Example sentences of "we [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fell over , and we endured a minute or two of bumbling comic relief . |
| 2 | We do this , notionally , in any matrix multiplication : if we are performing the operation BC = A then we isolate a row of B and a column of C — respectively ( 1 × n ) and ( n × 1 ) submatrices — to produce an element — i.e. a ( 1 × 1 ) submatrix of A. Similarly , we could , for example , isolate the first three rows of B and the first four columns of C and multiply these submatrices , of order ( 3 × n ) and ( n × 4 ) , to give a ( 3 × 4 ) submatrix in the top left corner of A. Again , since unc it makes no different if we divide the range , s , of summation into subranges ; each subrange can be summed , and these sums added to give the total . |
| 3 | Whenever we lose a goal we look like losing two or three . |
| 4 | We lose a sense of an owl being an owl , a duck being duck , an oak being an oak tree . |
| 5 | We lose a holiday for to get an hour off the working week . |
| 6 | That 's a pity , since we lose a linking passage which contains delectable music . |
| 7 | It is a commonplace observation that if we lose a night 's sleep we tend to sleep a bit longer on subsequent nights , as if to make up a " sleep debt " . |
| 8 | You mentioned earlier on that that perhaps er like with Guy Fawkes , there 's a lot of things that come from the past , from our history and we lose Perhaps we lose a bit of sight about where they 've come from . |
| 9 | We lose a lot of credibility when this happens . |
| 10 | " Well , " he said , " we think we lose a lot of aircraft , because we have been monitoring quite a — few they just disappear from the radar screen 50 miles off the coast , sometimes more , sometimes halfway across the sea if they are making a dash far Flamborough Head . |
| 11 | In the previous sections we voiced a scepticism of the basic assumptions of the two most important systematic attempts to explain legal systems from within , that is , positivism and natural law . |
| 12 | We appointed a project co-ordinator in Bangkok . |
| 13 | What happens if we connect a resistance RL across the terminals of coil 2 ? |
| 14 | It makes sense to share chores , because in doing so we are learning how to cope on our own , should we outlive a partner . |
| 15 | Rather , it is entirely by virtue of the sign in question that we distinguish a class of objects trees from other objects such as bushes , etc . |
| 16 | Thus we agreed a way of phasing it in that reduced the cost of introduction but provided no disruption for those nearest retirement . |
| 17 | I said yes , but filling all my early evenings with this would prove rather inconvenient on those occasions when I wanted to go out , so we agreed a system whereby I would do some of the work first thing in the morning and the rest of it just after I closed down the switchboard . |
| 18 | We agreed a number of statements on foreign policy issues . |
| 19 | Having said nothing about the er the charity erm erm the meeting on erm the meetings four times a year and we 're quite but there are some available for erm people erm and particularly to erm we agreed a list of people who wished to give them Christmas gifts , cash but I 'm sure they would help and and erm the names of people who who might need help er are always welcome so if I could just erm erm ask people to let me know if they know of anyone financial help . |
| 20 | ‘ We fought a war , did n't we ? |
| 21 | We explored , we gazed a bit more , and I discovered the pleasures of walking barefoot on marble . |
| 22 | After a request for stamps , he describes a few enjoyable , healthy hours out of doors walking with Dad from ten to three without a rest : We met a country girl , pale faced , delicate , tall , wrapped up to her neck in winter clothes & feeling cold in spite of all ; her eyes were timid & weak ; evidently she was suffering as girls do , & was going out to get the fresh air . |
| 23 | Unfortunately when we went into the shop to buy his gift we met a couple of his ex-girlfriends who insisted on coming along to remind him of the girls he is leaving behind , and to present him with a small , but wonderfully-packaged gift , a token of our friendship . |
| 24 | In town later that day we met a PE teacher , who guided me to the sponsor 's offices for a form but no further information . |
| 25 | At 09.35 we had a cup of coffee on Hayward 's Heath station , where we met a member of the Bluebell Railway who could see where we were going from our BCRS members . |
| 26 | On our way upstairs we met a gentleman coming down in the dark . |
| 27 | And I 've , I er , I , we me we met a girl and she 'd had it done and it was lovely ! |
| 28 | We met a number of young field-workers and others who had recently come back to work in Lewis and Harris , and were most impressed by their ability and devotion . |
| 29 | As we left our rooms , we met a postman . |
| 30 | We met a chap the other day when we were staying near Dervaig , over the other side of Mull . |