Example sentences of "we [was/were] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a radical experimental company of the time , given to onstage nudity , we were no strangers to Beth 's voluptuous physique and it was hard to suppress our giggles at the absurd movie , in which a deformed , slobbering handyman ogles and gropes our heroine before coming to a violent end . |
| 2 | ‘ We had a tough time in those days , ’ recalled Mrs Jones , ‘ the post war years were no party for anyone , and we were no exception . |
| 3 | We were no exception . |
| 4 | We were no trouble to our mother , who was at last recovering from the dreadful ‘ flu ’ that killed more folk than the 1914 – 18 war itself . |
| 5 | Well he just well he gave us er algebra and geome geometry and maths and that we were no use . |
| 6 | But they make me die because you , you you 're a day , I mean we got this sort of letter the bailiffs were coming in because we were a day late . |
| 7 | We were a quarter of a way on holiday . |
| 8 | I can see that people must have thought we were being very mysterious then , that we were a bit of a mystery , that The Bar was a very strange place ; but it never seemed that way to us . |
| 9 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
| 10 | ‘ They hit the bar and we were a bit lucky there but we deserved a break because we fought right to the death on a very heavy pitch . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We had a lot of youngsters out there and we were a bit too fast and frenetic when we had the ball but that 's down to inexperience . |
| 12 | ‘ We were a bit nervous about doing it this year because of the recession but we are getting 5,000–7,000 calls every day , ’ she said . |
| 13 | ‘ We were a bit shocked when the fire brigade arrived to cover it in foam . ’ |
| 14 | Vinny grinned : ‘ The boss subjected our earholes to a bit of GBH and we came back so strongly we were a bit sick at having to settle for a point after going 3-2 up . ’ |
| 15 | And we were a bit scared of Mister Johnny ! ’ |
| 16 | It was grey and , and mustard , it sounds revolting but we , we were a bit , I suppose it was the time we had a purple carpet , we had an orange wall , do you remember that living room ? |
| 17 | When I tell you she weighed over a ton , you can see why we were a bit nervous . |
| 18 | He were n't very brisk in the morning , and often we were a bit late getting off the mark ourselves ; but he did n't mind us working beyond six in the evening — we did n't get paid for that ! |
| 19 | Which , you know , Alan and I were saying we were a bit concerned about because he 's doing i such a good job I think on the lobbying , that North Yorkshire are not going to be flavour of the month in terms of ministers or senior civil servants |
| 20 | I stuck some in once when we were a bit short and the old bat threatened to stop it out of my wages . |
| 21 | We were a bit from the road and then you see a bit higher . |
| 22 | At lunch time on the first day , when we had lost the Foursomes 3-1 , I would n't say we were down but we were a bit subdued . |
| 23 | We brought another medium into the studio as we were a bit worried with all the goings on . |
| 24 | We took him on after the war , when we were a bit short-handed . |
| 25 | I think we were a bit woolly really |
| 26 | Do n't know what you were asking us to do we were a bit unsure of |
| 27 | We were a bit |
| 28 | Oh I had about a shilling pocket money I think , although they used , they 'd fine you , they 'd stop money off you if you were late if you were a quarter of an hour late you could n't go in and erm until , and then you 'd got to explain to your mums , well that you were some money short you see , why is this , and we had to say well we were a bit late getting in when you started out soon enough you see . |
| 29 | Do n't worry they , they did n't get anything we were a bit disappointed |
| 30 | Australia made a good start and we were a bit behind the eighth ball after |