Example sentences of "[conj] in [adj] [noun pl] we [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may sometimes be problems in deciding which member of a pair is the endonym and which the exonym , although in most cases we can trust our intuitions . |
| 2 | It is a gradual process of which there will be intermediate phases and it is hardly surprising that in such instances we will be uncertain whether or not to admit that the infant has made the grade . |
| 3 | It is quite preposterous that in 35 minutes we shall reach the end of this debate on banding , a matter of considerable interest to my constituents and , I suspect , to many other constituents in London and the south-east . |
| 4 | Our excitement would rise ; soon we knew the names ; on the left the Lawley and Caradoc , on the right the Longmynd , and in two minutes we would be drawing up at the nerve centre Church Stretton . |
| 5 | There may be a dispute over the amount of settlement and in such circumstances we should pay what we believe represents ‘ indemnity ’ whilst continuing any dialogue with the policyholder . |
| 6 | Since we all experience all four life-positions at different times and in different situations we can at least increase the frequency of OKness . |
| 7 | ‘ And in three hours we 'll be home , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Examination of pottery scatters might help in this , and in some ways we can consider pieces of pottery as documentary references . |
| 9 | In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , syllabubs were sometimes made with the juice of Seville oranges , and in these days we can devise cream and wine or cream and fruit-syrup syllabubs to suit ourselves . |
| 10 | It 's helpful in the context of the dollar preference shares we want to issue because one of the factors of this very small , and as you say cheap er , historic issue of preference shares is that , er no preference shares other than those can be repaid prior to that and the dollar shares we wish to issue which are permanent shares , can be er , can be erm repaid at our option and we do want to keep that flexibility in the context of either if interest rates get very high or if the tax treaty between the U S and the U K changes to make them more onerous on the company and in those circumstances we would be inhibited by the existence of this small historic issue of preference shares and therefore it is on balance , although you 're quite right there , a cheap er , source of capital in themselves it is helpful to the company in the wider sense I believe if they are repaid . |
| 11 | However there will be circumstances where sites are not suitable for continued employment use , er perhaps because of their impact on neighbouring residential areas , er and in those circumstances we would want to make compensating |
| 12 | This aspect of Relativity is difficult fully to understand , but in simplest terms we can say that it is impossible to consider whatever is happening at this moment on & alpha Centauri , about 4.5 lightyears away , as sharing a ‘ now ’ with whatever is happening here . |
| 13 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |
| 14 | Well they were two storey buildings , we had one office which was partitioned off for us clerks and the other half was for the traffic superintendent who was responsible , directly responsible to the general manager of the Ipswich Electric Supply and Transport Departments , so erm and then we had another office adjoining that which was a store room because in those days we used to have to erm record and keep in safekeeping all lost property , no end of things we used to have but we , you know , we used to have pigeon holes and lost property that was brought in , was placed into these pigeon holes it 'd be Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday . |
| 15 | Thus the gist of Spinoza 's argument , for example , is that whereas in ordinary circumstances we may indeed find it useful and necessary to distinguish between essential and accidental properties , metaphysically such a distinction can not be upheld . |
| 16 | Obviously there are a number of issues which people will treat to a great degree , emotional or less extent , and while in some cases we would sympathize with the views of the people in the residence in the area , er the factory will be bringing employment and other benefits , economic benefits , to the area . |
| 17 | While in experimental studies we can observe when children draw the appropriate conclusion from the premises we present , how can we observe when children also appreciate the logical necessity of the conclusions they are drawing ? |
| 18 | As in previous years we shall conduct a nationwide advertising campaign in the early autumn to encourage people to complete and return the electoral registration form . |