Example sentences of "[noun] we managed [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a struggle with the wind we managed to get the meadow looking neat and tidy , tables were loaded on to a dumper and the villagers made for home with their booty . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a good job we managed to get a shepherd . |
| 3 | In that short interval we managed to grab a couple of milk crates and a door that we found at the edge of a building site . |
| 4 | In three hours we managed to get the contractors to build an earth ramp , roll it flat , cover it with gravel and put a handrail alongside so that people could walk down from the road to a flat area beside the ceremony site . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's one of the reasons we managed to sell the idea to the BBC , ’ says Jaqui . |
| 6 | I do n't think even in our wildest dreams we managed to spend an extra five million in the first few weeks of this council , I remember a couple of million going into schools and few hundred thousand for voluntary organizations , and er , and old people 's homes . |
| 7 | ‘ Last night we managed to have a reasonable conversation . |