Example sentences of "we were [vb pp] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At thirteen we were branded either jail-bait or ‘ Still , I expect she 's clever with her hands ’ — and we spend the next thirty years living up to it or living it down . |
| 2 | I reckon we were born too early Ive . |
| 3 | So we were kept pretty busy . |
| 4 | This was early music at its best — we were led somewhere new , moved close to tears , and booted back , smartly , into laughter . |
| 5 | We were made very welcome , though true to bureaucracy everywhere nobody knew we were coming ! |
| 6 | Mrs Wingate , divisional superintendent for the St John Ambulance said : ‘ We were made very welcome and the facilities offered were marvellous . ’ |
| 7 | Later , we were offered more technical production tips during a screening of several flawed amateur efforts . |
| 8 | When we moved to the new building we were promised vastly improved facilities , not a canteen but a carpeted restaurant , with special facilities for conferences and for private business lunches . |
| 9 | we were put here temporary because we had near enough all our valuables and furniture stolen in Armagh . |