Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] our [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Concentration on user characteristics may deviate our efforts on the more central issue of effective retrieval for all the various types of searches . |
2 | This discrepancy , however , disappears when we recognize that it is not in individual nerve impulses that we must seek our representations of the world , but in their patterns . |
3 | I want them to think we 're good enough to beat anyone , but we must keep our feet on the ground . |
4 | And we must mould our lives to the good in us . |
5 | We must fill our minds with the utmost of irrelevant information so that things we look at will remind us of other things and the more distant and more ridiculous the analogy , the higher the chance of the idea being really valuable . |
6 | The dynamic forms of these moduli are more difficult to arrive at and we must retrace our steps to the three-element model in order to introduce the concept of complex modulus . |
7 | ‘ We 'll dump our things at the hotel , ’ Ward said , ‘ and if there 's time we 'll have a look round . ’ |
8 | ‘ Stick on a swimsuit , and we 'll take our chances on the car making it there in one piece . ’ |
9 | We 'll get our orders in the morning . |
10 | Normally we 'd buy our meals from the downstairs kitchen , but for breakfast we had our own food so we did n't have to get up till late . |
11 | It is inconceivable that we could advise our clients in the manner in which Council has advised this institute , A ‘ brown-field ’ site out of London , in say Leeds or Sheffield or York , could attract development grants , rates deferrals and provide jobs and would be better placed for the majority of the membership . |
12 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
13 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
14 | ‘ Let's have our brandies on the terrace . |
15 | Given the comments above , we would have our doubts over the likely benefits for sectors that are heavily exposed to Europe . |
16 | We shall refresh our memories on the information already supplied to us . |
17 | ‘ Dad used to threaten that if he misbehaved he would put our heads in the sink and turn the tap on , but he never did , ’ she says . |
18 | I would preface our nuptials with the good opinion of my neighbours . |
19 | From this side of the Atlantic we may raise our eyebrows at the opportunities for obstruction and procrastination and the constant search for the lowest common denominator , but arguably these are part of the price of freedom and democracy in the American context . |
20 | We will present our pleas to the lady herself , and accept whatever verdict she offers us . ’ |
21 | ‘ We will keep our feet on the ground and keep passing the ball . |
22 | We will continue to increase the number of places in higher and further education and will complete our reforms of the system . |
23 | Paragraph three , the action plan , er well it will guide itself evidence this , the statements made under the action plan , from section three of the report will guide our activities over the next three years and of course paragraph four performance the critical success factors , by the seven criteria we will be judged in the highway service and each one is a challenge in its own right and I do hope to receive in order to carry out these er , these er promises in fact , that erm , I 'd be given the relevant level of financial staff and resources |
24 | Once this issue has been resolved we will increase our efforts in the regions . |
25 | Should we flatter ourselves that our descendants will find our concerns of the utmost importance ? |
26 | Moore suggests that recognition of this may open our minds to the possibility that there is a plurality of goods . |
27 | ‘ There 's no way we can bury our heads in the sand and pretend the problem does n't exist . |
28 | I said , ‘ Be a good boy and we can do our lessons at the beach . |
29 | I hope , too , that we can convince our neighbours about the sensitivity of time . |
30 | We can take our examples from the sea hare Aplysia ( see p. 36 ) . |