Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know , in spite of the fact that we agreed not to discuss it , it was all because of what had happened in the past , was n't it ? ’ |
| 2 | That 's why we agreed not to train her . |
| 3 | ‘ We failed lamentably to break them down . |
| 4 | And so we had discussions with them and I can tell you , you know , it was at least six months before the consultants ever made any specific move to introduce the system as such er because of our overtures to them , because of the fact that we asked regularly to meet them and to consult on various points . |
| 5 | Halfords Halfords in Harlow is one that that that we found out took it . |
| 6 | She came down to Riverside with me , watched as we rehearsed then followed me into the loo and gave me a blow job — something I just was n't used to as a 17-year-old grammar school boy still living at home with his mum and dad . |
| 7 | We tried frantically to reach him with our walkie-talkies , but he was somewhere en route from the island of Gozo . |
| 8 | Or perhaps , for convenience , we pretended not to notice them . |
| 9 | There was one instance when the tanker had left and we were low on fuel that we radioed in to say we were coming home . |
| 10 | Not that we came just to see you . |
| 11 | When we came up to see it well it was a brand spanking new |
| 12 | We came round to give you a lift . |
| 13 | ‘ We came here to find him , did n't we ? ’ said Gurder . |
| 14 | We came over to see you in the Glory . |
| 15 | We came out to see them putting the body in a bag . |
| 16 | In the interval of my concert , he took the cellos away to ensure that the passage was perfect when we came back to play it — now there is real dedication and real generosity ! |
| 17 | ‘ He ran out when we came in to get you . ’ |
| 18 | I told him my Vanessa story and he told me his and we 'd both heard them before ! |
| 19 | And when we 'd both done I freshened our cups . |
| 20 | Maybe we 'd both misjudged him . |
| 21 | We 'd just settled him along the back seat when I realised that he would need some money . |
| 22 | No , we 'd just bought it . |
| 23 | Well we 'd just unpacked it and we 're just looking at it and mummy said oh where 's John ? |
| 24 | Cos the back end you know is is slightly higher than the front end and we 'd just got it in and the front was about that so it was n't gon na Oh well can you imagine the perspiration there would be , |
| 25 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 26 | The next meeting I think we 'd already agreed it was going to be the first Monday in August which I think is the |
| 27 | ‘ Oh well , ’ he said , ‘ we 'd better measure you quickly then , had n't we , in case your little feet catch cold . ’ |
| 28 | We 'd better measure it on the other wall , had n't we ? |
| 29 | " Then we 'd better feed her , had n't we ? |
| 30 | ‘ We 'd better sing them a song , friends , that 's the only thing to do . ’ |