Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fast , we found well differentiated carcinomas to contain significantly less urokinase type plasminogen activator antigen compared with poorly differentiated carcinomas ( Table II ) . |
| 2 | We 'd both made plans , and they both went wrong . |
| 3 | and that 's the way its it left we left it but of course as I mentioned to him we 'd completely omitted Tats which of course we we we had n't done Tats at all . |
| 4 | It 's a crazy situation , because when Clarke was the Home Secretary , and he made a , a speech in parliament , we adjourned a meeting of the Authority to listen to him speaking , now we 'd already made applications er , to increase the number complete officers by the , getting rid of the superintendents , and Clarke came out with what we 'd said , yes , do that , but the Home Office are still saying no you ca n't . |
| 5 | ‘ We started out asking questions that were being asked all over , ’ she says . |
| 6 | We decided not to do teas , you may remember . |
| 7 | ‘ And you remember that rotten fence we kept on breaking pieces off the top of . ’ |
| 8 | And we went away clutching bits of and similar document and things like that . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , we 've had such a marvellous day , Uncle Albert took us to the Marine Museum and then we went on to collect sea-shells ourselves , he knew where to go for them , we found hundreds ; and we had a lobster picnic . |
| 10 | And we went on writing poems , in that luxuriant air of mingled spirituality and sexual anguish . |
| 11 | We looked down to see goldfinches and snow buntings feasting on fallen seeds in the heaped litter of salt marsh plants : sea lavender and sea purslane . |
| 12 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 13 | And who of us has never made a phone call we did n't want others to overhear ? |
| 14 | We did n't carry batons for ornaments . |
| 15 | So let's not feel too depressed that we did n't send 20-year-olds , half from northern clubs , and half from southern ones . |
| 16 | I was in the Drama Club when I was when I stayed at home , but we did n't do pantomimes , we we did plays , one act plays , and three act plays , we did three act plays . |
| 17 | she used to call us heathens cos we did n't wear vests . |
| 18 | No we did n't buy tyres , no they were tyre mileage rates and erm mileage was the , tyres were paid for on the mileage run . |
| 19 | ‘ IF WE DID N'T SHOOT FOXES , WITHIN TWO OR THREE YEARS , WE 'D HAVE TO GIVE UP SHEEP FARMING . ’ |
| 20 | We did n't know blacks , yet were always sure that we knew their real interests and what they were thinking ! |
| 21 | We did n't invite friends with Mother being placed as she was , but if neighbours called they would be offered a glass of something , usually home-made ginger cordial , and a bit of cake if we had it . |
| 22 | Our street was just a row of brick terrace house , and we did n't have gardens at the front . |
| 23 | At Low Birk Hatt we did n't have Christmases in the generally accepted sense . |
| 24 | That happened in the ring , we did n't have head-guards in those days . |
| 25 | In fact he had me arriving at the scene in a police car with two tones , at , at , at that time we did n't have police cars with two tones , just siren , so they obviously put some sound on it . |
| 26 | We did n't have interviews , but a young person had to ‘ gain' a place none the less , as we had criteria for entry onto the course . |
| 27 | Of course we did n't have servants , but my first bedroom was a little L-shaped room that must have been a maid 's room . |
| 28 | We did n't have parties , nor did we celebrate my birthday as most children do . |
| 29 | Erm we did n't play cards he was a bit he was okay but he was obviously he 's finding it hard at times . |
| 30 | We did n't call ti hiking we were going on a walk . |