Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since this is also something of a retrospective exhibition we have the much earlier painting of her Rome Studio in 1976 , where in a sequence of flat planes she explores every facet of light and the spaces between . |
| 2 | When we lived a simpler life we walked , swam , stretched and climbed as a matter of course almost every day of our lives . |
| 3 | But because , in terms of our Christian moral code , this is a shameful matter we are inclined to push it to one side and to assume that kinship is the equivalent of " blood relationship " which implies , or should imply , biological connection . |
| 4 | Oh it was a right laugh we we were all in a sleeping bag and there 's three of us lying that way then one lying here one on the sofa and one lying there it was a bit mad ! |
| 5 | After spending all last seaon looking for a right back we now sell one ! |
| 6 | We 've been thrilled with this work experience cos was Dave originally had these five days off taping and he said no , he said , you know you 're so tired , have a little rest we 'll go up I 'll go up on the train only to get to the Selhurst Park he 's got four or five train journeys |
| 7 | Clovis 's reign , Gregory claims , lasted thirty years ; with a little difficulty we can compute the dates of his accession as 481 , the defeat of Syagrius as 486 , the victory over the Alamans as 496 and the king 's death as 511 . |
| 8 | Even if someone else comes up to us and tips us off about a possible shoplifter we can only act if we see the person steal again , ’ she adds . |
| 9 | The basic claim of the Principle is plausible enough : in constructing a fictional universe we rely on what we know about the actual world unless instructed otherwise . |
| 10 | Immediately after a semi-derelict farmhouse we turned left through a gate and headed straight up a stony track to Rudland Rigg . |
| 11 | We need a properly thought out defence policy we are a maritime nation we are in a maritime city we need a strong navy we need a strong defence . |
| 12 | All Pleasurecraft Policies will be ‘ valued Policies ’ , or ‘ agreed value Policies ’ i.e. the insured value of the vessel will bind Insurers and in the event of a total loss we would pay the sum insured — not the current market value as in motor insurance . |
| 13 | ‘ We can scarcely do any better in terms of results we 're winning regularly , we 're second in the League , still in the Cup … but given what 's happening off the pitch , it 's a bloody miracle we 're not bottom . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ All partners are technically self-employed but in order to prevent them from getting into a frightful mess we deduct a percentage from their drawings , so there is something put aside for tax . |
| 15 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
| 16 | ‘ Right from the credits sequence , with a double becoming a triple screen we know we 're in for a goody . |
| 17 | Under a Labour government we might expect television to be somewhat more favourable to the Labour Party . |
| 18 | Ah , ‘ t is a sorry pass we are come to when a lady is robbed of the clothes on her back . ’ |
| 19 | it 's a complete chapter we 've got to read you know |
| 20 | For a complete account we should perhaps have to add further criteria . |
| 21 | When we live with war , under a repressive regime we can not close our eyes any more . |
| 22 | Looking at the event dispassionately , I realise that I was probably chosen because the film had to be ‘ in the can ’ ( a technical term we film people use for ‘ finished ’ ) by the end of February . |
| 23 | As a regional station we feed ITN with our best and most topical stories . |
| 24 | It was a strange relationship we had , half-slave , half-best friend and confidant . |
| 25 | She had a strange name we rather connected with ‘ Salt Peter , ’ she was called Petula Clarke . |
| 26 | God alone knew why we wanted to sail to New Zealand together , except that in a strange way we were friends . |
| 27 | He added : " It is a strange world we live in where it is not all right to kill some animals because they are prettier or more intelligent than others . " |
| 28 | French revolutionary rhetoric recognized a political ideal we have not yet considered . |
| 29 | If we accept justice as a political virtue we want our legislators and other officials to distribute material resources and protect civil liberties so as to secure a morally defensible outcome . |
| 30 | As a professional organization we have a lot to offer any potential sponsor . |