Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few moments we realize why . |
| 2 | But within a few moments we were sipping extra-dry martinis from paper cups , then eating cold chicken and tinned ham , with beer chilled by the sea . |
| 3 | In a few moments we 'll be joined by Dan Topolski , a man who did more for Oxford rowing than anyone else . |
| 4 | Sorry , this show came up so suddenly , there are a few dates we 'll have to work round . ’ |
| 5 | After a few minutes we watched them crossing the field , alongside the hedgerow . |
| 6 | After a few minutes we were shaking hands . |
| 7 | Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain . |
| 8 | For a few minutes we slipped into the hut . |
| 9 | For a few minutes we watched a tree-creeper working his way up the trunk of a tree looking for grubs until Bill the dog , crashing through the undergrowth sniffing for smells , frightened him off . |
| 10 | For a few minutes we said nothing . |
| 11 | For a few minutes we fought wildly . |
| 12 | In a few minutes we would be ready for Firstlight , and then we 'd we clear . |
| 13 | After a few minutes we all started to move along the ditch . |
| 14 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be visiting the Victorian mansion that is n't finished yet , and has just been given a grant to ensure that it never will be . |
| 15 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be meeting the teenager who 's joined the elite in the world of magic . |
| 16 | Welcome back … in a few minutes we 'll be catching up with one of the fastest men on water … |
| 17 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be turning back the clock with the men who kept Britain 's coalmines working during the Second World War . |
| 18 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we take the wraps off one the great secrets in the world of wildlife . |
| 19 | Ejecting a few birds we inspected the inside of the crude habitation where the men would live for the next ten days or more . |
| 20 | When we find this extremely difficult , there are a few things we can do to make it easier . |
| 21 | that I 'm w now , so what I suggest we do , is before we say we must make your premenstrual tension better with various manip various bits and bobs , and there are quite a few things we can do to help . |
| 22 | Erm I just want to go back and talk about a few things we just touched on earlier . |
| 23 | ‘ I think there are a few things we ought to get straight , ’ he said coolly . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll just fetch a few things we might need . ’ |
| 25 | There 's a few things we need from the shops that I did n't get yesterday . |
| 26 | Never mind you can play the Bare Naked Lady thingummybobs and er then hopefully we go oh he 's in the shop he 's had a few customers we 'll get back to John a bit later . |
| 27 | Within a few pages we move through a recognition and rejection of the fantasy of the Perfect Mother , an understanding of her mothers ' reality and an account of telling her mother , who Is at this point 80 . |
| 28 | No one can deny that thanks to Champollion and a few others we have succeeded in reading Egyptian hieroglyphics and that we know , in most cases , what they mean . |
| 29 | But because we must n't let anyone know he 's here , there are a few precautions we must take . |
| 30 | By considering a few examples we can isolate some of the problems that remain : |