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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	We were a great part of our city's history, but some of the early writers like DISCO 3YB never received their dues, although, he did have a piece on the �Welcome�... Apr 4, 2009 ... I hope that your life was filled with joy and that we were a great part of that joy and that you are proud of us. You will be missed and I love you. Mar 26, 2013 ... My family moved to Wellington in 1977 and we were a great part of the growth of Wellington, before and after equestrian interests arrived (Bill�... We were a great part of the time, he [Count di Borgo] said, between the two armies, but the coolness of the Duke ... is not to be described. Considerable troops of�...

we was a great part

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we were a great part

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We were a great part of our city's history, but some of the early writers like DISCO 3YB never received their dues, although, he did have a piece on the �Welcome�...
Apr 4, 2009 ... I hope that your life was filled with joy and that we were a great part of that joy and that you are proud of us. You will be missed and I love you.
Mar 26, 2013 ... My family moved to Wellington in 1977 and we were a great part of the growth of Wellington, before and after equestrian interests arrived (Bill�...
We were a great part of the time, he [Count di Borgo] said, between the two armies, but the coolness of the Duke ... is not to be described. Considerable troops of�...