Example sentences of "[vb past] we [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jennifer , of Dewsbury , Yorks , said : ‘ As soon as we divorced we both realised we 'd made a mistake . ’ |
| 2 | He then made careful research into the reserve fuel lifted and found we all returned with about 23% of our fuel . |
| 3 | He let us all go to the burial . |
| 4 | He built us nine platforms up in the canopy . |
| 5 | The government would save so much money in the long run if they built us all homes instead of putting us up in this dump ; it 's ridiculous . ’ |
| 6 | Now , Benjamin 's uncle , the great Wolsey , and his black familiar , the enigmatic Doctor Agrippa , used us both on countless errands in the sinister twilight world of treason , murder and lechery of the courts of Europe . |
| 7 | When a neighbour 's dog visited us one day , the other two cats ran away immediately . |
| 8 | I remember an American pilot with about 200 hours , a twin-engine Commercial and full Instrument Rating who visited us some years ago . |
| 9 | Those of us near enough to have observed this were by now climbing onto chairs and beds and squealing , ‘ It 's a mouse ! ’ , but Rosie continued her progression into bed , pulled the clothes up to her nose and regarded us all with mild astonishment . |
| 10 | After a pause , Iris added casually , ‘ Invited us both for a drink after dinner . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ She invited us both down for a drink . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ She invited us both down . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ They came out to our meetings to help us , to encourage us , and they helped us present our case to the Government . |
| 14 | She 'd got a pathetic little bit in the Post Office — she helped us all out from time to time — but not enough to set up anywhere . |
| 15 | Next morning found us deep in subterranean Rims . |
| 16 | Although results are running against us , surely today , against bottom club Sidcombe , who narrowly defeated us 3–0 earlier this season , we can record our fifth win of the present campaign . |
| 17 | I had four attacks altogether , the most recent only a few weeks ago after I had watched Everton beat us 3-0 at Old Trafford . |
| 18 | ‘ Darlington beat us 4–0 in the League at Feethams earlier in the season . |
| 19 | They beat us easy . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course , after Saturday , when Liverpool beat us 5-0 , Souness was all smiles and happy to shake hands and extend invitations to the boot room . |
| 21 | Now , Tommy Cooper he never charged us one penny ! |
| 22 | ‘ I say , do you suppose they charged us enough ? |
| 23 | they sucked us dry ; |
| 24 | These enormous questions beset us all at various stages of life , but as we have seen they can be particularly problematical for older people . |
| 25 | When she pronounced us clean , I lounged and smiled some more , thought peacefully about the Frazillian fee , watched peacefully as Posi took us into Firstlight . |
| 26 | They said we 'd receive eighty cents a day for six hours work and promised us good food , good houses to live in . |
| 27 | After half an hour the bus started and moved us seventy metres , to the nearest plane , the one we could have walked to , with less effort and staying warmer . |
| 28 | Aye changed us all like . |
| 29 | But it cost us thirty seven pound a month . |
| 30 | Yeah that cost us thirty quid . |