Example sentences of "we [vb past] it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got it all written down look . |
| 2 | I says , and er we got it all sorted out , I says , but she does n't get nothing till next Wednesday . |
| 3 | The aid was developed using a commercial expert system shell , but we found it necessary to integrate the shell with a spreadsheet for data input , with an algorithmic language for certain numeric calculations and with a graphics package for presentation of the output . |
| 4 | We found it safer to hold on with two hands then . |
| 5 | We knew that VAT was going to be an issue , but because everything was so vague we found it impossible to draw up detailed plans in advance , which meant that at the last minute we had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for January . ’ |
| 6 | Obviously the detailed nature of these checks depends on the material submitted , but we found it invaluable to look at the output from these checks before looking at the coursework itself . |
| 7 | Owing to the reluctance of many heads to involve their schools in the survey , we found it difficult to reach a sample of the size intended . |
| 8 | ‘ Some lead such active lives that we found it difficult to arrange a time for interview , while others are so isolated and lonely that our interviewers felt guilty about terminating the interview and leaving them to themselves . ’ |
| 9 | We found it difficult to leave . |
| 10 | We 've got some idea as to why , why we found it difficult to read . |
| 11 | Dalglish admitted : ‘ We found it hard to break down their system , which was a compliment to the lads in itself . |
| 12 | ‘ Although we have good employee communications , we thought it best to produce a publication tailored specifically to allay the fears of our fund members . ’ |
| 13 | SIR — With the introduction of independent taxation we thought it best to share our investment income equally so that both of us would be entitled to the full allowances . |
| 14 | This year we thought it right to reserve our judgment er , until the end of the year so we matched last year 's interim . |
| 15 | Nothing can substitute for the health advice your doctor or specialist clinic can provide before you go on a trip to some exotic and far-flung destination , but we thought it worthwhile to turn to one very frequent business traveller for some of his tips . |
| 16 | She had not yet been interviewed on television or radio , but we thought it worthwhile approaching her private secretary to see if she might consider it . |
| 17 | Since this decision has caused controversy , we thought it important to disclose the details and results of the analysis used at the Barcelona Olympic Games . |
| 18 | Yeah we thought it important to send to you because we are , you know , a bit out of the way that 's all and erm people tend to go zipping past and have to go up to the roundabout and come all the way back down again cos it 's quite a busy road this and |
| 19 | So we felt it reasonable to put that into the pot for discussion . |
| 20 | Since both treatments consisted predominantly of evening primrose oil , we felt it reasonable to perform an analysis with the two active treatment groups combined . |
| 21 | And Mrs Moore said : ‘ We felt it important to keep the matter private while we came to terms with the situation . ’ |
| 22 | We had it all arranged . ’ |
| 23 | So erm , cos downstairs , we had it all extended , so we could have a disabled bathroom and that sort of thing and , |
| 24 | ‘ We had it all shared out , ’ he remarked of his meeting with Larkin in April 1941 . |