Sentence examples for as we were bid from inspiring English sources

One told me: "We did as we were bid.

We were bidding, as we always did.

Correspondents did as they were bidden, filing their copy by air-mail letter or, in later years, by telex.

The Athenian exiles did as they were bidden.

Uptown, art lovers were bidding as much as $38.4 million this week for Andy Warhol's early paintings.

Mr. Friary and Mr. Bosse watched anxiously as the book was bid up to $2,000.

Her stern face broke into a smile as the price was bid up, and up.

As we are analyzing bidding strategies in the spot electricity market for an hour, this game is static.

"As far as we are concerned our bid is not only an Abuja bid but an African bid," said Gen Gowon.

"As far as we are concerned the bid has been rejected and so we are out of the game.

Being the trooper he was, he did as he was bidden.