Example sentences of "[coord] we [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a matter of fact er as the years went by we got this benevolent fund and we used to give all the old w as a mat we got a pension fund I know it do n't sound much now , but at that time like during and just after the War we paid twelve and sixpence a week pension to all everybody who 'd retired from the union after they 'd done time , and we also gave them extra grants and took them on er you know outings until a time I said , Well we 're spending all this money on outings , we could buy a bungalow at the seaside and let them all go you know pensioners go in their turn free . |
| 2 | Duke of Lancaster he is , with every right , and we never denied him that title , and never would . |
| 3 | There could be no early start : the lads ' co-operation was needed and we always found it difficult to agree on rules . |
| 4 | So he came out and we really slapped him hard ! |
| 5 | I was on a local council for some years that thought it was well run , but we still found it possible to get rid of a tier of management . |