Example sentences of "we [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Are we to gather that Dreadnought is asking us all to do something dishonest ? " |
| 2 | So how are we to reach any agreement now , at the end of the 1980s , on the function of education , what it is for , what needs it must meet ? |
| 3 | All other doctrines are very secondary to that , and the question is are we to express that reality or must we continue to obscure it . |
| 4 | How on earth are we to do this ? |
| 5 | ‘ How are we to understand such an oracle ? ’ |
| 6 | How are we to understand this obvious truth ? |
| 7 | And who are we to knock that ? |
| 8 | Nor can we believe that were we to allow this application , potential future witnesses would be deterred from co-operating in investigations yet to come or the police feel inhibited from giving future reassurance as to the consequences of such co-operation in the self-same terms as at present . |
| 9 | Were we to live this permanent estrangement till the end of our days ? |
| 10 | Are we to suppose that human beings only exercise free will when they sin — or , worse , only sin when they exercise free will ? |
| 11 | Or are we to suppose that Capitalism having been displaced by Socialism in the Marxist version , work with all the disagreeable characteristics which turn it into toil or boredom will have been reduced to the bare minimum necessary to sustain society and that a consequent and vast increase in the leisure will enable us to fulfil ourselves ? |
| 12 | Were we to suppose that life was purposive , that everything was part of a planned progression due to culminate in the appearance of man or some other creature that might rival him in dominating the world , then the echinoderms could be dismissed as of no consequence . |
| 13 | Ought we to think less of Johnson for agreeing because he knew full well that he could influence Boswell ? |
| 14 | After all , who are we to disbelieve these events which have occurred in the lonely box during a night shift when the wind wailed and buffeted the timber structure ? |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , but how are we to get these facts ? ’ demanded Benedict , turning to him . |
| 16 | If now is not the time to put the line in the sand and say , ‘ Thus far and no further ’ , when are we to say that ? |
| 17 | How are we to take these declarations ? |
| 18 | ‘ And how , ’ demanded Hugh over his midday table , ‘ are we to take this chapter of wonders you 've been unfolding this morning ? |
| 19 | How are we to explain these cases of pattern generation within homogeneous tissues ? |
| 20 | In cases where , after considering all alternatives , serious and disinterested ecologists and the like say that culling the herbivores seems to be the only practical cure , is that legitimate or ought we to ban all killing ? |
| 21 | We certainly can not create it and thus , in view of our ignorance on one hand and our inability on the other , what right have we to terminate this gift of a beneficent Creator ? |
| 22 | Finally , I said , ‘ Well , if you will not meet Mrs Castle , how are we to make any progress ? |
| 23 | He says they told us to wait for two hours which we did then they told us to wait another hour and a half . |
| 24 | A youth training fund would enable us to continue this scheme , not only with a view to employment , but enabling us to provide training and development of personal skills , which would benefit them in future employment or future education . |
| 25 | However , the relatively recent development of toxins that enter the plant sap stream without harming the plant enables us to kill all who dare to suck . |
| 26 | Erm and we find in the office that we get lots of forms coming in from the Paymaster General asking us to confirm that mister X is employed you know on a on a part time basis . |
| 27 | All aspects of education are necessary to develop a whole personality and every child has a whole personality , even if it is hard for us to see this at times . |
| 28 | It was a wonderful experience , they entertained us at their home and took us to see some of Auckland 's wonderful sights . |
| 29 | Er the other fire fighters would enable us to hit that target on a regular basis and in fact we will also the target during those periods when . |
| 30 | He advised us to treat any claims of recovery with caution , and he forecast sluggish demand over the next 18 months . |