Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] we [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , we utilise such expectations about the way an individual in a particular position should behave , irrespective of whether we know that individual personally .
2 All of these findings remained broadly similar irrespective of whether we analysed total warmth towards parties and party leaders , total ratings for the parties ' performance on issues , or total inclinations towards voting for all three leading parties ( Table 8.8 ) .
3 ‘ I feel as if we failed that man somewhere , ’ she said a little later as together with David and Martin Foulds she watched the ambulance leave the factory .
4 Co-producer Robert Relea hit back : ‘ It 's not as if we like working nights . ’
5 " It does n't look as if we 've any choice , Mr Montgomery , " they young woman grinned .
6 So we sat there in the silence as if we knew each other well and had no need merely to talk ; and as a matter of fact it seemed in a way to suit the stillness of the day .
7 First , we all have to live and act as if we were sure and as if we had reliable knowledge .
8 ‘ We were sticking our necks out further and further but once we got to the South Col we had the same chance to get to the top as if we had 20 Sherpas helping and a brick-built house up there , ’ said Harry .
9 It was like climbing a waterfall , but there was a warder at the top , clinging to a railing and yelling to us at the top of his voice to hurry — as if we needed such encouragement .
10 Remarks ( i ) On the face of it , it looks as if we have six results to prove , namely :
11 It is as if we have two pairs of eyes , one pair inside and another outside the blinkers : without this , Golding 's technique would not produce its ironic effect of dual vision .
12 as if we have enough droughts without we it , people like
13 We act and will continue to act as if we have free will , whether our actions are determined or not .
14 Much talk with friends of what result we would ‘ settle for ’ — as if we have any choice .
15 The registers of Haymo de Hythe , record many items among them that of adultery which was severely dealt with and we find four couples named here in 1347 .
16 It 's much like the relationship between GM and Lotus in that we do co-operative engineering work with it , but we do n't get actively involved in the day-to-day operation of that company .
17 Of course , the weight goes back on and we become human yoyos .
18 If a person walks into a room and says ‘ bonjour ’ , our decoding process and actions will depend on whether we understand sufficient French to decode the message successfully and reply appropriately .
19 This is rather like an attitude one might take to the philosophical discussions about whether we have free will or not .
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