Example sentences of "we mere [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we mere mortals need a rod that will give when this happens ; a rod that will absorb the shock the instant a powerful fish pulls against the line . |
| 2 | We mere peasant members are asked , in practice if not in theory , merely to murmur reverentially a few names of a few decent people into a few of the proper ears , who will then look after everything for us . |
| 3 | But he still liked to use the window , maybe just to maintain the impression that we mere humans were here to serve him . |
| 4 | By contrast the Sergeant Major has already finished , and is jogging on the spot with an air of contempt for the rest of us mere mortals . |
| 5 | How about Phil Hilborne giving us mere mortals some tips on the twiddly bits in Jimi 's version of Like A Rolling Stone ; it loses me every time . |
| 6 | Us mere mortals with ‘ normal ’ channels have to be satisfied with highlights of Wednesday 's Hillsborough replay at 10.20pm on BBC1 with the goals from Tuesday 's Bramall Lane replay . |
| 7 | Plus , for the rest of us mere mortals : Boat race fever , a month to go … and counting . |