Example sentences of "we [verb] [subord] we [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We agreed when we separated that we would n't behave like this , ’ Loretta replied in aggrieved tones . |
| 2 | For example , in the following sentence : Since the last time we met when we had that huge dinner Ive been on a diet the first two tone-units present information which is relevant to what the speaker is saying , but which is not something new and unknown to the listener . |
| 3 | ‘ We failed because we did not raise people 's hopes sufficiently . |
| 4 | And the pr we 're er , I would expect the profits of Thames to be in line with that that we expected when we acquired the business . |
| 5 | If we got here , if we got if we got to fa wherever you wanted to meet , where do you want to meet ? |
| 6 | Right , which is what we got when we did it the other way . |
| 7 | I simply wish to point out that if it is supposed that Karen Parsons and I embarked that afternoon with the intention of drowning her husband , why did we wait till we had reached a point where our criminal acts were overlooked by at least fifteen witnesses ? |
| 8 | Erm how many men would we need if we wanted it built in four hours . |
| 9 | Aye er and er I got to the now on the and steamers go so far up , past Le Havre at the mouth Le Havre we disembarked when we went out to France first time and we took guns and all sorts . |
| 10 | Now Dennis will not sit on any of the committees , well we simply could not get our view and the representation that we want if we did not have erm membership of er particular er committees . |
| 11 | ‘ There are also areas where we can learn from them , as we found when we visited Khmelnitski last year . ’ |
| 12 | The following examples illustrate the sorts of problems we encountered when we tried to apply our notion of ‘ shared tasks ’ in these classrooms . |
| 13 | Now you can look at that and sort of chant it out to yourself and learn that as a table or learn it visually or vaguely remember some of it and fill in the gaps by going back , What happened when we tried when we dripped ac acid on a metal ? |
| 14 | But it 's not as hard as one that we tried cos we wanted a firm one , she wanted something firm but nice and high . |
| 15 | How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted ! |
| 16 | ‘ How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted — |
| 17 | The question is what there is about what we learnt when we learnt the rule for + 2 which makes the continuation 20,002 , 20,004 , 20,006 objectively correct , and 20,004 , 20,008 , 20,012 objectively incorrect . |
| 18 | However , we conclude as we began by repeating that there are no ‘ golden rules ’ for producing good ideas . |
| 19 | We got what we deserved because we batted awfully . ’ |
| 20 | We drove until we reached St Michael where we paid a hefty toll of £30 to use the next stretch of road . |
| 21 | Whilst the ride itself was uneventful , the reception we received as we visited each of the sites in turn was fantastic . |
| 22 | We joined after we left him . |
| 23 | As the minister said these orders impose a new statutory duty on auditors and as he quite rightly reminded us , it is something that er we welcomed when we held the debate on the Bingham report in November nineteen ninety two , some fifteen months ago , er , I think it is fair to say that whilst we welcomed that recommendation from Bingham , we did n't say that was all that was required and it is certainly our view that whilst these orders are very welcome , they are only a start in the battle against detecting fraud and other crimes of dishonesty . |
| 24 | What scale would we use if we had a min/maj7 chord ? |
| 25 | We look like we came to the wrong party — like we brought our adopted son to his friend 's birthday , and called at the wrong address . |
| 26 | But erm we ca n't spend money we have n't go , we ca n't spend money and erm I mean er if we spent if we went on spending money , then what would happen is that the Trust would simply well it would go it would n't exactly go broke but jobs would have to be cut and that sort of thing , people would be very badly affected by it so you just have to wait . |
| 27 | It was a shame we finished as we did . |
| 28 | It seems extraordinary now to look back and remember how we improvised as we did during the war . |
| 29 | We talked as we went along , but Jane 's conversation became increasingly vague and absent-minded as she concentrated on the work in hand . |
| 30 | How many did we have when we bought it ? |