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He used to work as a doctor when I met him
Is this correct?
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He used to work as a doctor when I met him
Is this correct?
Yes, this sentence is fine.
However, it seems that are thinking that "used to" is some sort of combined phrase. It is not. The sentence breaks down into phrases like
He | used | to work as a doctor | when I met him
(subject) | (verb) | (prepositional clause) | (adverbial clause)
Yes, it is common to combine used with a prepositional phrase starting with "to", but it is not a requirement.
Used to can be used to talk about past habits which are no longer there.
He used to work as a doctor when I met him
The sentence may be correct but it means that he is no longer a doctor now.
The sentence may connotate like this:
He used to work as a doctor when I met him but now I have come to know that he stopped practising as a doctor.