Emperor Akbar used to be fond of musical evenings. Every evening we would take long walks on the beach. Fifty years ago, very few people used to own cars. Till the 1980s, Shanghai used to have very dirty streets. My uncle used to spend his holidays by the sea. Additional sentences: 6. When I was a child, my grandparents would always read bedtime stories to me. In the past, people used to rely on letters to communicate with distant relatives. Every Sunday, our family would gather for a big homemade brunch. I used to have a fear of heights, but I overcame it through exposure therapy. As a teenager, I would often visit my favorite bookstore and spend hours browsing through the shelves.