Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] our [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said , apologetically , ‘ It 's ridiculous , but I only remember our meeting once , after Oxford . |
| 2 | I just hope our goal will be safe from him ! ’ |
| 3 | But when I quickly explained our problem and made my request , her large furry face wrinkled with doubt . |
| 4 | The Chinese are very good singers , and practically every other person seemed to have a good voice and a repertoire of songs , a lot of them popular revolutionary songs , but also they gave us a rendering of ‘ old Man River ’ and a few others , and we all rounded the occasion off with Rio Grande , Old MacDonald had a farm ( during which the Chairman of the Institute Revolutionary Committee looked a bit bemused ) and Auld Lang Syne. and I also did our bit , singing a few English songs including ‘ Turpin Hero ’ , and we even attempted a rendering of two Chinese songs from the opera ‘ the White-Haired Girl ’ , much to everybody 's amusement and applause . |
| 5 | I really enjoyed our conversation . |
| 6 | I realise this is higher than originally envisaged but I firmly believe our approach will lead to the best result . |
| 7 | Lord Mayor , I therefore support our motion . |
| 8 | ‘ I never realised our dog was so clever ! ’ |
| 9 | In a cold season you suddenly left our home |
| 10 | That the Americans called you in to protect our friend Heinrich Trimmler . |
| 11 | You knew I 'd move in with you — perhaps you already felt our child kick inside your belly — ; you saw us wave it off to school . |
| 12 | You just missed our offer , ’ said the waiter . |
| 13 | This meets with Denice 's approval , and she swears solemnly that if she ever has our child , it will be called Keifer or Julia . |
| 14 | She also edited our magazine for several years . |
| 15 | ‘ After Hall was ordered off you really saw our resilience and will to succeed . ’ |
| 16 | As you well know our mission statement , Save The Children 's vision , commits us to using our experience gained here and overseas to achieve lasting benefits for children on a far wider scale than would be the case if we just confined our work to those children and families who happen to be involved in the projects we run . |
| 17 | In response she simply returned our letter with the words ‘ Sorry . |
| 18 | She NEVER gets our hero . ’ |
| 19 | May I hope that you too enjoyed our talk — and may I have the pleasure of calling on you . |
| 20 | The recession continued unabated in the UK and started to gather pace in many of our export markets , however , we successfully expanded our agriculture business and became the UKs Number One , through the purchase of from . |
| 21 | We slowly sweated our way up the steep mountainside on wet , slippery grass which gave way to wetter , slippier rocks looming vertically out of the swirling mist . |
| 22 | However , play was kept tight and we slowly increased our lead . |
| 23 | We thereby maximise our chance of demonstrating what we are looking for . |
| 24 | We eventually started our walk , with the Society 's Hon. |
| 25 | We naturally renewed our invitation as soon as we learnt of the new arrangements proposed by the English Club , and he wrote to me on 25 November 1935 on Criterion writing paper : |
| 26 | We only wish our insomnia was due to our street lights being too bright or , at the very least , being in existence rather than concern about our families , friends and neighbours walking through our dark paths and streets . |
| 27 | We only need our heating on for an hour . |
| 28 | We only fulfil our potential as individuals in working with and for others , as well as for ourselves . |
| 29 | ‘ We only waste our time here ’ , was the common complaint of those who were aware of what prestigious western universities had to offer . |
| 30 | Well I think we better have our tea if daddy 's here in a minute . |