Example sentences of "[vb past] we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had we put in the stop where I originally proposed we would run the risk of pedestrians stumbling on the ‘ step ’ . |
| 2 | On the fourth day we moved our camp a few miles to the east , where our trackers maintained we should find the nyala more numerous ; this proved to be the case . |
| 3 | As Christmas approached we would become affectionate about the brew and go and raise the lid and listen to it working quietly away in its comer . |
| 4 | As he approached we could see that the dog had been wounded : it was limping and the fur on its flank was matted with blood . |
| 5 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 6 | Once we know the amounts involved we can calculate the masses of reactants and products . |
| 7 | ‘ After Dad died she promised we would visit Italy together , but somehow we never did . |
| 8 | Nick said , ‘ I promised we 'd come again , did n't I ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But you promised we 'd see red grouse , ’ wailed an insatiable lad . |
| 10 | So we still promised we 'd see nanny and we have n't , and we still promised to go to aunty 's and we have n't . |
| 11 | Oliver said , ‘ We 're going to play sardines , you promised we could play sardines … ’ |
| 12 | And I found we 'd run out of milk for Anthony . |
| 13 | We found we could detect 12.5 fg M tuberculosis DNA with the IS 6110 primers , but only 36 fg with the 65 kilodalton based primers . |
| 14 | When I got rid of fear I found we could make friends . |
| 15 | ‘ We intended to sponsor the match ball but we found we could afford the whole match . ’ |
| 16 | I found we used to have them mixed with sweet almond oil and soya oil , which I find this one brings out their aroma much more the grapeseed oil . |
| 17 | If that occurred we would have the option to pull them out . |
| 18 | However , ordinary nouns never strictly correspond to a structure like ( 10 ) ; the word bottles for example really demands an intensional representation which is already ( minimally ) complex ; schematically , it is : Taking into account the particular word-meaning used we might write either : ( The superscript e would tag the meaning as one which is conventionally used for identifying entities . ) |
| 19 | For example , if we consider one of the stories which Thorndyke ( 1977 ) used we can see that it has a high degree of internal organisation . |
| 20 | Omar believed we would do better in this lowland country if we used camels rather than mules . |
| 21 | The Springbok skipper leads an unchanged team for the historic Test against England on Saturday , warning : ‘ Some people believed we would lose all four matches here but they are already three times wrong . |
| 22 | I believed we should do just that . |
| 23 | As Black women dedicated to the ordinary masses we believed we should attend the WFS initiative in order to both hear and contribute to the agenda . |
| 24 | Goram said : ‘ Not many people in England believed we could beat Leeds and I do n't suppose there are many Frenchmen who think we can beat Marseille either . |
| 25 | ‘ The way we played we 'd have come away with a result from most games . ’ |
| 26 | The second one shook his head and gestured we should follow . |
| 27 | Certain cultural distinctions were breaking down and in the anxiety which this provoked we can read the effects of tar-reaching historical change . |
| 28 | Cheddleton Chairman Mr Phillip Oldfield commented : ‘ We have had far more requests from railways for use of the engine than we imagined we would have , it 's been a matter of accepting what we feel is the best offer . |
| 29 | ‘ The most glaring one was last night when you tried to appeal to my pragmatic nature by admitting that ‘ it would only be lust ’ — no doubt you imagined we could establish some sort of ‘ adult ’ agreement on the basis of that . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Like most married couples , ’ says Matthew , ‘ we imagined we 'd have children . |