Example sentences of "[prep] we [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We played in Guernsey and this man came after us waving a stick and shouting that we were heretics and ‘ Thou shalt not be a false Messiah ’ . |
| 2 | For a point on the top of we obtain a point on the side given by with a similar formula , given by the symmetry , for { 0 . |
| 3 | The elephant analogy arose because most of us all of us recognize an elephant when we see one but it is very difficult to describe it |
| 4 | So he 'll suggest to Establishment Department that one of us gets a transfer before we have the added complication of moving into a new Lab . |
| 5 | One of us read a newspaper on a nearby bench , another casually admired the view while the third , myself , studied with infinite curiosity a nearby noticeboard . |
| 6 | It all happened when the two of us played a practice game together at the club one afternoon . |
| 7 | ‘ If either of us calls a meeting here it must be assumed , unless otherwise stated , that the persons invited will arrive mid-morning for a day 's meeting ; lunch is at 12.30 pm French time and dinner 6.30 pm French time . |
| 8 | One of us made a fire and we brewed coffee and lay in the autumn sun . |
| 9 | ‘ Neither of us had a clue who I was , then ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I think neither of us had a choice for a while , ’ she offered , and he made a slight movement of denial , as if he did n't want to believe it . |
| 11 | Anyway , a few of us had a drink in the hotel that night , and apparently there was a fight ; this was after I got drunk and got put to bed . |
| 12 | And then , I mean , but every one of us had a letter off him and said he was , he was doing what he can with the council |
| 13 | The rest of us had a series of lectures on Russian and Latvian etiquette , literature , architecture , religion and recognition of uniforms and fighting vehicles of the Soviet Army . |
| 14 | I remember once erm when basically all erm there was a gang of us had a sort of wine that was warm . |
| 15 | Each of us had a pack lunch in our bag and someone tentatively offered the bear a ham sandwich . |
| 16 | As we descended through the darkness into Cuzco on an endless series of switchbacks , their daughter asked each of us to sing a song for her from our own countries . |
| 17 | Although how the two of us sharing a bed is going to make the twins more happy and contented is quite beyond me , ’ she muttered grimly , adding quickly as he took a threatening step towards her , ‘ OK — OK , I 'll go along with this mad charade . |
| 18 | If either of us get a chance for goal , we will go for it . ’ |
| 19 | I mean , none of us get a hard-on when it comes on . |
| 20 | Aha Well they 'll be asking the rest of us to take a cut in salary soon . |
| 21 | She said , what do you think of us starting a family planning clinic ? |
| 22 | ‘ Khan , most of us have a knowledge of science which may be useful . |
| 23 | This is because most of us have a tendency to ‘ sink ’ down into our hips so , by allowing a lengthening of the torso , a redistribution of fat tissue takes place and the pupil becomes taller and thinner . |
| 24 | Most of us have a tendency to underrate our own skills and experience , especially if we can not put a definite name to them . |
| 25 | All of us have a tendency to put off the difficult tasks or those we dislike . |
| 26 | All of us have a part to play . |
| 27 | Indeed , in this stereotyped world many of us have a longing to do something which is artistically original , in some way to leave our mark on the musical scene . |
| 28 | I suggest that he does n't ( indicative ) know what he 's talking about and that he do ( subjunctive ) his homework before crossing swords with self-respecting pedants like me — some of us have a reputation to think of ! |
| 29 | ‘ Not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or doctors . ’ |
| 30 | For example , all of us have a stake , or an objective interest , in a healthy environment but we may not be aware of the ways in which the environment is being polluted to the detriment of our health . |