It's probably a hold over from how things used to work.

That much was different from how things used to be.

Then he changed the subject, telling something of how things used to be.

I asked for help in finding some- thing else to use as a focus.

Our plan was to walk more than 20 miles, mostly to where things used to be.

You're a kid, you've got no idea how things used to be in the old days.

If he could figure out what this thing was, and how to use it, that would be the second.

The only thing you can write a check on, or use for credit.

The most extraordinary things used to run through my head in those days.

But the odd thing was, using it didn't make her feel very good.