Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we make up a helical coil ( Fig. 4.2(b) ) the wires are going round always in the same direction so the voltages simply add and we may rewrite eqn ( 4.13 ) in the form |
| 2 | Why , in particular , should we rule out a fourth possibility , that the origin of life is a far more probable event than is suggested by Statement 3 ? |
| 3 | Alison Vaissiere ( the Fair 's organiser ) : Four years ago we drew up a five-year plan ; the first theme in 1989 coincided with the tercentenary of William and Mary and was titled ‘ A tribute to the age of William and Mary ’ ; the following year was ‘ Italy and the Grand Tour ’ ; last year , ‘ The Art and influence of Japan ’ coincided with the Japan Festival ; and of course this year celebrates American patronage . |
| 4 | We are inundated with rabbits , so we fenced off a rabbit-proof area for vegetables and netted the top — the pigeons , caterpillars and slugs ate the lot . |
| 5 | Now we 've got a formula , so we build up a little table . |
| 6 | Gradually we built up a common world , partly based on the great of the past , like Jane Austen , partly on Ivy . |
| 7 | We fled down a long avenue towards the river . |
| 8 | ‘ We found out a funny thing about the kids , lads really , they were n't so young . |
| 9 | She was watching the road as we roared down a slight incline at all of seventy . |
| 10 | It was a good seven-hour jeep-lurch , even with Abu at the wheel , and for the last two hours we drove over a tyre-tearing track down a parched spit of land . |
| 11 | We drove up a steep gravel path , and soon beheld the well , Tobernalt . |
| 12 | ‘ We soaked up a great deal of pressure , but then hit them on the break , ’ he said . |
| 13 | However , we climbed up a little way , just to get off the road . |
| 14 | We climbed up a twisting staircase past two floors of tables and then took our place in the bay window on the top floor . |
| 15 | Are we going out a third time ? |
| 16 | At Naba we were overtaken by the hospital train and discovered that their food supply had run out , so we handed over a whole case of sausages and one of tinned peaches . |
| 17 | And then we walked on a little bit further and there was big clumps of them everywhere they was . |
| 18 | ‘ We had been to the pub and as we walked along a well-lit walkway this man came towards us . |
| 19 | We walked along a narrow road with elm and oak trees on either side , moving slowly because Macier 's feet were hurting him . |
| 20 | Visiting Stanley village , we walked along a crowded street of shops and many street traders . |
| 21 | Sometimes — now , for instance — I look down on Tod , on John , as a mother might ( mother night ) , and try to find hope in the innocence or neutrality of his sleep So now we wake up a new man . |
| 22 | Said Len Brealey : ‘ The plain facts are that after Mr Woolhouse failed to reach payment in an original contract we set up a new agreement . |
| 23 | Following the very worthwhile discussion at the seminar we set up a Working Party to explore the main issues of concern and to suggest practical guidelines and recommendations for implementation . |
| 24 | The likeliest place for the specks to get into the product was in the ‘ Fluon ’ finishing Room so we set up a multi-disciplinary CAT of operators , supervisors , QC , QA and maintenance personnel headed by Finishing Room manager Jim Fairhurst . |
| 25 | We set up a national network of consumer advice centres : the Government closed them down . |
| 26 | Paul was an apprentice electrician at Watneys brewery in Mortlake so he brought some barrels of beer along and we set up a proper bar . |
| 27 | In Chapter 6 we set out a dual-route model of reading aloud , distinguishing between a lexical procedure and a non-lexical procedure for converting print to speech . |
| 28 | That is why in this manifesto we set out a clear analysis of Britain 's problems and our proposals for putting them right . |
| 29 | ‘ We set about a vigorous reconstruction programme supported by the ICI Group . |
| 30 | And him being a lawyer and all , we cooked up a grand scheme between us so that I could go back to Ireland with my pride intact . ’ |