Example sentences of "[pers pn] be a [noun] we had " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was a child we had two bay-coloured horses , and I later got to know them very well . |
| 2 | If we were a fruiterer. we had more more quote like er wh what did they call them ? |
| 3 | " Oh , it 's a bet we had with Sandra , " one of the girls giggled , " but she 's such an old fibber we do n't believe she 's won it . " |
| 4 | It 's a shame we had to pay 14 quid to watch them . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's an idea we had , about the swimming . |
| 6 | It is a phrase which often brings a gentle shiver of recognition — as though it is a truth we had always known but had long forgotten ; a truth concealed within our own hearts . |
| 7 | It was an arrangement we had I , I would n't phone in cos you have to wait three weeks for your wages if I phone in . |
| 8 | He was a striker we had during the 80 's sometime — I think it was before we got relegated . |