Example sentences of "[verb] we be out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 2 | ‘ But none of us can believe we are out of the FA Cup . |
| 3 | I pointed to the field Waters had told us was out of bounds . |
| 4 | ‘ We do n't think we are out of line with other companies but there is a lot of room for improvement . ’ |
| 5 | We 'd lived there three years , decorated it and everything and then bang we 're out on the streets . |
| 6 | As soon as she thought we were out of sight she reached under her apron and produced a small bottle from which , tipping back her head , she took a swig . |
| 7 | I think we 're out of luck . ’ |
| 8 | As Prof. Mark recalled , ‘ the reviewer said we were out of our minds but within two years people conceded that we were correct . ’ |
| 9 | A government that believes we are out of recession , but is still making Britain the Taiwan of Europe . |