Example sentences of "we [vb past] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Cyril Ray in his penetrating profile Bollinger ( 1971 ) , one house was spared and he records that fifteen years after the riots Madame Bollinger overheard a passer-by outside one of her windows say , ‘ That 's the Bollinger house , you know : we did n't touch it during the riots here — as a matter of fact , we lowered our flag to it when we passed ! ’ 'Probably the red flag , ’ Madame is supposed to have commented with pleased irony . |
| 2 | As we emptied our dustbins out we noticed another bin full of cold ravioli and bread left over from lunch ; the bread was mixed in with the garbage and was soggy from being in a dustbin of cold ravioli for two hours . |
| 3 | At Bragança there was no response from the tower as we transmitted our intentions , landed and taxied in to the little apron . |
| 4 | After lunch , either from members ' own nosebags or from the Museum café , we reboarded our coach and set off on a magical mystery tour in search of Butterley and the M.R.C. It is quite fun ‘ turning round ’ on a fairly busy main road in a large coach ! |
| 5 | ‘ We fought our way back into the game at Goodison to get home advantage and the whole club 's been boosted by Don Howe 's recovery this week . |
| 6 | After a short respite in the lee of Lundy ( one of Phil 's minor ambitions ) we fought our way in towards Clovelly against the rising sea and wind . |
| 7 | A wound in the flesh of our society had cracked open , we looked into it , and we smelled its sepsis . |
| 8 | When we consulted our customers on how they wanted to pay for water , there was no clear preference . |
| 9 | We met them face to face and he gave his full backing . |
| 10 | The day we met her diet was soup at dinner time , pineapple and cottage cheese for tea with a packet of crisps and a cup of tea . |
| 11 | Down in the stable we met our mounts — three mules and six horses . |
| 12 | Twenty minutes later we met our guide , seated in the snow making radio contact with the hut . |
| 13 | We met our horsemen , dressed in the typical maroon , knee-length cloaks that are standard attire in this area , as Sasoma . |
| 14 | We met His Worship Mayor Camilien Houde in the anteroom , about a dozen of us , and walked through a passageway under the bleachers to the side of the rink . |
| 15 | On the way , all my sisters talked about was the murder and when , on reaching the corner of Fair View Road and Kelsey Road , we met my cousin Violet the gossip was renewed with interest . |
| 16 | He carried me in his arms , for near a quarter of a mile ; when we met my father & Sir Stafford 's servants . |
| 17 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 18 | We divided our patients into three groups , depending on the results of the three month check cystoscopy . |
| 19 | We pooled our knowledge and resources and formed our own company . |
| 20 | Terrie put the helm hard over while I alternately concentrated on the reef , closing rapidly on both sides , and took bearings on the tree to ensure that we made whatever course corrections were necessary to counteract the current that runs northward up this coastline at up to three knots . |
| 21 | Machin says : ‘ John 's a real leader on the pitch which is why we made him captain of the youth team . |
| 22 | We made your bombs . |
| 23 | In 1974 , Fidel Castro said , in his closing speech to the Second Congress of the FMC , ‘ We live in a socialist country , we made our revolution sixteen years ago , but can we really say that Cuban women have in practice gained equal rights with men and that they are fully integrated into Cuban society ? ’ |
| 24 | We made our camp in a small clearing by the top of the falls . |
| 25 | We made our base in the city of Rethymnon , set on a bay lying between the White and Idi mountain ranges . |
| 26 | After a short time Blackberry announced , " We 've asked Hazel to tell you about our adventures : how we made our journey here and had the good luck to join you . " |
| 27 | This done we made our way out of the restaurant . |
| 28 | He picked up the Bren gun , I collected the ammunition and we made our way out of the orchard . |
| 29 | All the lights in the town were out as we made our way through the almost empty streets . |
| 30 | With 500 kilograms of dog , about the same quantity of dog food , sledges and kit , plus the four of us on board , we made our way out of Odd Knut 's drive . |