Example sentences of "we are [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , we are up on the same period last year , but sales through the till are down by nearly 8% . ’ |
| 2 | After only 20 doublings , which does n't take very long , we are up in the millions . |
| 3 | ‘ We have football on Sunday , Monday , Tuesday and by Wednesday we are round to the European games . |
| 4 | It 's nice to have new owners who do n't think we are down among the dead men . ’ |
| 5 | But let smaller pictures of God satisfy us and squeeze him out , and we are back on the easier road to cheap grace and nominal faith . |
| 6 | We are back with the ninth century as a historiographical battleground : " It was the best of times , it was the worst of times … " |
| 7 | He thrust a mess tin full of steak and kidney into my hand , and with a scowl on his face he remarked , ‘ After this lot , Piper , we are back to the usual shit , unless something special turns up , like cooks and normal rations ! ’ |
| 8 | We are back to the three act drama with which we began . |
| 9 | The fact remains that he was murdered on the night after his father 's funeral and if the two are unconnected we are back in the funny coincidences department . |
| 10 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |