Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] we must [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 But er however things went on and er we , we 've had very bad years some years when the we , stuck too much I think to some of the Morris of course er they had their troubles of course and , and then eventually we , it was funny we were the only two people in the whole of Britain who h ho held the agencies for Austin and Morris together and we were at times we were thinking we must lose one of them .
2 Not unnaturally , there was a certain amount of resentment on both sides as the changes were implemented , but after the initial shock was over and it was realised we must adapt , things simmered down .
3 And to understand how the complex situation was developing we must consider what was happening on three levels :
4 The sheer quantity of such imports might preclude tribute being the mechanism of transmission to Kent , but if a material exchange was involved we must look to the area of consumables to fill the other half of the transaction , for durable Kentish items are known , but are rare , on the Continent .
5 To anyone who was watching we must have looked the very picture of youthful preoccupation and parental concern .
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