Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] which we [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He puts forward the concept of the ‘ eye-beam ’ as an instrument of perception with which we can actually touch and feel objects : |
| 2 | There were awkward times as well as good times , and subjects on which we could never agree . |
| 3 | Surely , the lowest level of coordinated action at which we could seriously confront this question is that of the European Community ? |
| 4 | A superficially similar case may differ from this one in some subtle matter of detail the relevance of which we will only recognize when we encounter it in the concrete . |
| 5 | And I 'll start backwards by saying what I 'd like to see , and that is that I think with a group of women coming from such a broad spectrum , that the work we 're going to do is never going to be the same and there are going to be large areas in which we may not be able to work together . |
| 6 | We could learn from the American experience of using the National Guard not only to help with civil disasters but also with drug enforcement , which are both areas in which we can not have too much help , provided that it is properly directed and properly trained . |
| 7 | These states of motion are subject to instantaneous change through the act of measurement , in a process for which we can not claim to have discovered an exhaustive and convincing interpretation . |
| 8 | These experiences are at once ineffable and a psychological bedrock beneath which we can not penetrate . |
| 9 | Firm I 's pessimism may be more readily justified if the competition between the firms is so intense that Firm II's choice of action is solely motivated by the desire to minimise the profits made by Firm I. This supposition is obviously too extreme to be realistic , but its relaxation involves further problems into which we shall not enter here . |
| 10 | They express a wide range of emotions and feelings to which we can readily relate : expectantly waiting for their master or mistress to return home , display of affectionate greetings , or excitement when it comes time to go out for a walk or prepare their food . |
| 11 | Dana was much more experienced than I : he taught me a form of carezza by which we could indefinitely prolong erection and contain ejaculation . |
| 12 | However , this is a direction in which we would already have been moving for other reasons , and the installation of a digital telephone exchange for the provision of extra lines to our new accommodation will greatly facilitate the process . |
| 13 | I mean there 's no doubt that in human terms that child needs that fifty pence more than you do , but we do n't because I mean there 's a level in which we ca n't because we have to somehow psychologically protect ourselves , and I believe we do do that by convincing ourselves that somehow people out there are not people in the same way that we are . |
| 14 | Habitual activity gives our lives an element of security — the daily pattern of eating , sleeping , ablution and exercise — which provides the essential framework within which we can then be adventurous , taking some risk , enjoying the stimulation of the new and exciting . |
| 15 | And it has solved the problem of accommodating Bach 's tessitura , which often extends beyond the capabilities of violin and viola , in an ingenious manner of which we might easily imagine Bach himself to have approved . |
| 16 | The view of Flaxton is that the greenbelt should be kept tight round the urban area of York city , and it is because of that view that we think whether there is a need for a new settlement depends basically on the numbers game into which we can not go . |
| 17 | It is a pity that , instead of dismissing it as non-serious , they have not devoted their knowledge and experience to exploring ways in which we might more effectively ( and granted there is plenty of evidence of bad education carried out in the name of free play ) harness this natural power for learning . |
| 18 | Transport in Cities is a good , clear illustrated guide to the ways in which we could greatly improved urban living by civilising our means of transport . |
| 19 | Formed in teams , this task it was then to er across the practice areas whose task it was to get into those clients , get to know them , get to know their industry , get to know the people and find ways in which we could actually penetrate them and er open doors and that was going to take a long time and it is taking a long time . |
| 20 | So we 've now got to go back and revisit it , he 's full up er , we 've got to look at his client , client load er and we 've got to find other ways in which we can actually service the due diligence work , still using him very much as the marketing focus to er the initiative and continue the the growth . |
| 21 | Er and so we are looking at ways in which we can actually erm develop this and the firm as a whole is doing that as well and er we are to a certain extent that initiative . |
| 22 | But there 's always some manner in which we ca n't quite break free , and most of us will find ourselves one shocked moment holding a girlfriend or boyfriend in the way we 've seen our parents holding each other for years . |
| 23 | Do you think this is an area in which we can legitimately get involved ? |
| 24 | Spring , when the swelling buds indicate movement and rising sap , is quite soon enough to direct their energies by pruning — and that is the area to which we will now direct our energies ! |
| 25 | I was seeking a scrap of common ground on which we could mutually back away from the argument . |
| 26 | These fundamental rights are variously described and vindicated by a variety of philosophical arguments to which we can not do justice here . |
| 27 | The intellect merely helps us choose the means by which we may best achieve ends dictated by our instincts . |
| 28 | That was the way we became his followers , the way we got saved , it 's the way we continue , it 's the way and it 's the only re the only method by which we will ever stand before him and he will usher us into his presence to stand eternity with him , through his grace and as we see others , not in a sense of condemnation , not in a sense of self righteousness or pointing the finger , as we see others we can say with that man of old who , as he watched the , the man being dragged , to the , to the gallows , there but for the grace of God , goes I , goes me and there but for God 's grace , think of that most , that worse condition that you know , think of that person who has messed their life up more than any body else and er , who has made a total wreck of it , there but for the grace of God is you and there 's me , oh thank God for his grace . |
| 29 | The question , though , remains : given these differences , is there any sense in which we can still refer today to a single academic community ? |
| 30 | But then you , th th the the end is , er , a society in which we could all live , erm , on reasonable terms with each other , at peace with each other . |