Example sentences of "we [was/were] [v-ing] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why we were reckoning on a 10 year transition . |
| 2 | When we hit rapids this time the sensation was surprisingly gentle — it felt like we were riding on a huge river of jelly . |
| 3 | Only gradually did my colleagues and I come to realise that we were reporting on a social phenomenon — an aberration triggered by fear of being left behind in a pay race , aggravated by mounting greed and , finally , sustained by sheer bolshieness . |
| 4 | In no time at all we were standing on a huge patch of snow at the summit of a mountain only a few feet short of a Munro . |
| 5 | Although we were walking on a sunny , but chilly Saturday in early June , the ridge was completely deserted , a great bonus considering the weekend traffic on most Munros . |
| 6 | erm I think we were working on a six week cycle |
| 7 | So , quite rightly , they 've already had some support , and at that time , we did n't know how much money , you know , we were working on a different budget . |