Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We face real threats internationally from pollution , over-population , from famine , from nuclear accidents and from the collapse of an unjust world economic order which means we take more money from the poor than we lend them every year . ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Thatcher cares about the environment so we sent her a letter too . |
| 3 | Could n't find a size large enough for Hurley so we got him a nightshirt instead . |
| 4 | We did n't want our poor prisoner to get wet , so we gave him a nice yellow raincoat , you see . |
| 5 | Room maids also suggested improving the honeymoon suite , so we gave them a project to look at suitable fabrics and rival hotel suites . |
| 6 | We 're on the same pitch then , so we give them a game and that would apply in the Premier League . ’ |
| 7 | The trouble about that is , it 's now enforced upon us and that 's official target , we have to set priority of fire certificates because we need the money , bluntly , otherwise we have to find it elsewhere , so we give them a priority that they would n't otherwise have . |
| 8 | Er champion of champions we 've , I bought some prizes for the champion of champions , and food er just to go with the trophies er Keith again was our judge and erm knowing that he does n't willingly accept money , he wants to come and do it for nothing erm how many proposed that we buy him something a bottle to take with him , so we bought him a bottle of wine to take with him and er that was the three pound . |
| 9 | Oh Jenny is terrible , Sue and I decided were go to see her today because we had a message that she was in hospital , so we bought her a plant and we were on our way to see today |
| 10 | He looked like a wild thing so we called him the Yeti . |
| 11 | Cos we bo , cos we bought him a birthday present right . |
| 12 | I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive . |
| 13 | If we sell you the asset , we get 100 in cash but you get an asset worth 100 . |
| 14 | It does n't matter if we get them the wrong way round it 'll still work out . |
| 15 | But if we get you an appointment to see Georgina one morning at your convenience , so we can rattle those off |
| 16 | I said , ‘ For God 's sake , Desmond , hire her a television , ’ but he said no because we 're not well off , not well off at all , and we 're having to keep her , she has n't offered a penny , not that we 'd accept of course , and anyway Desmond said there was n't any point because if we got her a television she 'd think of something else , want to play cards or something , and that would be worse — and he 's right , it would , because a game of bridge with her is like the cold war all over again . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm not changing my tune , Councillor Wyle knows that in the past I have actually offered to go with them when they 've made erm , visits to the minister , and when he said , we we we tried , but we never got anywhere , and on various issues I 've said , well perhaps if we got us an all party delegation , at least we could have done no worse . |
| 18 | ‘ If we afforded them the respect they deserve the respect they are given in other European countries then the standard of service we would get would be a lot higher , ’ says the 55-year-old Swiss-trained baker . |
| 19 | The government could pick up anyone they wanted and prosecute at their leisure , if we made them a present of all those names . |
| 20 | And if we make it a decent team — people who are good at — at swimming and riding and all … ’ |
| 21 | It is possible to live with wild animals , if we give them a little space . |
| 22 | But look at it this way ; if we give them the exclusive we only have to go on the merry-go-round once . |
| 23 | ‘ Perhaps if we give her a little more time ? ’ |
| 24 | " He 'll be all right , you know , if we give him a chance , " said Hazel to Bigwig by the lake . |
| 25 | He said when were moving her bedroom around , if he , if we give him a shout he 'll come over and help . |
| 26 | ‘ The first 20 minutes will be critical and , the way he kicks , Botha could beat us on his own if we give him the chances , ’ said Carling , whose assessment was backed by pack leader Brian Moore . |
| 27 | Would you mind if we paid her a visit instead ? ’ she appealed . |
| 28 | It does n't matter if we do it a little bit before you do it at school because when you do it you 'll understand then and you can get a lot from it you can ask |
| 29 | the thing is , you see , if we do it an American flavour I mean , people expect heavy rock music in an |
| 30 | Dorcas said he thought it would n't do any harm if we gave him a hand , sort of thing , ’ said the nome nervously . |