Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] we [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Books can be dangerous because the reading and writing of them involves us in an exercise of intellectual freedom . |
| 2 | I know we as a nation are not renowned for our ability to serve but the general level of indifference , apathy and downright rudeness I encountered made even me , a cynical bastard at the best of times , wince . |
| 3 | I mean yes er as I said earlier on it 's just a question for for just a bit more obviously in the readings report th there is there is concern naturally with the by-passes in paragraph two five I mean I have n't had a chance to sort of looking up yet , and I 'd by grateful for County Executive 's advice on that and I thought we as a County Council had agreed a line erm for a by-pass through the West Sussex portion at least . |
| 4 | I think we as a town , do n't want to lose , we got precious few buildings , for community use , and I think we need to look at this to the different light now . |
| 5 | There is evidence around the country particularly in , in , in , in Milton Keynes where that sort of arrangement applies and I think we as a County Council as the waste er as the Disposal Authority must make sure that we put in place arrangements which will encourage that sort of thing to happen . |
| 6 | But I think we with the wet stuff we 've had going through , the chute is blocking up . |
| 7 | ‘ Now that we have killed off Rex and Woodbum , we seem to have killed off our chances of having them lead us to the Presley hoard . ’ |
| 8 | We 've got to persuade them to invest in us — to make them see us as the means by which they can topple the Seven . ’ |
| 9 | When she met us off the train in Paris she was living alone . |
| 10 | ‘ They 've got no consideration , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke stormed as she met us with a supply of dusters and aerosols and impregnated cloths . |
| 11 | She led us to an unmarked oak door which opened into a short corridor , obviously a modern extension to the farmhouse . |
| 12 | She led us past a series of dun-walled anterooms through whose windows the burnished leagues of the East River fired off all their flame . |
| 13 | But our knitwear in particular , erm she effected us by the little jumper she wore er with Charlie before she got engaged . |
| 14 | Lastly , do you think we as a country spend enough money on research ? |
| 15 | Mr Browning paced about and then said , ‘ You place us in a difficult position , Wilson , and one we can hardly approve . |
| 16 | You caught us on the hop there , ol' buddy . |
| 17 | Can you assist us on the approach which you have adopted in terms not only of greenbelt function , but of the need for a strategic reserve ? |
| 18 | It 's incredibly kind of you to meet us on the offchance . |
| 19 | In accordance with Section 29 of the Companies Act 1982 we require you to provide us with the names and addresses of the partners in your business . |
| 20 | ‘ Have you booked us into the same hotel , Drew ? |
| 21 | ‘ Excuse me , , I said to an elderly gentleman coming towards us , ‘ can you direct us to the Gypsy Queen 's caravan ? ’ |
| 22 | Can you direct us to the table please ? |
| 23 | If the foot Melanie could you give us of the Jenny in the plaster room ? |
| 24 | ‘ You put us on the back burner-you 'll deal with it next week , next month — you 'll do that until you retire ! ’ |
| 25 | PLAYER : Why , we grow rusty and you catch us at the very point of decadence — by this time tomorrow we might have forgotten everything we ever knew . |
| 26 | And she directed us to an examination cubicle adjacent to the great man 's room . |
| 27 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
| 28 | Ca n't you see us in the movies ? |
| 29 | ‘ Well , we do open to the public now , as you know , but oh ! the bills , and the staff want paying , ’ she said as she showed us to the door . |
| 30 | The manager was okay — all she wanted was to get the place calmed down — and she showed us out the back way . ’ |