Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the mid-'50s , where we 've been for quite some time , we 're suddenly into the '60s , 1961 in fact , and a finger-picked instrumental written by Chet Atkins , entitled Trambone . |
| 2 | Tom and Terry , but especially Terry , wanted to know everything about us immediately : where we 'd been to school ; what we 'd studied ; the history of the British constitution , or lack of it from an American point of view ; what the real situation was in Ireland ; why did n't Brian hit me when I responded to a proffered cigarette with , ‘ Fuck off out of my life , you wheedling Irish bastard ’ ? |
| 3 | I think members will probably by now , be aware that a decision has been taken to leave the offices in Bedford Square where we have been for so many years . |
| 4 | Right and also comments and suggestions although we 've been in the business for a number of years , er comments and suggestions are always er welcomed and and and considered very carefully . |
| 5 | Although we had been in the land of constant daylight for several days , the sun had been hidden for much of the time by high cloud . |
| 6 | ‘ We are established in many other sports , including the Johnnie Walker Ryder Cup , the RAC Rally , the Silk Cut Derby at Hickstead , the Benson and Hedges Snooker Masters at Wembley , the Volvo European PGA Tour and the British Grand Prix ’ , explains Delahunty , ‘ and although we have been in tennis since 1985 when Stella Artois first commissioned us , I still look at tennis as a growth area . |
| 7 | Because of the repayments that were made of borrowing during that period , in the midst of a recession we are now in a better position to borrow prudently — than we have been at any stage in the past : to borrow prudently and to maintain our commitment to a balanced budget in the medium term . |
| 8 | What is for sure , we need to be more active than we have been in this area if tennis is to flourish in this country . |
| 9 | Maybe they 're more cauti cautious than we have been in this country about the effect of Chernobyl . |
| 10 | Geraldine had lost both her parents the year before , so we 've been through a lot of the same feelings . |
| 11 | Ah it 's the acne it 's I ran out two weeks ago , so we 've been on holiday I had to get those prescription . |
| 12 | ‘ When once we 've been to a place , we 're liked . |
| 13 | But once we 've been through , once we 've had our pre-meeting , |
| 14 | Well none of the lads were prepared to take that on , cos we 'd been on this contract with for the last eleven years . |
| 15 | Our billetors were obliged to provide us with breakfast , which might be taken about 7.30 ( or 10.30 if we had been on night duty ) , and one other meal which had also to be a moveable feast . |
| 16 | ‘ If we had been at home Rachel might have been spending the day with us instead . ’ |
| 17 | The Billeting Office found us accommodation , but no one appeared to be responsible for us otherwise , though I expect we could have gone to our administrative chief Harold Fletcher , if we had been in any serious trouble . |
| 18 | Several of them enquired if we 'd been to the races ( we all had ) and had backed the winner ( no , we had n't ) . |
| 19 | Germon said , ‘ Obviously we 'd have wanted to get back to continue if we 'd been in ( ND skipper ) David White 's shoes . ’ |
| 20 | And whereas , if we 'd been in the Lake District we 'd have got a tan , so it just depends . |
| 21 | I suppose in the old days , if we 'd been like you , she 'd have been living with us as a matter of course . ’ |
| 22 | Well if we 've been on a drive like you are |
| 23 | I f I shall feel as if we 've been from here cos when I was first married we lived up round the next road . |
| 24 | But it probably helped our friendship , because we 've been through a lot since then . |
| 25 | So , we if we our receptionist if we can say those are our key specifications , again it 's a loose idea this is not easy sometimes to look into it , partly because we 've been in our jobs for quite a while and you know we do n't , we can clarify it , but think about your subordinates and people that might be trained . |
| 26 | And I think even while we 'd been in Opposition , remember no one knew whether we were going to win or not , it surprised many people when we did , there had been some sort of discreet across-the-fence interest at the professional Civil Service level in some of the concepts that we were developing and I 'd made it a point of writing the occasional pamphlet as our thinking went along to send out smoke signals to everyone including the civil servants as to what we were about . |
| 27 | While we had been on the opposite bank a new barge had come upriver from the direction of Minya and had moored near the end of the Corniche . |
| 28 | Ever since we 'd been at university together , I 'd known him as a bit of a shower freak , staying in there for ages . |
| 29 | Er I do n't know but I would i I would reckon the crime rate since we 've been on the flats , even though the the flats are emptying out , h h has dropped er dramatically . |
| 30 | But since we 've been on the flats , there 's probably been half a dozen muggings . |