Example sentences of "we [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On finally seeing these creatures , mating in the high forest canopy like cataracts of spun glass , we found them to be transparent with a deeper meaning , something which lay beyond them , in the undiscovered wisdom of the islanders themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ We told them to be careful and do their rounds accompanied by an adult , ’ said Mr Ord . |
| 3 | WE MIGHT well be stirred by the sudden prospect of ruins , but once we knew them to be artificial our pleasure would evaporate , ’ wrote Kenneth Clark in his 1928 ‘ Gothic Revival ’ . |
| 4 | We knew him to be cowardly and because of that prone to bullying . |
| 5 | We did it by being competent , ultra competitive , flexible and by taking fast , but informed management decisions and action . |
| 6 | They 're very pleased at that because I mean they obviously found it to be useful , erm we proved it to be useful and it 's nice to see them all taking on this responsibility now , now and doing it , because that 's all progress . |
| 7 | We wanted him to be well before he started school , so we took advantage of the health care scheme offered by my company and by many other companies and trade unions . ’ |
| 8 | And this enigma was all of nineteen , not much older than us , but he was posh , not common like us , and we considered him to be superior , just the right boy to be in charge of our Charlie . |