Example sentences of "we [verb] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do not use these medications properly then it can only be a matter of time before they are withdrawn from availability and we lose a precious treatment for our fish . |
| 2 | We rode a good way along the track before Mandeville slowed , leaned over and talked quietly to Southgate . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | Are we seeing a democratic participation in all walks of life ? |
| 5 | Are we seeing an emerging alternative to the Rolling Straight Edge Test ? |
| 6 | Working with the museum 's curatorial and education staffs , and our consulting architect , we consulted a broad group of experts . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | One afternoon we went for a walk to a nearby village where we met an old man with a stick and a long grey moustache who invited us home for tea . |
| 10 | Whenever we suffer a major loss in our lives — such as the death of a loved one , divorce , redundancy , miscarriage , children leaving home , or the end of a love affair — we need to go through a period of mourning . |
| 11 | We suffer a great handicap in dealing with a Government who are obsessed with secrecy . |
| 12 | Forced by tiredness , we made a tricky landing through heavy surf onto the Isle of Kirkibost . |
| 13 | After the meeting Mr Fallon said : ‘ We made a good bit of progress . |
| 14 | On 22 June we made a revised offer of 7.5 per cent for the nurses and 6 per cent for the ancillaries and administrative staff . |
| 15 | After that we made a thorough search of the chapel , its walls , flagstones and altar , but there was nothing . |
| 16 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 17 | killed whilst CO of No Squadron ) got a few of us together and suggested that we made a time-and-distance run from the seemingly everlasting fires of Rotterdam to the target — a large troop concentration some 35 miles away . |
| 18 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 19 | After lunch , Bernice and I armed ourselves with black plastic dustbin liners and we made a concerted attack on Billy 's room . |
| 20 | We made a small profit on the event which , in the current climate , must be quite good news . |
| 21 | ‘ We made a major assault on German agriculture ’ was the laconic comment of J K Galbraith on the notorious inability of bomber crews to drop their loads anywhere near their urban target . |
| 22 | Our efforts last year were completed when we made a major presentation to the fund at a prize-giving in October . |
| 23 | Nicky has no illusions about organic farming : ‘ We made a few mistakes at the beginning . |
| 24 | We made a last cup of tea on the camping stove and retired midnight . |
| 25 | We made a brief stop at the Convent of Les Filles de Dieu near the port of St Severin . |
| 26 | After the Opera , we made a short trip to the famous Sacher Hotel , where a private room was organised for supper . |
| 27 | We made a token search for it on the way back to the bay , but then he went straight to his boat , and it 's gone , and I 've no idea where to . |
| 28 | Erm we made a little mistake with that one because it was a , a very big area , a lot of houses , and er the Crime Prevention Department as it was then , promised everyone that we 'd visit everyone 's house and , and advise them on their security . |
| 29 | Or we made a little fault with the design . |
| 30 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |