Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [subord] we " in BNC.

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1 That was one of the many occasions when we were sent for after supper and beaten by the Library .
2 Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy .
3 Recording a verdict of accidental death on Johnathan and his father , Cheshire 's deputy coroner , John Pollard , said : ‘ This is one of the few occasions when we can genuinely describe something as a tragedy .
4 As one of the first members recalled , ‘ When we reached thirteen most of us felt we were too big for the Sunday School , and there was a gap of a few years until we were able to join the YMCA at seventeen …
5 ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital .
6 In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us .
7 But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk .
8 Now I 've got four letter Ps to do with the voice er and what I want to do is is think about the comparison of aspects of the voice when we have a normal one to one conversation and compare that with the same aspects when we 're making a presentation standing in front of a group .
9 Anyway , he turned up at my house sometime later and , sure enough , I had n't finished it — so we sat down and did it together , along with a few others while we were in the mood . ’
10 ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said .
11 I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club .
12 ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says .
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