Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] we [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had been looking forward rather to this little drive between East and West Tarbert , but our greatest pleasure was when we stepped safely down at the pier where the little Islay steamer " Fingal " was waiting to carry us to this island of Jura . |
| 2 | However , having been off last week , I have n't been able to do that , but I have made all the amendments and I was only going to talk us through those that needed everybody to know about them . |
| 3 | The theme of this EP , if the sleeve is owt to go by , is that aliens are going to put us in big test tubes full of pink bubbles . |
| 4 | Fucking Brinley 's a big fucking tart as far as I 'm concerned there are young man are you coming to discover us with young Sam ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why are you trying to split us in two ? |
| 6 | So a stallion may respond to punishment from us by trying to kick us with greater determination instead . |
| 7 | You 're trying to blind us with all your scientific talk , so that we do n't see what you 're getting at , and leave you alone till it 's too late … ’ ‘ … you 're a wicked , evil man , like that other woman said , flying in the face of Nature and God … ’ ‘ … and what about Einstein ? |