Example sentences of "we drew up " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Officer came out of the caravan as we drew up . |
| 2 | A few minutes later we drew up at a big concrete building which the officer told me was the town jail but which seemed to be a large Luftwaffe barracks . |
| 3 | Bear in mind the specification we drew up earlier , so that hot components are not too close to other parts , mains-voltage parts are all grouped together where possible , etc . |
| 4 | We drew up short term goals but Mrs Allen was not particularly interested in these — her main concern was the long-term aim of having a healed leg wound . |
| 5 | We drew up in a tiny village called Pontrobert in Powys — a particularly beautiful part of mid-Wales . |
| 6 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 7 | Alison Vaissiere ( the Fair 's organiser ) : Four years ago we drew up a five-year plan ; the first theme in 1989 coincided with the tercentenary of William and Mary and was titled ‘ A tribute to the age of William and Mary ’ ; the following year was ‘ Italy and the Grand Tour ’ ; last year , ‘ The Art and influence of Japan ’ coincided with the Japan Festival ; and of course this year celebrates American patronage . |
| 8 | We drew up outside a building which was surrounded by a walled courtyard . |
| 9 | The huge wooden gates were opened by a legionnaire in combat kit with a FA-MAS assault rifle slung across his chest , and his beret tilted over his right eye ; we drew up in front of a five-storey building and got out . |
| 10 | It was raining as we drew up in front of the building and started unpacking our kit . |
| 11 | In 1977 , we drew up a petition in the name of AMPES which was distributed to factory owners . |
| 12 | We drew up at the house at last , and the man came round to help me down . |
| 13 | The sound was so terrific the trains seemed to pass across the end of the bed , and we drew up our feet instinctively . |
| 14 | Beyond the moored boats and the fire we drew up on the bank for the night . |
| 15 | ‘ We drew up a list of things we wanted to do and people we wanted to see , ’ says Bridget . |
| 16 | Which means — since I did n't know about all that when we drew up the contract — there will be a surcharge . ’ |
| 17 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 18 | Manager : We sat with the clinicians and said , look we 've got to identify the capital to do this properly and we drew up a clinic scheme and then we had to compromise on what they wanted and John at one stage said , " I 'm sorry , that is what you 're getting . |
| 19 | The police van that had passed us drew up alongside . |