Example sentences of "[noun] we [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | At Frinton we played a one-armed bandit for two whole clattering hours and never attained three fruits in a row — but did we mope ? |
2 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
3 | On Tuesday we had a first-class Budget , a Budget for recovery . |
4 | Farther down the coast we saw a huge kittiwake colony on an inland cliff and went to investigate . |
5 | Sometimes when we project into the future we have a reasonable expectation , based on experience , of what will happen . |
6 | In Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland we encounter a large cat , lying on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear . |
7 | Okay you 're absolutely right er we did play that at the beginning of the programme we had a little trouble with our C D what happened there Stuart it went off the air did n't it ? |
8 | After the programme we exchanged a few words , but he had to dash off to another engagement . |
9 | TALKING of questionnaires we received a curious release about a job appointment at the National Westminister Bank at Middlesbrough . |
10 | Yeah , that 's right income , income elastic manufactured goods , as a result manufactured erm sectors will be growth sectors simply bec , because as income per capita rises , people spend proportionately more of their increased income on manufactured goods and as a result we witness a marked increase in trade in manufactures . |
11 | Finally we give in and rent the movie we ignored a few months ago when we went to see Midnight Run . |
12 | I have a particular interest in South Africa 's erm foreign policy and one of the , from the past , one of the things that South African decision makers have said to me , our dilemma is we do not know what American policy is because if we listen to the Pentagon we get a different voice coming out than if we listen to , let us say , congressional members who are visiting from the committee of foreign affairs . |
13 | Even if we tabulate only those time-words and their associated tempos for the movements where there is unequivocal evidence for such tempos , in H400D and the two Strasbourg motets that is without relying on those movements calculated by reference to tempo relationships we see a remarkable degree of unanimity . |
14 | In this chapter we provide a detailed summary as a practical aid , to help the reader to see precisely what Nietzsche is saying . |
15 | And , do n't forget that at all our branches we offer an unrivalled range of services to help you plan your finances over the years ahead . |
16 | But on Saturday we face a new challenge , virtually the Bath team led by Stuartwho clearly has already made his mark on South West . |
17 | Turn turning then to just touch on the issues that I 've , we did n't cover yesterday for York , erm you 'll notice from our H One submission we have a slight difference of opinion with the County Council on the technical side of the er the calculation , we believe that the calculation , we believe that the calculation for York 's need rather than three three should be a four thousand figure , taking into account the the issue of concealed households and involuntary sharing . |
18 | Starting from the theory of job search we specify an estimable model which is derived under a particular assumption regarding the dynamic behaviour of the unemployed individual . |
19 | But once we add this functional criterion we create a different problem : sometimes non-governmental bodies perform functions which we might consider to be governmental ( or ‘ public ’ ) in nature ( or , in other words , most appropriately conducted by government ) . |
20 | In this study we found a good agreement between the two tests , particularly considering the fact that they measure two different variables — namely , bile acid losses and bile acid synthesis . |
21 | On many occasions in our study we found a sharp contrast between the professionals ' perception that a high degree of consensus had been reached and the parents ' perception that they had agreed to a course of action because they saw no other real choice , particularly if the urgent needs of the child and other family members were to be quickly met . |
22 | They did n't but as a spin-off we recovered a stolen Ford Transit and caravan . |
23 | And following that recommendation we accepted a rash amendment on the floor of . |
24 | According to the headteacher the intention was ‘ to give as many staff as possible a sense of responsibility of teaching and learning ’ , despite the fact that ‘ as in all schools we have a hierarchical structure of responsibilities ’ . |
25 | In the first few months we received a considerable amount of written advice from individuals and professional organisations , and so in making our decisions we could draw on a range of expertise . |
26 | Over the next twelve months we expect a further increase in those needing our Home Care service to enable them to live and die at home . |
27 | Er as you got older of course you got different meals , but as youngsters we ate a terrific amount of bread and jam . |
28 | Being on soft peat land , digging was easy and at a depth of three feet we found a two inch cylindrical piece of metal . |
29 | After lunch we have a quiet period before we begin any afternoon activities , this could involve any one of the following : 1 Walk 2 Visit a local park or the coast 3 Board games 4 Hairdresser 5 Nails manicured 6 Sing song 7 Musical entertainment 8 Dance 9 Reminiscence sessions and many more depending on the clients ' needs and capabilities . |
30 | It has been a particular source of worry that sales of the magazine have been so low ; in fact on the current issue we made a considerable loss which as a small Society is very difficult to cover . |