Example sentences of "we had [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last we had reached a road that led to a place called Ritjemjokk where we telephoned home and did all the civilized things in life ; like sitting on a loo seat , for a long time . |
| 2 | We had reached a position of stalemate — but a position which for the sake of the Government had to be settled . |
| 3 | ‘ We had reached a point , ’ says Taiwo , ‘ where clients were always asking us , ‘ And where is your shop ? ’ ’ |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | On our first trip together we had visited a café of a very old-fashioned kind , called Cafeteria Varela Reposteria in Preciados , and I had noted an inscription saying En este lugar escribiõ sus mejores versos el gran poeta Emilio Carrere 1881–1947 . |
| 6 | I repeat that , as a result of the Government 's policy , we had to import a vet every single day of last year to try to keep on top of animal diseases . |
| 7 | Manchester Computing Centre is used to coping with multi-volume files , but a further problem arose when the file was too large to fit onto one of our backup cartridges ; as no one had ever needed to copy a file that large on to cartridge before , we had to devise a way of splitting it between two cartridges . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought we had made a toast . ’ |
| 9 | They thought we had made a fool out of the preacher and were sorry we had n't ducked out the door as they would have done . |
| 10 | It 's unfortunate that yet again the Mercury got it wrong they stated that we had made a decision to close four homes |
| 11 | He simply said something about it 's being his land and Piers told him we had made a mistake and we all rode off as hard as we could because we were bursting with laughter — ’ |
| 12 | it had been a great patrol during which we had made a lot of new friends , carried out a great deal of work en route and broken into completely new territory for the cutters . |
| 13 | To get to the lush meadows from the farm we had to weave a path through the narrow village lanes edged with cottages of golden stone and gardens in full summer bloom . |
| 14 | We had planned a stop in Grenoble and had filed for seven hours , with a one-hour stop en route . |
| 15 | From this , the idea was derived of ‘ patchwork pieces ’ , which then led to a demand for specific colours in the bags , ’ ‘ and suddenly we realized we had created a bit of a monster . ’ |
| 16 | But Forest are currently bottom of the Premier League and the leader of the Labour controlled council , Cllr Betty Higgins , said : ‘ We had heard a rumour that Brian may not be in charge of Forest for much longer . |
| 17 | And I have to say that it was after we had done a course for them on really bad press releases , because we , they had done some pretty awful press releases in the past , and we were delighted when that one came out because it actually showed that they 'd picked up the message . |
| 18 | We had done a lot of hard motoring through three countries and , although we had by no means seen all of the Scandinavian birds , we had achieved more than I had expected on a first trip . |
| 19 | So we had to as soon as they come we had to open a trench and heel them in do you see . |
| 20 | ‘ My brother , Mark , is on one song which we had cut a while ago and it wound up going on the record because it was such a good demo . ’ |
| 21 | The problem was then pointed out to us and we had to employ a plumber to put matters right . |
| 22 | However , quite a few teachers took an interest in what I was trying to do , especially the biology teachers , who were impressed with my knowledge of birds and conservation , and my English teachers , who soon heard all about my interest because whenever we had to give a talk in class , I would launch into a full lecture on rearing and handling owls and other birds of prey . |
| 23 | But first we needed a partner with welding expertise , in the same way as with RAMP , we had arranged a deal with a firm established in paint spraying . |
| 24 | There were several hundred birds and , because we had rounded a corner and surprised them , they panicked and went rushing off in a tight bunch , making an accurate count impossible . |
| 25 | ‘ We had received a number of approaches . |
| 26 | ‘ We had received a number of complaints about bouncing cheques and made a few inquiries into the businessmen and their activities . |
| 27 | Kakilashvili said : ‘ We had received a letter from UEFA instructing us to cover expenses for referees , so on the eve of the match a number of officials presented four envelopes to the referee ( and linesmen ) . |
| 28 | We had drunk a lot more than was usual for Jean-Claude and me , and we rolled slowly back to the cottage , stopping only , on Jean-Claude 's insistence , to listen to the music of the night insects . |
| 29 | ’ The picture and story was not the only interest from the Standard because , encouraged by her admirer , Tim Cooper , we had sent a letter to Nigella Lawson . |
| 30 | If it was like seeing a long lost friend again after twenty-seven years , Darby O'Gill was comfortingly predictable with touches of the old sparkle but we had lost a lot of common ground as I had moved from a place of romance and innocence through a world of cynicism and calculated sophistication . |