Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb past] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was very hard work in many ways ’ , he told me in February 1985 , ‘ and the fact that we 'd been thirteen years [ in Opposition ] meant that most of them , almost all of them , had no experience at all in government . |
| 2 | In doing so I like to think that we had been good ambassadors for the Department ; I know we all enjoyed every minute of the three hectic months . |
| 3 | The first place that we visited was Nui Lenh forest reserve , one kilometre north of the Ben Hai river . |
| 4 | All that we required was United Nations approval for the legality of our action . |
| 5 | The driver seemed as concerned to show off his excessive acceleration as if we had been prospective buyers and he a salesman . |
| 6 | ‘ What if we had been bad people ? ’ they kept asking . |