Example sentences of "[noun] we [vb past] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By laser treatment and radiotherapy we aimed to achieve the benefits of both while minimising complications . |
| 2 | As a result we tried to understand the reactions and attitudes , both of those who kept in touch with a member of the birth family and of those involved in the ‘ clean break ’ approach . |
| 3 | In the term , the only term we needed to explain the whole structure of conscious , unconscious , pre-conscious , was repression and we saw that repression was really a key concept . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Th this type of thing until the , after the three months we had to pass an exam . |
| 6 | After six months we decided to build a 12×12′ study extension . |
| 7 | For many weeks prior to the first of February we attempted to get a district council , a Labour council to agree that should apply in the case . |
| 8 | On the way down on that stretch of road from death one to death two I call them , the roundabouts I suddenly realised if we were going to have a rehearsal we needed to have a bouquet of flowers did n't we so I leapt out of the car picked some weeds tied them up with a piece of strong so that the chap of our staff who was going to be in front of me was going to hold them during the rehearsal whilst I dashed up to play first of all the Lord Provost and then the Queen or the Lady Provost as she then was . |
| 9 | For example , in Syllabus B we had to study the whole of Beowulf , and not just part of it . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a good job we managed to get a shepherd . |
| 11 | He added : ‘ As we approached the town we swerved to avoid a mine in the road , then I saw a second mine three feet in front of us . |
| 12 | For budgeting purposes we agreed to take a figure of 20 sows a hectare ( 8/acre ) or 11ha ( 27.5 acres ) in total . |
| 13 | In those days we had to use an oil wool , which was all right after you washed it , if somewhat coarse . |
| 14 | Erm well in the early days we had to take a kiddies bible school |
| 15 | As a group we wanted to dismiss the whole concept of the ‘ White Face Clown ’ and create innovative mime that speaks to the young — a mime that is accessible and relevant to the Black Community . |
| 16 | In the process we helped to reshape the whole of ICI 's redundancy policy and the terms under which people left the company . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | His dry sense of humour spilled over into what might have been a harrowing session and by carefully chosen words and clear illustrations we came to see the value of the painstaking work required by those at the scene of a major accident . |
| 19 | ‘ Because of the success at Weston-super-Mare we decided to extend the treatment to other sites , at Burnham and Clevedon . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ Then at the end of March we had to repeat the process , transferring all personnel equipment , housekeeping supplies and food from the Polyconfidence to the Port Royal . ’ |
| 22 | I remember when I was at university in Padua we went to see the basilica there . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's one of the reasons we managed to sell the idea to the BBC , ’ says Jaqui . |
| 24 | ‘ In the afternoon we returned to collect the bodies . |
| 25 | This afternoon we went to see a new workers ' housing estate and visited some homes . |
| 26 | ‘ In my boyhood we yearned to see the Poms defeated . ’ |
| 27 | In my Working Group 's recommendations for the teaching of literature we tried to balance the arguments for national unity with the need for a curriculum which respected the present cultural diversity of our society ( the same desire for unity and diversity underpins our recommendations on Standard English and dialects ) . |
| 28 | And in this case we had to align the timber so that a sheet of plasterboard would line up with the projecting wall |
| 29 | To park the bikes we had to strike a deal with the children in the main square . |
| 30 | and after a mile we stopped to lower the seat . |