Example sentences of "we were the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er so we were the kind of erm the team who were there the , at the time so |
| 2 | The Shropshire press nicknamed her ‘ the ice queen ’ ; local policemen claimed she treated them ‘ as though we were the scum of the earth ’ ; Shropshire neighbours declared her a loony . |
| 3 | We were the baton in a relay race to war . |
| 4 | The bus was almost full and we had to sit separately , and it was obvious that , as foreigners , we were the object of intense interest . |
| 5 | We were the cause of dissension at home , the culprits involved in street brawls , the local tough-guys . |