Example sentences of "we [vb past] sir [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We came to the Tower as Ralph 's guests for Yuletide , supping as usual at the Golden Mitre in Petty Wales , but when we met Sir Ralph that particular time , he looked as if he had seen a ghost . |
| 2 | Request : Disguised as the ‘ Proud To Be Fat Association ’ , we requested Sir Cyril 's celebrity presence at an annual meeting . |
| 3 | We found Sir John and his family in the great hall , sitting on the coffer-box chairs before the fire . |
| 4 | However , we told Sir John that at times there does not seem to be the same will on behalf of the RUC to combat loyalist terrorism . |
| 5 | For the rest , when the opportunity presented itself , we questioned Sir John about the legends of Arthur , the Grail and the wonders of Glastonbury Abbey , but never once were the Templars mentioned , as if they were a forbidden subject , a treasonable offence even to refer to them . |