Example sentences of "[noun sg] we were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slate we wanted to produce we want , you know if there a lot a bit of waste going over the tip , we were n't so much worried bout the waste , cos we was on the bonus we were making the slates and that . |
| 2 | You see , it was n't that they had no faith , they had faith we were saying the other week when we were dealing with this , we all have faith it 's what we do with it . |
| 3 | As volunteers for the day we were accorded the same privilege . |
| 4 | On another occasion we were meeting the Prime Minister 's plane at Cardiff Airport , with only two Gofers in the team that day . |
| 5 | Had a laugh last night we were laying the carpet and I was laying it , I cut it off see where it is you ca n't fit , ca n't fit it under the doorsteps |
| 6 | At dinner that night we were discussing the whole affair and I said : " Oh well , you ca n't make an omelette without breaking some eggs , " which led to the classic retort from Ed Prior , my engineer : " Yes , but you did n't have to break the whisk ! " |
| 7 | This morning at breakfast we were smoking the last two . |
| 8 | After each flight we were picked up on little points , such as our positioning or the way we were holding the glove : too high or too low , the wrong angle . |
| 9 | By the time we were packing the chutes we were both hooked and planning another trip . |
| 10 | We always went out in twos and threes , for obvious reasons , but all the same by the time we were approaching the field we had collected a following of about a dozen . |
| 11 | I could not in the court of law swear that you had been under my observations the whole time we were making the ascent . ’ |