Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] we [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Selfoss the assistant in the chemist 's tries to sell us surgical spirit when we ask for meths and there is a pantomime while Tony explains to her , in best sign language , that what he wants is spirit for a Trangia . |
| 2 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 3 | There are behind-the-scenes flurries as the sheet-covered frock is brought out of storage — by ladies dressed in white coats and white gloves so that the masterpiece is n't stained — and the model changes to give us another twirl . |
| 4 | We would be most encouraged by your efforts to join us this year — whether in wheelchair , pushchair or on foot ! |
| 5 | We had persuaded our landladies to give us packed lunches in place of the statutory second meal . |
| 6 | John Kane donned his waders to bring us this report . |
| 7 | No timescale was placed on the proposals to limit US military influence and the USA called on the JSP to clarify its position . |
| 8 | We have the example of the anaerobic bacteria to show us that life can exist — indeed , may have to exist — without the presence of oxygen , but that is a slightly different concern : it seems likely that these bacteria evolved in an oxygen-rich environment and then adapted to ecologies lacking in oxygen . |