Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [that] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distressing as it was for the Victorian establishment to contemplate having descended from monkeys , it would not be long before new advances in physiology and biochemistry revealed that we virtually are monkeys — differing from the chimpanzee , for instance , by a single chromosome in our genetic code . |
| 2 | The three hour the recreation chairman asked that we er , standard bills for garage for petrol and Centre for the standard items , . |
| 3 | The Lieutenant recommended that we bring her to you , as she was carrying this . ’ |
| 4 | There was mention made that we thought , or somebody thought , was in that bedroom . |
| 5 | Our multiethnic area has the highest rate of termination of pregnancy , and a literature search showed that we needed to commission research to identify AfroCaribbeans ' perceptions of family planning . |
| 6 | Labour demanded that we publish illustrative figures on the effect of the changes on pensioners and claimants . |
| 7 | Our human calculator estimated that we had over 30,000 books , not to mention huge stacks of magazines , periodicals , and encyclopaedias . |
| 8 | The Watch Committee agreed that we should have , not we , the force , should have a motorbike combination . |
| 9 | Er the remainder of the regional representatives are in the agenda and I suggest they can be seen there and not repeated here and if I may then go on Ma'am , Council asked that we would in fact announce the results of the windsurfing committee election at the A G M and again in alphabetical order a Mr , Mr , Mr , Mr , Mr and Miss Bill North West Region . |
| 10 | But erm happily erm we managed to deal with the matters primarily because management agreed that we would have a meeting on a Monday and a meeting on a Thursday , both held in the afternoon , in the last hour of the working day . |
| 11 | Roughly halfway between the target and the coast the rear gunner signalled that we were about to be attacked and my ham-fisted evasive action severed the repair that the Night engineer had made to the aileron controls . |
| 12 | While the DUC itself had amassed information and expertise by now to undertake this study itself , it realized that the report would have to be produced from outside the community if it was to have legitimacy or to be seen in any way as neutral : ‘ We in the Committee felt that we knew enough to write the report ourselves but we also felt that it would n't be acceptable to the County Council so we had to get somebody else to do it ’ . |
| 13 | We were ready to leave but the lady insisted that we keep looking , she was convinced there were more . |
| 14 | The new philosophy said that we should not make value judgements : you ca n't think in an Aristotelian way ; no value judgements , no good and bad . |
| 15 | Our terms of reference suggested that we should consider drama in the context of the great dramatic works of literature . |
| 16 | Halfway between the target and the coast the Night engineer announced that we were having a heavy petrol consumption and the dialogue was something like this : |
| 17 | Some twenty years ago , as a very young and inexperienced social worker , I and some colleagues working in a social services team decided that we would run a bereavement group . |
| 18 | All of us in the team knew that we were totally dependent on the Lord for any ‘ success ’ — but it was still reassuring at each crusade when Walter would murmur to me as he surveyed the huge first night crowds — ‘ Well , Harvey , that 's your job safe till the next one . |
| 19 | But the point of our ‘ numbers of planets ’ argument is that , even if the chemist said that we 'd have to wait for a ‘ miracle ’ , have to wait a billion billion years — far longer than the universe has existed , we can still accept this verdict with equanimity . |
| 20 | I have long thought that the hon. Gentleman imagined that we were living in Ethiopia , having listened to some of his speeches about the economy . |
| 21 | Richard Rodzinski talked about Poland , and his wife observed that we were very lucky to be treated like this in Moscow , and they both laughed too . |
| 22 | Finally , it has to be admitted that we were strengthened in our resolve not only by the robust advice of our own legal team but by the knowledge that the merger of Dearden Farrow and the loss of the practising name meant that we were not susceptible to concerns in regard to our reputation . |
| 23 | My right hon. Friend said that we had inflation licked in a way that we had not had it licked for years . |
| 24 | ‘ But the policewoman said that we ca n't leave , ’ said Zanya . |
| 25 | The landlord said that we could have the hall on Sunday evenings to run the club , and we could have it for nothing as he would make his money on increased bar sales . |
| 26 | I was appalled when , in his party conference speech , the right hon. Gentleman said that we were preparing to play the race card in this matter . |
| 27 | On check-off , the hon. Gentleman said that we could not have that now unless individual trade unionists gave their consent . |
| 28 | After a while my wife suggested that we to go Spring Harvest at Minehead ( a week of celebration and worship etc. with 10,000 Christians ) . |
| 29 | Third , my example assumed that we are regular suppliers of food to the Reds . |
| 30 | The news broke that we were to have another squadron of Pathfinders , but these were going to be crack troops flying Mosquitoes , a much smaller aircraft than the good old faithful Lancaster , and much faster . |