Example sentences of "[pron] [be] and [conj] we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , the study of the humanities is essential to society as a whole , since ‘ the humanities are concerned with a truthful understanding of where we are and where we come from ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ We shouted back , trying to explain who we were and where we came from . |
| 3 | People would stop in the street asking how we were and where we had come from all in perfect English . |
| 4 | ‘ My lord , ’ said Hugh heartily , ‘ the king 's peace , such as it is and as we manage to maintain it , is very much your business , and your experience in it is longer than mine . |
| 5 | She said that their body temperature is such and such a million times lower than ours is and that we burn them , literally burn them , if we touch them . |