Example sentences of "used [to-vb] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well us used to sit around the table , give granny her bottle and a glass , then us 'd play a game of cards , see . |
| 2 | What became Genesis was a group of songwriters that used to gather around the piano . |
| 3 | I , I used to roam around the building . |
| 4 | The air crews used to flock around the office even more now that she was with us , and in particular a navigator called Henry who made numerous attempts to date her . |
| 5 | Now Owen shared a similar cultural background to Morrissey — he used to hang around the same clubs , he was singer with the post punk band Manicured Noise , a band often linked with Morrissey 's beloved Ludus , and the feature was a fascinating if bewildering jumble of nostalgic bonhomie . |
| 6 | ( You will need enough trellises to equal the length of the string used to wind around the helter-skelter — about 40–50 in all . ) |
| 7 | Not a battleaxe exactly but I hear she used to stomp around the place in clogs and speak her mind without fear or hesitation . |