Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We rose late the next morning .
2 We rose early the next morning awoken by the clanging of the abbey bells .
3 We rose early the next morning .
4 We woke early the next morning .
5 You know when we came back the next Saturday as we 've gone through the front door , he 'd gone to the Little Chef for breakfast because there were n't any crocks left to u , to use
6 I can remember him saying , as we walked down the second fairway , ‘ Willie , if I can win these people ( the gallery ? over from Jack [ Nicklaus ] so that they want me to win , I 'll win for them . ’
7 We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day .
8 We flew out the next day .
9 Back at Napo , the young cocoa trees in the nursery were growing well , and in February 1981 we planted out the first trees in our ‘ gene bank ’ .
10 Overall , however , the expedition was a great success : ‘ Most of our aims were achieved , as — among other objectives — we confirmed the presence of five threatened species of mammal , we carried out the first study of bats in the area , and we gathered valuable information on the flora of the area , including the discovery of a new species , ’ she continued .
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