Example sentences of "we be [vb pp] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , we are given five pages which briefly outline the genesis and original publication of the seven essays and only the briefest contextualisation of the pieces within a broader historical framework . |
| 2 | As a result we are given one of the most blatant examples of a blonde floozie being added to a film purely for box-office considerations . |
| 3 | We are given 4 reasons for the changes : |
| 4 | In particular , it does not have a fixed structure and , instead , we are offered two alternative ways of reading it . |
| 5 | also Brookside for we are allowed four Channels . |
| 6 | We do take note of trends in graphic design , though , and we 're approached two or three times a week by would-be BP designers . |
| 7 | We were raided two nights ago — nomads , your son said . |
| 8 | We were sent hundreds of letters of thanks like this one from an eminent diplomat , Sir Ashley Clarke : |
| 9 | Yet , when one looks back , it all seems dim and forgotten already , except for the silly little incidents which stick in one 's mind , such as when we were dive-bombed one morning and the sergeant-major fell into his porridge ! … |
| 10 | We were jammed eight to a compartment , smoking , playing cards and drinking beer ; the lights were on and sleep was completely impossible . |
| 11 | We were given thirty days to come up with our designs . |
| 12 | And then , after two years , we were allowed on to the wards in our white coats and we had to erm find out about the patients and initially we were all very slow and we were given two hours to talk to a patient to find out all about them . |
| 13 | We were given 10 minutes to prepare , then had to give an interview of 2 minutes . |
| 14 | We were given three weeks to make ready and our curiosity was heightened when four American cypher sergeants from Headquarters Squadron , Middle East US Forces , were attached to our unit . |
| 15 | He explained : ‘ I did it because we were beaten 3-1 in the practice match . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I did it because we were beaten 3-1 in the practice match . ’ |
| 17 | When we got to University of East Anglia we were set seven tasks . |
| 18 | Then we were interrogated one by one : ‘ Why did you demonstrate ? |
| 19 | We were paid 120 francs and interviewed again . |
| 20 | We were divorced five years later . |
| 21 | I was n't even on that deck ; we were billeted two up from there … ’ |
| 22 | Does the Secretary of State realise that we were promised 20 years ago that after 20 years the toll would be abolished ? |
| 23 | Erm , actually there was a mix-up with that yesterday , we were told one limb , |
| 24 | He says we were told one of them was very badly deformed — but we were never told why — I wondered if that was put down to the tests . |
| 25 | We were told 6 weeks on Oct 6th |
| 26 | Yes , things that we were told 20 years ago that were perfectly safe , it 's now being proved that they 're not safe . |
| 27 | We were allowed two throws each . |
| 28 | We were allowed ten minutes to have our coffee and bread before being chased back to the barrack rooms for cleaning and tidying . |
| 29 | Charles Laubscher , who recalls : ‘ I was detailed with ‘ Tiger ’ Pain to give top cover to the squadron on the 20th. and we were allotted two of the new machines ( Mark IIs ) . |
| 30 | Every policeman was given a pint mug and on night duty we were , have n't , we , each of us was given one pint of coffee . |