Example sentences of "[conj] we be [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Instead , this is the evidence that God 's forgiveness possesses our lives so powerfully that we are given the strength to forgive others in turn .
2 There may be transitional relief , but the maximum for this band is £169 , and we are told the maximum is unlikely to be paid .
3 For example , if we are given the statement , ‘ A raven which was not black , was observed at place x at time t ’ , then it logically follows from this that ‘ All ravens are black ’ is false .
4 A lot of us ignore the fact that people do have their own development and they want to do something a bit more exciting , but unless we 're given the opportunity ask will they want to demonstrate it ?
5 Even before we are born the shape and pattern of wrinkles on the surface of the two hemispheres of the brain differ to an appreciable extent ( see figure ) -some of the most noticeable asymmetries being found in the regions of cerebral cortex associated with language .
6 When we 're given the price tag , eighteen pounds , that 's a different matter .
7 We raffled a car at Christmas in the John Radcliffe and collected everybody 's money , and we did n't have too many qualms of conscience about that , but one 's got to be very careful not to beg from patients , but I think er fun for all , a lottery is fun and we feel perfectly er acceptable towards this very worthwhile project when we 're given the cheque on Monday .
8 But all , when we are lost the danger that smugness of not realizing we 're lost , we 're alright !
9 Says Catherine ‘ My flatmates and I were expecting the return of our £780 deposit when we were told the agency had gone bankrupt .
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