Example sentences of "we [vb past] at the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We pecked at the shallow tide-rnarked marble |
| 2 | We had received the full blast of his whimsicality the minute we arrived at the ancient wood-frame rectory , modernised in 1812 ( according to the brochure ) by the great-grandson of Sir Christopher Wren . |
| 3 | There was a gasp , as we stared at the cream-coloured glutinous substance floating in a thin gruel . |
| 4 | When we looked at the additional explanatory power brought to these models by information about the worker 's family responsibilities we found that parenthood had little effect on men 's labour force participation or pay . |
| 5 | Now it says on average for , and then essentially we looked at the three main support of erm protectionist powers , like the E E C , U S A and Japan right , and they said that on average alright for every one dollar benefit alright for every one dollar benefit , one agricultural support , right it actually costs right one one fifty dollars of the general statistics in order to give a pounds worth of support to domestic farmers , we er have to find one pounds fifty right . |
| 6 | ‘ The reaction when we filmed at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham was fantastic he said . |