Example sentences of "we [be] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Many people reckon we are all a bit loony spending all our spare time going round the non-League grounds of the M/SV but I can think of one really good reason for doing it .
2 But what Roger Cook and his researchers entirely failed to do was to use the interesting current developments within WWF to highlight a crucial debate of which we are all a part — namely the values that should now guide the work we do in our respective movements , and how to make those values germane and relevant to people the world over .
3 The light greens by and large believe that the system of which we are all a part is perfectible , that it could be reformed in such a way as to create a sustainable , environmentally friendly way of living .
4 There is good news from the tax man our deregistration on subscriptions has been accepted and we are due a refund .
5 Bill Waddell , chairman of The Avenues Tenants Association which covers the area , said : ‘ We are terrified a child is going to be killed . ’
6 Sometimes we are ill a position to make our search easier by setting up filing systems in advance .
7 They 're four a day , we 're four a day .
8 We 're all a bit fed up , but it 'll pass .
9 We 're all a bit mad but several have responded by saying they 've now got something to live for , ’ he said .
10 ‘ Yes , we 're all a bit nosy , are n't we ? ’
11 What I 'd like say with these guys there 's no right or wrong style , there 's no good or bad , we 're all different erm and we f we 're all a combination of each as well .
12 There 'd be a lot of similarity to it , and I think if we 're honest a lot of it would come back to things .
13 We 're half a mile long and young and old and white and black and girl and boy , looking for a monster to kill or create .
14 But we 're worried a bit about her state of mind .
15 A palace aide said last night : ‘ We were all a bit apprehensive about the lunch but when they arrived they put everyone at ease .
16 " At lunch we were all a bit subdued , " he said .
17 In our squadron was a man I call an elderly because at the time he was about forty to forty five years old and we were all a bunch of kids .
18 He used to come and collect that , and er But er the union well we were alright A chap named he was the secretary and er and Jack he was the president and me Dad were on the committee , there were several of on the committee .
19 Next morning , there was no wind and we were half a mile from the eastern coast of the island .
20 Hitler shot himself we was such a dick .
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