Example sentences of "we [verb] on the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard said : ‘ The fierce weather we encountered on the third leg has tested us to our very limits . |
| 2 | Here we focus on the first of these . |
| 3 | In what follows we focus on the last of these — the possibility that debt finance may shift the burden by passing on a reduced capital stock — but the reader may like to consider the other two aspects . |
| 4 | As the curtain rises on the interior of The Boar ( Act One , scene two ) we embark on the first of four scenes in which Britten frames a rapidly foward-moving dramatic action with elements of an abstract and self-generating musical form . |
| 5 | Here we embark on the next stage of our analysis . |
| 6 | I hope that when we meet on the nineteenth Alan or Paul will immediately knock all that on the head . |
| 7 | That 's what we remember on the first day we called her in chapel . |
| 8 | Yes , Chair , it 's er , remember at the , the last meeting we touched on the first part of the report , the worry about the issue of closing shops , and rural post offices and garages , and there 's considerable interest from all members er , as to what could be done . |
| 9 | The cliffs near our cottage , we discovered on the first day of that holiday , were wild and forbidding : of ancient , dark volcanic rock . |
| 10 | We landed on the first shelf . |
| 11 | the more people we get on the first pass the better , so we do n't have to re ] excavate to make a connection at a later date . |
| 12 | If we decide on the first then we can decide whether it 's a park or a sports ground or or what shall we do ? |
| 13 | We go on the next pass . ’ |
| 14 | We did , and off to London we went on the ninth of July , for the judging , at the Queen Elizabeth Hall . |
| 15 | We live on the fourth floor of one building , in what , by Chinese standards , are luxurious conditions : we each have our own bedroom , living room , and bathroom , with drinking water , cigarettes , and thermos flasks of hot water ( for making Chinese tea ) laid on in the living room . |
| 16 | What with the new game of Guess the Election Date ( a thrill-packed pastime with no prizes ) and at long last the opportunity for change , we reflect on the last 12 years . |
| 17 | The price er wi , we depart on the eleventh of September for eight days the usual additions , you know , the coach from here , and everything . |
| 18 | The relative positions of the players changed and changed again over the second half and , as we waited on the eighteenth tee , Miguel had edged yet again one shot ahead of Jack . |
| 19 | I 'm sure that if I was still living in England we would n't have got the push that we had on the last album and we would n't have got nominated for a Grammy . |
| 20 | The crowd had now swelled to huge numbers as we stood on the 16th tee . |
| 21 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 22 | ‘ When we finally got there , tired and bedraggled , the custodian sent us packing on the next ferry because we did n't have the 2/6 entry fee ! ’ |