曾经拥有

hand to hand───逼近地；一个个传过去的

sad to say───不幸的是

to have───有；所有

used to───惯于；过去经常

house to house───挨家挨户的

bored to death───令人厌烦得要死

bored to tears───无聊得要哭了

come to hand───到手；偶然找到

fed to death───感到厌烦死了

We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.───我们曾雇过一位女工打扫卫生。

I used to have to wear braces.───我以前不得不戴牙箍。

They used to have a cottage in N.W. Scotland.───他们过去在苏格兰西北部有间村舍。

At Oxford I have been a good deal used to have a man lean on me for the length of a street, and you are only a fly in the comparison.───我在牛津上学的时候，经常让一个小伙子靠在身上行走，一走就是一条街那么远。比较起来，你就像只飞蝇那么轻。

People used to have to register to make these sort of changes to high profile Wikipedia pages and then wait a few days.───过去人们改动维基的热点网页，需要先注册，然后再等上几天。

Earth mother used to have a pair of bright eyes and colorful clothes, she's still around, many rare animals and lush forests, beautiful!───地球妈妈以前是有一双明亮的眼睛和五颜六色的衣服，她的周围还有许多稀有的动物和茂密的树林，可漂亮了！

If you wanted to see bionic arms or legs in action, you used to have to look back to 1970s television shows or Star Wars movies.───如果你想看到仿生手臂或仿生腿如何运转，可以去看上世纪70年代的电视片或星球大战的电影。

She used to have servants; now she finds it a come-down to have to do the work herself.───她过去雇有佣人，现在她得自己干活，觉得很委屈。

Air quality improved: smog alerts in Los Angeles, which used to have more than 100 a year, have become rare.───空气质量改善了：过去每年超过100次的烟雾警告现在几乎成为稀罕事。

Parents used to have absolute power over their children.

We used to have endless arguments about politics.

I used to have fantasies about living in Paris with an artist.

Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment.

They used to have some blazing rows over money.

We used to have bacon and eggs for breakfast.

She used to have fits as a baby.

They used to have a Mercedes Benz.

I used to have a complex about my looks.