Example sentences of "we [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do not use these medications properly then it can only be a matter of time before they are withdrawn from availability and we lose a precious treatment for our fish . |
| 2 | The New Zealanders continue to strive for new Everests in rugby achievement and their coach , Alex Wyllie , has already thrown down the gauntlet by stating : ‘ If we lose a single game we will consider the tour a failure . ’ |
| 3 | We rode a good way along the track before Mandeville slowed , leaned over and talked quietly to Southgate . |
| 4 | ‘ There was an unacceptably long waiting list before we appointed a second consultant in Chester but since then there has been a big improvement , ’ she said . |
| 5 | Are we seeing a democratic participation in all walks of life ? |
| 6 | Working with the museum 's curatorial and education staffs , and our consulting architect , we consulted a broad group of experts . |
| 7 | We met a small boy , and asked the way to one of the springs . |
| 8 | In the lobby of the hotel we met a Coptic priest . |
| 9 | In the garden of a blue house , a few yards from the rivermouth , we met a holy man with a cherub 's face and a patchy beard . |
| 10 | Our first minor disagreement of this kind came when we met a large puddle on a woodland track and Skipper decided he could n't possibly get his feet wet . |
| 11 | I tell you this , Master , if we met a pretty maid I suspect she 'd fall in love with one of the horses before she took to any of us ! ’ |
| 12 | We still have our offices and we remain a recognized institution , affiliated to international teachers ' associations . |
| 13 | Whenever we suffer a major loss in our lives — such as the death of a loved one , divorce , redundancy , miscarriage , children leaving home , or the end of a love affair — we need to go through a period of mourning . |
| 14 | We suffer a great handicap in dealing with a Government who are obsessed with secrecy . |
| 15 | Forced by tiredness , we made a tricky landing through heavy surf onto the Isle of Kirkibost . |
| 16 | After the meeting Mr Fallon said : ‘ We made a good bit of progress . |
| 17 | On 22 June we made a revised offer of 7.5 per cent for the nurses and 6 per cent for the ancillaries and administrative staff . |
| 18 | Coming out into the main channel , we made a wide U-turn and headed upriver . |
| 19 | After that we made a thorough search of the chapel , its walls , flagstones and altar , but there was nothing . |
| 20 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 21 | killed whilst CO of No Squadron ) got a few of us together and suggested that we made a time-and-distance run from the seemingly everlasting fires of Rotterdam to the target — a large troop concentration some 35 miles away . |
| 22 | ‘ We made a real dog 's breakfast of it . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We made a terrible mistake when the Time Lords set themselves up as guardians of all space and time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 24 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 25 | After lunch , Bernice and I armed ourselves with black plastic dustbin liners and we made a concerted attack on Billy 's room . |
| 26 | We made a small profit on the event which , in the current climate , must be quite good news . |
| 27 | ‘ We made a major assault on German agriculture ’ was the laconic comment of J K Galbraith on the notorious inability of bomber crews to drop their loads anywhere near their urban target . |
| 28 | Our efforts last year were completed when we made a major presentation to the fund at a prize-giving in October . |
| 29 | Brundle said : ‘ I started well , the car felt good and we made a fantastic pit stop . |
| 30 | Now do n't take that too literally , certainly in sub zero temperatures and I think the first of December and to do so would I think er have er maybe with some risk of being in 's phrase stark raving bonkers but by that you may think I mean that I think we made a fair attempt to deal with the three principle issues which have caused so much annoyance to user groups , there 's a backlog in modification orders . |