Example sentences of "and we [verb] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While we wish to avoid the pitfalls of many earlier studies on ‘ peaceful ’ or ‘ violent ’ societies by pulling out one behavioural feature as overridingly important in the analysis , we feel nevertheless that several issues of general interest have emerged , all of which are suggestive for the further understanding of societal peaceful coexistence , and we turn now to a brief consideration of some major points that are raised in the ethnographic papers . |
| 2 | A considerable swell was breaking on the beach , so cameras were stowed in plastic bags and we surfed ashore in an inflatable in what is known as a ‘ wet landing ’ . |
| 3 | The engines reversed and cut out altogether , and we knocked gently against a mooring . |
| 4 | The conversation goes well , and we progress confidently along a tightrope of loose connections , with just the occasional wobble . |
| 5 | He relaxed with a happy grunt , and we lay peacefully for a bit longer . |
| 6 | And we came away with a true understanding of the value of the estuarine habitat . |
| 7 | We walked from Little Thomham to Steams of Shimpling ; and we walked there for a week . |
| 8 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 9 | Time and space " in nature " are continuous ; we make them discontinuous for our human social purposes , and we do so in a great variety of different ways . |
| 10 | But in social time and social space we make just such distinctions and we do so in a very consistent way . |
| 11 | The car which we had ordered to take us to the station never appeared , and we travelled instead in a dilapidated tonga . |
| 12 | In the past two years I have stayed with my friends in another part of the country and we travelled together to an island , a famous hill and many other interesting places . |
| 13 | At Jibuti we were met by Sir Sidney Barton , British Minister from Addis Ababa , by Sir Stewart Symes from Aden and Sir Harold Kittermaster from British Somaliland , and we travelled together in a special train to Addis Ababa . |
| 14 | Microvitec Plc , Bradford told the annual meeting that trading in the first three months of 1993 ran ahead of budget : the firm 's chairman , James Bailey , said ‘ we remain profitable throughout the group , and we look forward to a successful outcome to the current year . ’ |
| 15 | The Law Society will then make representations to the Lord Chancellor in support of the application , and we look forward to a favourable outcome when the Lord chancellor and the judges consider it . |
| 16 | Colin is a regular visitor at most of the English rallies and we look forward to an interesting year under his leadership . |
| 17 | Thank you for your enthusiasm and interest and we look forward to an excellent year . |