Example sentences of "we [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , it was before we were engaged or anything . |
| 2 | We have another in erm on Thompson 's Directory , we said we were asked if we would like a mention there , and that has been put in hand , with at the moment the Chairman 's name and address and telephone number , but when we get our office I 've no doubt we can change that because we 'll have a rota for the office and probably just morning hours and that can go in another copy . |
| 3 | We were asked if we wanted to do the chassis . |
| 4 | And erm I think that 's the way you know that er we were fed because there was none of us that was not suffered from anything apart from little childish illnesses cos if one got the measles we all got the measles you know , the whole lot of us . |
| 5 | Graham says : ‘ We were assured that we would have the top 20 referees in the country taking charge of our games . |
| 6 | The disappointed mother said : ‘ We were assured that there would be no problem . |
| 7 | Shanti was eight years old and we were determined that her childhood was not going to be spoiled by this disability . |
| 8 | ‘ The fair is the highlight of our week long festival and we were determined that it should go ahead , ’ he said . |
| 9 | We were mistaken and we apologise to Mr Clarke . ’ |
| 10 | We are regaining that earthly paradise from which we were banished as we grew up , but at the cost of disturbances in our relations to reality , and in increasing pressures of hostility and anxiety ’ |
| 11 | Only when we were rested and our bags unpacked did the abbot , Richard Bere , together with a young sub-prior and other monks of the abbey , enter the guest house to greet us . |
| 12 | The next day we were informed that we were n't allowed to use the huts again . |
| 13 | As usual we were advised that they were ready to do anything . |
| 14 | so that , when they have to go , they go very very fast and we were advised if we ever went on a bus to sit on the roof |
| 15 | We were applauded when we reported our record , and one of the newly recruited flying students opened a few bottles of root beer by way of celebration . |
| 16 | ‘ The flats were flooded two and a half years ago and we were promised that it would never happen again . ’ |
| 17 | It was dark when we reached the boat and we were soaked as we climbed back aboard . |
| 18 | At last I had five pounds — but when my father and I went to buy them we were told that they cost fifteen pounds , a considerable sum of money to an eight-year-old , and way beyond my means . |
| 19 | All I can say is that in a period of two years erm of five , in that time there was five sets of redundancies at erm Hatfield , there are two occasions we were told that they went through it and agree with the unions that there 'd be no more for twelve months and one occasion there was another chap in three months , so if you believe anything that the P A E people there , you know , you really want to wear dark glasses but could I ask you a question , I understand that there is something going on at work with Richard at and my guess is , is , erm that sort of job which we are , there is some form of development plans going forward . |
| 20 | When we were children we were told that we would be sent there if we were naughty . |
| 21 | We were told that we would leave Aubagne to start our basic training on the following Monday . |
| 22 | Where we were told that we were not what our ancestors were . |
| 23 | We were not told where the train was going , but we were told that we must all clamber aboard or we should be left behind . |
| 24 | ‘ We were told that we could not add anything to the pedestrian provision after the initial period . |
| 25 | A typical pattern is described by a former minister of transport and subsequent chairman of BR : ‘ Over and over again we could have settled much more cheaply by settling more quickly but , at each stage , we were told that we must not settle quickly because the Government really were going to fight this one to the bitter end … |
| 26 | Some , few years ago , we were told that we were entering the age of Aquarius . |
| 27 | When our group raised the issues of travellers with one of the DHSS offices here we were told that everyone is allowed two weeks holidays every year . |
| 28 | We were told that one can not reconstruct something that is not there . |
| 29 | The real Disneyland is ten miles outside the city , but we were told that nobody goes there . |
| 30 | ‘ We were told that it was going to be arranged for Barry to sing ‘ The White Cliffs of Dover ’ with Mrs Thatcher at the end of the show . |