Example sentences of "we live [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know , too , that we exist in the fourth dimension , time , because we live for a certain number of years ; besides , the fact that we can move in three dimensions implies our existence in the fourth , because movement requires time . |
| 2 | We live with a double command : to love God , and to love other people too . |
| 3 | As we live on a rotating planet , we are all of us , because of this alone , always travelling at about 1,000 miles an hour all the time even though we appear to be stationary . |
| 4 | Astronauts have learned that we live on a delicate planet whose complex workings are poorly understood . |
| 5 | But perhaps more important , at this time when the infancy of our species must end , we have an astronaut 's view of Earth rise above the horizon of the Moon to teach us that we live on a tiny island in a vast ocean of energy , space and time . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's because we live on a bad star , is n't it , Tess ? ’ he said through his tears . |
| 7 | Yes , we had the , we had the six foot drop in February do you remember ? were cos we live on a steep hill and |
| 8 | We live in a violent society . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , since we live in a capitalist society , the argument is an important one for those who would take up a correctionalist stance under it . |
| 10 | However , the content through which these mathematical skills are taught has a set of messages all of its own and because we live in a capitalist society we can easily be unaware of these messages — about the exploitation of labour , the sexism , the inequalities based on racism and social class — that are all a part of the ideology of capitalism . |
| 11 | I thought : we live in a multicultural society , but everything we see is white and stereotyped . |
| 12 | To prevent the spread of infection ( and because we live in a throw-away society ) disposable needles are often used , although if your dog requires prolonged treatment your vet may keep a ‘ permanent ’ set especially for that purpose . |
| 13 | Meanwhile we should stop pretending that we live in a golden age of literary biography , an art form that all too frequently seems to be founded not so much on spite , as on a fundamental lack of interest in its subject . ’ |
| 14 | We live in a technological age , and there are going to be major changes without a doubt , we 've all seen them over the past few decades , and into the future there are going to be many major changes . |
| 15 | ‘ We live in a good country , ’ he said . |
| 16 | er erm , well I mean we , we live in a strange world |
| 17 | We live in a fallen culture and can not be completely exempted from it . |
| 18 | We live in a fallen world . |
| 19 | If that is what getting engaged does to him , the pity is that we live in a monogamous society ! |
| 20 | But I believe we live in a representative democracy , not one where we 're delegates of our constituents . |
| 21 | I think that we look very favourably on schemes whereby an education process is involved erm where there are workshops and performance , but it becomes a total package in itself — it 's not just a performance for an ethnic minority , but it 's one that represents the fact that we live in a multi-cultural society itself . |
| 22 | There are still no signs of multi-culturalism to be found which is disappointing and worrying — surely the publishers realise we live in a multi-racial society ? |
| 23 | Truly , we live in a dark time . |
| 24 | Truly , we live in a dark time . |
| 25 | We live in a hi-tech society , so why is it few people can pass a fountain or a well without dropping in a coin ? |
| 26 | If we live in a free society we can not carry out experiments on the real world so it would not be possible to go ahead and build the road just to see what would happen . |
| 27 | We live in a free market economy which has prospered considerably over the last ten or so years . |
| 28 | The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament . |
| 29 | In 1974 , Fidel Castro said , in his closing speech to the Second Congress of the FMC , ‘ We live in a socialist country , we made our revolution sixteen years ago , but can we really say that Cuban women have in practice gained equal rights with men and that they are fully integrated into Cuban society ? ’ |
| 30 | Perhaps Lagerfeld was trying to remind us that we live in a harsh world . |