Example sentences of "we [vb past] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first place that we visited was Nui Lenh forest reserve , one kilometre north of the Ben Hai river . |
| 2 | We 'd been two West Country boys sharing a desert tent in Fayid . |
| 3 | The increasing incidence of anal cancer we observed was apparent well before the sexual liberation in Denmark in the late 1960s and early 1970s , but the possibility exists that a potentially carcinogenic agent has become increasingly common in the anal region as a result of changing sexual habits . |
| 4 | All we heard was one scream for a bobby like you know , and they turned the lights on . |
| 5 | Here , all we needed was enough food , and people to watch for enemies . |
| 6 | But a pound a head we thought was good value . |
| 7 | Every little noise we thought was another assault wave of killer mice . |
| 8 | Fix First one we did was fixed speed , sixty miles an hour , we go double the speed , so what happens to the time ? |
| 9 | ‘ The contributors we had are all kind of double-0-seven , cloak-and-dagger types ’ , explained Krishna Littledale , one of the enticers of funds ; ‘ … if you talk very quietly and tell them they ca n't tell anyone about this conference , they will give you a lot more money . ’ |
| 10 | One parent is reported as saying : ‘ All we wanted was parental choice . ’ |
| 11 | What happens is o you know , you know that erm twelve people have their feet washed er during that erm service , and erm what we wanted was six confirmation ca er candidates to actually have their feet washed on the sanctuary erm by Father and then to ask those six to then go down into the congregation and wash the feet of one other person each making twelve altogether . |