Example sentences of "we [vb past] to [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We rode to the fourth floor , the doors slid open , we regarded each other in silence from our chosen corners , the doors slid to , and by the time we returned to the ground floor divorce was forgotten and the marriage reconsummated . |
| 2 | I see from my files that we agreed to a slight change to the Agreement for the above tape , and a revised page 2 of the document was sent to you on 20 April . |
| 3 | We agreed to a limited extension on the basis that we would have to show the court that we had provided reasonable opportunity for the Department to consider the matter . |
| 4 | We cruised to a big lead without getting out of bottom gear and continuity was difficult to obtain after half-time . ’ |
| 5 | We went off and we got to a steep hill , we all had to get out |
| 6 | The nearest we got to an official pronouncement on the recent escalation of terrorism was the inane comment of Security Minister Sir John Wheeler that the IRA was defeated . |
| 7 | ‘ Every time we got to the dying fall of Come Back to Sorrento she wound the damn thing up again . |
| 8 | As we got to the narrow road that runs past the spot where Mr Marr used to watch the night sky , he turned and held up his hands towards the stars . |
| 9 | We got to the Great Wall in about 2 hours , passing through mountain country which is unfortunately not very beautiful at this lime of year — brown , bouldery and inhospitable . |
| 10 | Anyway , we got to the first tee and one of these immaculate guys got his driver out and hit the ball about 15 yards — and took a divot out you could put a pot plant into . |
| 11 | Before we got to the first tee I could see that Jack was already on edge — or more on edge , rather , because a hangover had already eaten into his small reserves of patience and equanimity . |
| 12 | And when we got to the other end one of the lads actually walked in and did a waltz into the school with it which the kids thought was great . |
| 13 | We went with Traffens one year , the first year in fact we went with Traffens and that was super because when we got to the other side sort of , it was then about ten o'clock he said well if you if there 's enough people want it we will transform your transform your seats into bunks and most people wanted and you were able to push the seats so one , two pairs of seats one of the seats went up and the other went down and you had four bunks |
| 14 | When we got to the halfway camp , two of us were not feeling up to the rest of the climb , and spent the night there . |
| 15 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 16 | In section 6.1 , we referred to the empirical breakdown of the original Phillips curve in the late 1960s and we pointed out that one explanation for this involves bringing inflationary expectations into the argument . |
| 17 | In discussing the theory of the firm , we referred to the differential information available to shareholders and managers . |
| 18 | On the fourteenth day we moved to a different section of the training building . |
| 19 | When we moved to the new building we were promised vastly improved facilities , not a canteen but a carpeted restaurant , with special facilities for conferences and for private business lunches . |
| 20 | After these preliminaries , including some observations about Kensington , conducted before a rather feeble gas-fire , we moved to the low-ceilinged dining-room . |
| 21 | This we traced to a cylindrical metal box ( about 2′ long and about 8″ in diameter ) located under the nearside front wheelarch . |
| 22 | When we came to a final stop we were carried up many flights of stairs , taken into an apartment and dumped on the floor . |
| 23 | Then , after quite a while , we came to a small clearing . |
| 24 | Masha and I found further cause for depression as , walking in search of a tube station , we came to a major intersection , a roundabout of relentless , screeching vehicles , three and four abreast : for in the centre , on the small concrete island , we saw a man lying on his side . |
| 25 | ‘ Eventually we came to a mutual understanding whereby I would fill out five forms to cover each £50 cheque and I actually ended up signing 25 forms and five cheques to obtain my fuel . |
| 26 | At the forward end of that we came to a glass-panelled door , which needed no key , and suddenly we were in the comparative quietness of the drivers ' cab , right at the front of the train . |
| 27 | ‘ We came to a lonely place where I could hear the sea crashing on rocks near by . |
| 28 | After two days of arduous travel , we came to a dark-flowing river . |
| 29 | Soon after setting off we came to a forested valley along the banks of the Gwaun . |
| 30 | At about four o'clock in the afternoon , just before dusk , we came to a wooded bluff . |