Example sentences of "[noun pl] we [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the other Delhi parties we had been to — mostly boring official events — it had been a struggle to avoid getting cornered by some grey under-secretary from the Ministry of Fertilizer Distribution . |
| 2 | The descriptions of them in the books we read are for the most part as unlike the truth as are the descriptions of aristocratic life in the books they read . |
| 3 | The Whitehall canteens your clubs any restaurants we 've been in … ’ |
| 4 | Ironically , some of the breakthroughs we made were with others from the UK market . |
| 5 | The strongest associations we found were between measures of periodontal disease or oral hygiene and total mortality among men under 50 at baseline ( table IV ) . |
| 6 | One of the worst winters we had was at the start of the war , in 1940 , when the river was frozen over for six weeks right to the end of March and there was two feet of snow . |
| 7 | One of the most obvious practical needs we have is to be able to communicate . |
| 8 | Which of these three numbers is the most appropriate depends upon which of the following three statements we think is nearest the truth : |
| 9 | ‘ During the last few weeks we have been to Kent for the filming . |
| 10 | That 's what this programme is about , and in that time I mean I think , I was thinking actually as Terry was speaking , erm you said that it was not clear that you can judge somebody on a hundred days , and I must say I agree with that , and I think at the moment in the last hundred days we 've been at war and it 's impossible to judge a new Prime Minister , who 's come into office in the right at the beginning of what potentially could have been a very nasty war . |
| 11 | He mentioned old times , the Army , you know , places we 'd been to . |
| 12 | One of the places we used was in such a state of unrepair that every time it rained we had to put out buckets everywhere just to keep our feet dry . ’ |
| 13 | The old Five Bells we know was of this date and is one of the buildings that can be identified . |
| 14 | Antenor 's were returned to Athens after Alexander 's conquest , and stood beside their successors in Hellenistic and Roman times , but we know that the copies we have are from the second pair because they correspond to sketches on Athenian vases of the fifth century when the others were not available . |
| 15 | I think Americans and Russians find it strange that we are 100% funded by government and over 50% of the cases we bring are against government departments . |
| 16 | In the 23 hours we had been in transit on a scheduled 32-hour flight from London Heathrow , we had become fairly observant . |
| 17 | The artists we met were on the whole very unmotivated and their lack of enthusiasm ( not to mention talent ) rubbed off on us . |
| 18 | Lot of the calls we get are for like Jackie or Coldwell , they 're not based here |
| 19 | So I bought her some fruit pastilles again just while we were waiting for the train , but funnily enough , the last few times we 've been at the station , Bobby |
| 20 | All the bikes we hire are in excellent condition , and we can offer smaller cycles for children . |
| 21 | The first of the case studies we describe is of the use of robots in a West German factory and gives strong support to the de-skilling hypothesis described in the previous chapter . |
| 22 | Easson noted : ‘ One of the things we need is to be together with these guys for a lengthier period , whether pre-season , or an off-season tour . ’ |
| 23 | The perceptual distinctions we make are of the very stuff of our existence , and in some way the foundation of all else . |
| 24 | Considerable though the distance was across the metropolis , I sensed that the cultural and historical boundaries we traversed were of far greater significance . |
| 25 | I had pictures in my mind of all the sex fantasies we had been through … . |
| 26 | We 've been without a Marshal nearly four months — not that I ca n't cope , but you know how it is when half the boys we get are on National Service and by the time you 've begun to knock them into shape they 're ready to leave . ’ |
| 27 | Nevertheless , in terms of the numbers of temporary workers involved , the industries we consider are amongst the most important ones . |
| 28 | The interviews were mostly with women 's magazines , and many of the letters we received were from women , who felt an instinctive sympathy for John and could easily put themselves either in my position or that of John 's mother . |
| 29 | At Canjuers we had been on the shooting range one afternoon , zeroing our FA-MASs on targets 200 metres away . |