Example sentences of "we [vb base] [adv prt] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was beginning to become impatient as we lay about on the sand for several hours waiting our turn to go aboard one of the tank-landing craft , after it had discharged its cargo . |
| 2 | If we push down on the canvas by putting a heavy object on it we create a dent . |
| 3 | What I do n't like is that we went back did n't we , I do n't know if you saw my thing to David where we report back on a fax , report every month |
| 4 | And quite clearly there is a lot of work that needs to be done because if we look back on the discussion this afternoon , er this morning er and this evening , quite clearly there are conflicting views and conflicting interpretations about various criteria , various elements of information that should er er should go into the mix . |
| 5 | We travel down on the train that leaves Shrewsbury at 09:10 . |
| 6 | I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning , and after a glass of rum and milk , we set out on the road . |
| 7 | With full combat kit , helmet , rifle and webbing , and weighed down by a thirty-five pound rucksack , we set off on a run . |
| 8 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 9 | But now , we get back on the road . |
| 10 | Yes , we go up on the Ridge most of the time because er we 've all got mountain bikes ; it makes it a bit more fun . |
| 11 | Now when we go out on the road we would like to go through a vehicle check with you . |
| 12 | And then when we come in , the assessment form is written out and erm er there 's a marking sheet which I 'll I 'll sh sh show you before we go out on the road . |
| 13 | But when we go out on the pitch , I hope he has a stinker . |
| 14 | We 're all talking as if migration can be manipulated and a share between housing for migrants and housing for local need can be er arranged by us planners according to the numbers we write down on a sheet of paper . |
| 15 | We bore down on the landmark at a steady six to seven knots under a single genoa , the 15 – 20 knot wind on our port quarter with 10 – 12ft ( 3 – 4m ) steep-sided swells barrelling up astern and sweeping past . |