Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's not as hard as one that we tried cos we wanted a firm one , she wanted something firm but nice and high . |
| 2 | If we have only been on cover for a short time and it is clear that the majority of the damage occurred before we came on cover , the claim should be referred to the previous insurers . |
| 3 | Aye er and er I got to the now on the and steamers go so far up , past Le Havre at the mouth Le Havre we disembarked when we went out to France first time and we took guns and all sorts . |
| 4 | Now you can look at that and sort of chant it out to yourself and learn that as a table or learn it visually or vaguely remember some of it and fill in the gaps by going back , What happened when we tried when we dripped ac acid on a metal ? |
| 5 | ‘ Here go the English on holiday , ’ I mused as we drove from Geneva airport , ‘ four people and two skis . ’ |
| 6 | Jean-Claude announced himself rested and refreshed when we got back to Paris . |
| 7 | ‘ There are also areas where we can learn from them , as we found when we visited Khmelnitski last year . ’ |
| 8 | The following examples illustrate the sorts of problems we encountered when we tried to apply our notion of ‘ shared tasks ’ in these classrooms . |
| 9 | How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted ! |
| 10 | ‘ How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted — |
| 11 | What would happen if we all parked where we pleased just because we were too lazy to park properly ? |
| 12 | We drove until we reached St Michael where we paid a hefty toll of £30 to use the next stretch of road . |
| 13 | ‘ I imagined if we agreed to Jennifer going somewhere that would be that and she would n't come home again . ’ |
| 14 | I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas . |
| 15 | We got what we deserved because we batted awfully . ’ |
| 16 | but I , I could n't of ate before we came out |
| 17 | No it , we took it to this bloke and I do n't know what he 's done with it because it played before we took it and when he , he said it were n't worth doing and when we brought it back it wo n't even roll now even play now will it ? |
| 18 | I half slept , then woke as we sped by the rest house where we had stopped for juice on that first visit to Al Ain . |
| 19 | Our walks have been outstandingly enjoyable , and yesterday we walked on the estate which you and Bob pained when we went to the Crinan Canal . |
| 20 | Bring a bottle , " she added as we mounted the stairs . |
| 21 | The question is what there is about what we learnt when we learnt the rule for + 2 which makes the continuation 20,002 , 20,004 , 20,006 objectively correct , and 20,004 , 20,008 , 20,012 objectively incorrect . |
| 22 | Taking my place on the touchline , I noticed as we kicked off the reassuring sight of Ken Mentle in the grandstand giving me the thumbs up before disappearing through his tip-up seat . |
| 23 | He noticed as we 'd all noticed that in in respect of law and order that things were really going from bad to worse , were deteriorating . |
| 24 | The first thing I noticed as we arrived at the famous pot was a fixed caving rope leading down into the dark abyss , and I could n't resist scrambling across to peer in . |
| 25 | Our first minor disagreement of this kind came when we met a large puddle on a woodland track and Skipper decided he could n't possibly get his feet wet . |
| 26 | I suspect that if ever the day came when we had the misfortune of the Labour party inflicting regional government on us from Newcastle , those people would be wondering why their income tax or whatever other form of tax that Labour would seek to impose was so much higher in the northern region than elsewhere . |
| 27 | Later , a great step came when we started making films . |
| 28 | Whilst the ride itself was uneventful , the reception we received as we visited each of the sites in turn was fantastic . |
| 29 | However , the warmth of the reception and the encouragement and I received as we travelled the length and breadth of this country , across to the ‘ Emerald Isle ’ and into Belgium was truly appreciated . |
| 30 | Here , though , even the higher ground was wet , so that the difficulty of making progress barely relented until we reached the snow . |