Example sentences of "[pron] we [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A large vibration creates a strong wave which we hear as a loud noise , while a small vibration produces a faint sound . |
| 2 | A slow vibration creates low-frequency waves which we hear as a low-pitched noise , while a fast vibration produces a high-pitched noise . |
| 3 | C. S. Lewis offered the most daring statement in the final volume of the ‘ Narnia ’ series , The Last Battle ( 1956 ) , in which we come across a young ( dead ) virtuous pagan , Emeth , who explains that all his life he has served Tash and scorned Aslan the Lion — earlier on it has been made clear that Tash is a bloody demon , Aslan , one might as well say , the ‘ Narnian ’ Christ . |
| 4 | Again we have not found significant polymorphism in this pattern which we take as a male specific pattern for the purposes of parasite sex determination in the laboratory . |
| 5 | Copse Corner , copse er , is , is a name which we give to a small wood , a small group of trees is a copse , in India that can be called a shola , S H O L A |
| 6 | Thus Mackie is what he calls a ‘ moral sceptic ’ , though he is in favour of continuing to live in the light of moral values and obligations which we acknowledge as a human invention or construction serving widely shared human purposes . |
| 7 | As well as being a very useful skill in itself , Writing allows us to set pupils regular homework , which we see as a valuable extension of learning time , and as essential training in self-discipline for later life . |
| 8 | The advantage of our body clock is that it improves the way in which we fit into a rhythmic environment ( this was considered in more detail in Chapter 8 ) . |
| 9 | This club wants youngsters to choose what we regard as a special game . ’ |
| 10 | Notice that I have a red pencil and a blue one has no crossed interpretation , which is what we expect from a genuine ambiguity . |
| 11 | It is always a big event and probably just what we want after a bad defeat . ’ |
| 12 | They 're going to work in leisure industries , in caring services , in education , all those things that go with what we think as a good life , and indeed , coming back to the third world , that 's the very kind of thing that we need in African villages and India — agriculturalists , erm teachers , health workers and so on . |