Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv prt] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We came down to wash the caravan |
| 2 | So it was not until we set out to explore the headland of Snaefellsness that we encountered sea-birds in any numbers . |
| 3 | So we set out to find the truth behind the mystery — and discovered a woman who forged a dazzling career with precision and determination . |
| 4 | From this perspective , we set out to discover the plot of the social drama which the members of a particular community are in effect engaged in presenting , the parts or ‘ roles ’ that its members assume , and their mutual interaction as the play proceeds . |
| 5 | This helped my Group when we set about persuading the teaching profession , represented mainly by the National Association of Teachers of English , to accept our recommendations . |
| 6 | With baits cast into the new areas we settled down to review the week 's action over a coffee . |
| 7 | We drift around looking the place over for accommodation , eventually selecting a wooden building called Sand Dune Apartments . |
| 8 | Well than the other the other thing which I think particularly in the last one that we did which was finished back in March , we kept on changing the specification , because it started off such a such and specification and it was going to the Hanover Fair in Germany |
| 9 | We go on to examine the firm 's dividend policy and how this affects the value of shares . |
| 10 | Now erm once again I 'm relying on the information that Norman would have given you in describing how we go about setting the assignments up . |
| 11 | We went on compiling the inventory . |
| 12 | ‘ Some of the youngsters were in awe of Ibrox , but once they settled down we went on to dominate the second-half . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Some of the youngsters were in awe of Ibrox , but once they settled down we went on to dominate the second-half . ’ |
| 14 | For the first time I met Jeremy 's father , who had just arrived from America , and together we went in to see the body . |
| 15 | Yes , the will be floating in the river when we went down to do the foundations , so it , it has cost a lot more money in , than we anticipated , and certainly in time and effort . |
| 16 | We went out to take the air in the inner bailey and stood fascinated as four ostlers struggled with the ropes tied to the bridle of a splendid , black war horse . |
| 17 | ‘ All clear , was sounded and we went out to find the clock mechanism of the disgusting contraption in the road just outside . |
| 18 | We leant out to catch the accents of the porter , proclaiming his piece in the soft west-country drawl . |
| 19 | We looked up to see the tree limbs rippling with leather and fur . |
| 20 | We looked up to see the safety diver frantically untangling himself from suddenly treacherous lines before being bumped by this moving mountain . |
| 21 | Eventually it became too much , and one afternoon we looked down to see the bowwab moving out . |
| 22 | ‘ If one of us finds the Grimoire , we call out to let the others know , then bring it back here to this office , ’ Donna suggested . |
| 23 | We carried on using the encyclopedia to make plans , taking ourselves out of that room to beautiful , exotic places , places of joyful freedom , sailing oceans , crossing mountain ranges and doing something worthwhile . |
| 24 | The news is too difficult to hear , emotionally speaking , and so we block off recognizing the fact that the event has occurred . |
| 25 | We 'll see them when we come back to collect the others . |
| 26 | So we ended up staying the night at a hotel , The Majestic , the big one right on the sea front As usual Malcolm feigned being borassic so she ended up shelling out for two rooms . |
| 27 | Even though we ended up winning the FA Cup I feel we never really got started last season . |