Example sentences of "we [was/were] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonesy was getting better by the minute on the guitar and the sound we were after had no space for the flash lead work that Steve could play so well . |
| 2 | We were similarly frustrated by councillors ' attempts in Radnorshire to approve a wind power station at Marcheini , against the advice of their planning officer . |
| 3 | We were immediately attracted to this property . |
| 4 | On arriving at Elveden Forest in Suffolk ( one of only two Center Parcs ' locations in the UK and the newest of the Dutch-owned villages ) , we were immediately greeted with a taste of Holland . |
| 5 | ( We were probably sitting on about three feet of dried dung , crumbly and friable . ) |
| 6 | Running into the target we were heavily engaged by accurate flak that caught us whilst in a large cone of searchlights . |
| 7 | Some people think that having reasons for faith is an insult to God , as if we were desperately grubbing around for make-shift reasons to believe in him . |
| 8 | Time moves on for all of us and the next day we were homeward bound , hoping , like Peer Gynt , to return some day . |
| 9 | At the time we were also tracking the development of desktop publishing , a newly created use for personal computers . |
| 10 | Perhaps she would be angry if , by trying to impose responsibility on her daughter by giving her the vote , we were also taking from her the only comfort which she has , namely that when she is older she will change all that . |
| 11 | Erm but we were also looking , I mean we were looking at you know how many staff you need a minimum number of staff , economies of scale . |
| 12 | We were also invited by the Chief Inspector of Preventative Medicine in Brasov to hold and HIV/AIDS Health Education course for doctors , nurses and teachers in the Brasov district . |
| 13 | I and in Glasgow and we attempted to break some of the barriers you 're talking about by holding a girl 's week and part of the girl 's was to run a five-a-side tournament and we were also breaking down territorial barriers , we had girls from different housing schemes within the east end of Glasgow , but I feel the opportunities do n't exist ! |
| 14 | ‘ We were also stopped and interrogated by a para-military vigilante force who again wanted to know who we were and what were doing . ’ |
| 15 | We were also given cause to laugh by a comment made by a prominent Unionist MEP at a Twelfth demonstration in Armagh who said something along the lines of ‘ The people of Ulster will not tolerate Dublin rule ’ . |
| 16 | We were also given presentations outlining progress to date since the merger and plans for the future . |
| 17 | During the evening , not only did we sit down to an excellent meal but we were also entertained . |
| 18 | At that time we were also building a similar data base on another CAD system , which involved re-writing all software to suit . |
| 19 | By then we were also starting to work on the group . |
| 20 | ‘ We were also voted supplier of the year two years running by the Association of Chemical Distributors , ’ said Anthony , ‘ and we now consistently receive excellent ratings for our performance from Dow Corning . ’ |
| 21 | Although this appeal is only the third case ever brought by a local authority to come before the courts , not only are there numerous local authorities , we were also provided with a list of government departments which happen to be bodies corporate and would , on the argument of Mr. Newman for the council , equally have the right to sue for libel . |
| 22 | I think we were also suffering from jet-lag . |
| 23 | At the time when those measures were being skilfully and carefully introduced , we were also carrying through a whole range of highly necessary reforming legislation . |
| 24 | We were also told that the fire was started in June , and was not expected to be extinguished until the start of the rains , normally in October . |
| 25 | We were also allowed to observe a juvenile cautioning panel in its decision making , and to interview its members . |
| 26 | We were even singing by that stage ; there were n't enough Cov fans left to object really . |
| 27 | We were even using the papally approved contraceptive method , only in reverse . |
| 28 | As we look forward to the big event , let's take a look at how Christmas was celebrated long ago , before we were even born . |
| 29 | We were even made , in school woodwork , to use the gauge in the left hand , but we were not told why . |
| 30 | We were even allowed to write home . |