right . |
| 7 | ‘ I heard they used to collect treasure , ’ said Twoflower . |
| 8 | Yeah , yeah I 'm , I 'm quite big , I used to do They used to do ballet in me . |
| 9 | They can just be people who believe they ought to reshape society from top to bottom . |
| 10 | I mean they used to take things er the wedding ring , the jewellery if they 'd got any , towels , sheets , er suits , shoes , er did n't did n't want to sell them , did n't want to get rid of them , they just wanted to borrow money on those , and he used to charge you interest and ticket money when you took it in , and then you 'd got to pay interest when you took it out as well so it was , they were on a good thing . |
| 11 | Taking advantage of the disordered and uncertain state of things it is not surprising that some mineral " owners " felt they ought to have reward for the working of minerals on their land , and there is little doubt that legal issues could and did arise where such " illegal " mining was detected . |
| 12 | They used to have they used to have cars , taxis and what have you . |
| 13 | Did they used to have clubs and stuff , the |
| 14 | Would you have to erm did they used to have dinner parties as well there ? |