Example sentences of "[noun pl] we [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On both walks we left the railway near the station and turned left along the Hendre Ddu Tramway . |
| 2 | To isolate these sequences we used the enzyme T 4 DNA polymerase which has been shown to enable the isolation of telomeres with virtually no loss of telomeric DNA ( 30 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Together with some other clients we took the owner to court but he escaped to Spain . ’ |
| 4 | At the end of the sessions we asked the women for feed back . |
| 5 | In the same way as in previous analyses we divided the men according to whether or not the placental weight was above 1.25 pounds ( 567 g ) . |
| 6 | It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas . |
| 7 | Alongside the universities we had the training colleges under local authority or denominational control ; and we had a strong and growing sector of higher education within further education . |
| 8 | In our recent study of papers in the mid-1980s we broadened the focus and examined not only rape but also other forms of sexual assault and not only reporting of trials but also other stages , including the search and post-conviction . |
| 9 | After several normal circuits we sampled the failure cases , starting with the simple loss of hydraulics . |
| 10 | For two blissful weeks we explored the islands : fishing , swimming , wandering over moorlands to distant trout lochs and seaweed-fringed pools , alive with silver sea-trout . |
| 11 | There were ceilidhs round the peat fires and on the fine days we explored the moors and sea cliffs . |
| 12 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 13 | Over the next days we fine-tuned the scheme and made some useful improvements . |
| 14 | And in those days we required the money and er often , very often we had to do it to strengthen our wages a bit . |
| 15 | After five days we removed the packing around the splint . |
| 16 | We were warned to keep him out of the bedrooms , and for days we resisted the howls and barks and pneumatic drill impersonations . |
| 17 | When we ran out of jam jars we pressed the daffodils and tulips into the earth . |
| 18 | Through the Northern Ireland Association of Community Workshops we sought the advice of senior counsel . |
| 19 | After driving a few miles along what seemed an endless avenue of poplars we crossed the Taro , at this time of year a dry riverbed , by a long bridge with marble statues of reclining river gods and goddesses at either end . |
| 20 | For several hours we explored the island , two humps of rock , spectacularly eroded , joined by a narrow ridge . |
| 21 | For hours we searched the forests on the western slopes — nothing . |
| 22 | Then for hours we gutted the living , flapping fish and threw them into baskets to be carried below and put on ice . |
| 23 | One of the reasons we chose the name U2 was to have that ambiguity which I think is necessary , so that it 's not so easy for people to make premature assumptions or wrong associations . |
| 24 | ‘ One of the reasons we did the play , ’ said Lloyd , ‘ was to make sure as many people as possible watched it ; hence casting Michael in it . |
| 25 | If we go back to the middle ages we had the situation of craftsmanship , where one individual was responsible for the design of what they were doing , the selection of the materials regarding what they were doing . |
| 26 | Ejecting a few birds we inspected the inside of the crude habitation where the men would live for the next ten days or more . |
| 27 | In both studies we compared the effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy presented in Individual and Group modes . |
| 28 | I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea . |
| 29 | Because of the predominance of low renin hypertension among black Kenyan patients we compared the efficacy of propranolol plus diuretic , a standard treatment in Africa , with nifedipine plus diuretic in Kenyan patients whose blood pressure was not controlled by diuretic treatment . |
| 30 | From a dark corner of the stairs we admired the ladies as they went up to their rooms , and then again as they descended to dinner in their elegant evening dresses . |