Example sentences of "[noun] we were [verb] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we got to University of East Anglia we were set seven tasks . |
| 2 | A leading City analyst described the move as ‘ very sensible — just the thing to kill off all the rumours about a convertible issue we were hearing six weeks ago ’ . |
| 3 | Within the space of three weeks we were to experience two of the most important ceremonies of any legionnaire 's contract : the moment when he was presented with his white képi , and the celebrations surrounding Christmas . |
| 4 | At one venue we were having two conferences three months apart . |
| 5 | On a holiday trip last year we were averaging 40 mpg on cheap French diesel fuel ( another bonus point for the diesel if you like to take your car abroad ) in the superbly comfortable big Citroen . |