Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] our [noun] and [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report did not think that concentration in brewing was a problem , the authorities do not wish to see undue erosion of competition in brewing , and that will obviously inform our assessments and judgments in future transactions . |
| 2 | Let us make sure that we do not direct our anger and frustration onto people who are only trying to help us . |
| 3 | Today , for example , I think it means next to nothing to simply state that blacks are working class when we are likely to be unemployed and may not recognize our experience and history in those areas of political life where an appeal to class is most prominent . |
| 4 | If there was a resolution on the agenda today to increase the subscription , and I hasten to add there is n't , but if there was then that increase by convention would take effect on the first of January nineteen ninety four but the full value of the increase would not reach our income and expenditure account until the year nineteen ninety five to ninety six and this means that we are not well placed to respond to short-term financial problems . |
| 5 | erm we do n't want to not get our tea and coffee |
| 6 | As an internationalist labour organization we must also stretch our wings and offer help and expertise to our fellow workers in these countries . |
| 7 | Could these rhythms also reflect our environment and life-style ? |
| 8 | Stories of hardships experienced by womenfolk at home created a fierce anger among men who faced their own appalling conditions with resignation : ‘ We out here wo n't have our wives and children starving . ’ |
| 9 | For her subjects it will undoubtedly confirm our respect and affection for her as a person ; but , more importantly , by its sequential emphasis , it reasserts the awesome spiritual power with which she is invested . |
| 10 | If the hostages were reasonably safe and reasonably well cared for , why jeopardize our policy and priorities in the Middle East by trying to rescue them by force ? |
| 11 | When my right hon. Friend is dealing with trade with Libya , will he bear it in mind that the United Kingdom is happy and willing to trade anywhere in the world , because that is important to us as a trading nation , but we must never sacrifice our values and standards , particularly those concerning our attitude towards international terrorism ? |
| 12 | five to ten minutes , I mean we might actually miss our tea and coffee so |
| 13 | Our awareness of these other dimensions helps us to correct the conservative , status quo -maintaining bias which functionalism so readily fosters and which , if unchecked , can seriously distort our assessment and understanding of the dynamic forces animating particular societies . |