Example sentences of "we [vb past] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fell over , and we endured a minute or two of bumbling comic relief . |
| 2 | In the previous sections we voiced a scepticism of the basic assumptions of the two most important systematic attempts to explain legal systems from within , that is , positivism and natural law . |
| 3 | We appointed a project co-ordinator in Bangkok . |
| 4 | Thus we agreed a way of phasing it in that reduced the cost of introduction but provided no disruption for those nearest retirement . |
| 5 | I said yes , but filling all my early evenings with this would prove rather inconvenient on those occasions when I wanted to go out , so we agreed a system whereby I would do some of the work first thing in the morning and the rest of it just after I closed down the switchboard . |
| 6 | We agreed a number of statements on foreign policy issues . |
| 7 | Having said nothing about the er the charity erm erm the meeting on erm the meetings four times a year and we 're quite but there are some available for erm people erm and particularly to erm we agreed a list of people who wished to give them Christmas gifts , cash but I 'm sure they would help and and erm the names of people who who might need help er are always welcome so if I could just erm erm ask people to let me know if they know of anyone financial help . |
| 8 | ‘ We fought a war , did n't we ? |
| 9 | We explored , we gazed a bit more , and I discovered the pleasures of walking barefoot on marble . |
| 10 | After a request for stamps , he describes a few enjoyable , healthy hours out of doors walking with Dad from ten to three without a rest : We met a country girl , pale faced , delicate , tall , wrapped up to her neck in winter clothes & feeling cold in spite of all ; her eyes were timid & weak ; evidently she was suffering as girls do , & was going out to get the fresh air . |
| 11 | Unfortunately when we went into the shop to buy his gift we met a couple of his ex-girlfriends who insisted on coming along to remind him of the girls he is leaving behind , and to present him with a small , but wonderfully-packaged gift , a token of our friendship . |
| 12 | In town later that day we met a PE teacher , who guided me to the sponsor 's offices for a form but no further information . |
| 13 | At 09.35 we had a cup of coffee on Hayward 's Heath station , where we met a member of the Bluebell Railway who could see where we were going from our BCRS members . |
| 14 | On our way upstairs we met a gentleman coming down in the dark . |
| 15 | And I 've , I er , I , we me we met a girl and she 'd had it done and it was lovely ! |
| 16 | We met a number of young field-workers and others who had recently come back to work in Lewis and Harris , and were most impressed by their ability and devotion . |
| 17 | As we left our rooms , we met a postman . |
| 18 | We met a chap the other day when we were staying near Dervaig , over the other side of Mull . |
| 19 | The social workers always worked as a team and whenever we met a roomful of people arrived . |
| 20 | When wandering over the hills we met a shepherd , exchanged courtesies , and offered him a glass . |
| 21 | We met a group of walkers at the top , who cheered as we raced for the cross . |
| 22 | We met a group of young Hungarian paddlers and asked them if we could join in their endeavour to sneak through the Russian bit towards Tokai . |
| 23 | There was nothing visible downstairs where we were , so immediately went up the stairs at the side to the production level where the blast had come from , and there we met a group of people who had just come out of the control room and they were cut and suffering from shock 'cos the blast had obviously well it d nearly blown the control room apart . |
| 24 | In any case , we er and we want er no opposition to it , and in fact I I was surprised we owned a pack a pack of goodies |
| 25 | Erm the first thing I 'm , I I would like t t to draw out is that at the end of the year we made a profit of a hundred sixty thousand pounds . |
| 26 | Apart from the fact that we made a profit from the Gulf war , may I ask the Minister to say what else was achieved by it , with Saddam Hussein still in power and carrying out his evil acts and with the dictatorship still in power in Kuwait ? |
| 27 | It 's time we made a man of you , aye , and time you stopped fooling with girls and halfwits . " |
| 28 | ‘ We made a T-shirt with a guy nailing a nail up his nose and I remember , in Czechoslovakia , I saw a guy do it . |
| 29 | ‘ We made a pact , that even if we split up , we would meet up on the bridge again one day . |
| 30 | Sorry to burden you with another Europroblem , but with the growth in cross-border activity , we are getting more and more bright-eyed young journalists that know a foreign language and report back from continental press conferences the English equivalent of exactly what was said in the local language — except that it does n't actually mean anything in English : an august journal — no names to spare any blushes — reports that the boss of IBM Deutschland GmbH said with regard to the company 's figures ‘ we made a decision to place a burden on our financial balance in order to ensure a healthier future ’ … |