Example sentences of "we [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fell over , and we endured a minute or two of bumbling comic relief . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , Intel still denies that there is any delay in volume deliveries of the Pentium 80586 microprocessor for public consumption , but vendors briefed by the company have confirmed that , as we revealed a few weeks ago ( UX No 410 ) , the part at present needs a heat sink and a fan , and that Intel is unlikely to be able to ship in volume before the fourth quarter 1993 . |
| 3 | We rode a little , walked , talked , played cards in the evening and I looked out for Poppy . |
| 4 | We rode a good way along the track before Mandeville slowed , leaned over and talked quietly to Southgate . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | At the same time we appointed a Romanian , Ana Ureche , to coordinate and represent our work . |
| 7 | We appointed a project co-ordinator in Bangkok . |
| 8 | We appointed a superb chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , and set up the Woolf commitee on prison reform , which has produced an excellent report . |
| 9 | ‘ There was an unacceptably long waiting list before we appointed a second consultant in Chester but since then there has been a big improvement , ’ she said . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Thus we agreed a way of phasing it in that reduced the cost of introduction but provided no disruption for those nearest retirement . |
| 12 | we agreed , we agreed a on a fi |
| 13 | We agreed a number of statements on foreign policy issues . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ We fought a war , did n't we ? |
| 16 | We explored , we gazed a bit more , and I discovered the pleasures of walking barefoot on marble . |
| 17 | Working with the museum 's curatorial and education staffs , and our consulting architect , we consulted a broad group of experts . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Our first minor disagreement of this kind came when we met a large puddle on a woodland track and Skipper decided he could n't possibly get his feet wet . |
| 22 | When wandering over the hills we met a shepherd , exchanged courtesies , and offered him a glass . |
| 23 | We met a chap the other day when we were staying near Dervaig , over the other side of Mull . |
| 24 | We met a group of walkers at the top , who cheered as we raced for the cross . |
| 25 | On top we met a few much younger E types . |
| 26 | In the garden of a blue house , a few yards from the rivermouth , we met a holy man with a cherub 's face and a patchy beard . |
| 27 | We met a small boy , and asked the way to one of the springs . |
| 28 | In the lobby of the hotel we met a Coptic priest . |
| 29 | As we left our rooms , we met a postman . |
| 30 | On our way upstairs we met a gentleman coming down in the dark . |