Example sentences of "we that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the man who had trained his dog to bite Arabs , and who informed us that a dog always knows an Arab by his stink . |
| 2 | They tell us that a stonemason 's third marriage at 57 was his happiest ; or that a retired doctor found ‘ life was for a time difficult ’ for lack of ‘ any special hobbies . ’ |
| 3 | Everyday experience tells us that a flavour mixed with some other will be perceived differently from that flavour presented on its own , but a click and a light ( perhaps because they come from different modalities ) are less likely to interact in this way . |
| 4 | Macijauskas ' photographs tell us that a country is its people . |
| 5 | Psychoanalysis has made unfamiliar with the intimate connection between the father-complex and belief in God ; it has shown us that a personal God is psychologically nothing other than an exalted father , and it brings us evidence every day of how young people lose their religious beliefs as soon as their father 's authority breaks down . |
| 6 | We may find the attractions of a particular member of the opposite sex irresistible , even though the better judgment of our better self tells us that a liaison with that person is not in anyone 's long-term interests . |
| 7 | This is an important distinction because it reminds us that a high level of teamwork , whilst perfectly desirable , is not absolutely essential for many routine activities . |
| 8 | He tells us that a concentration of lead in water of 50 g/litre may be regarded as an ‘ upper safe limit ’ and yet later on mentions with approval a suggested limit ( for children ) of 0.1 ug/g for lead in food . |
| 9 | John of Salisbury tells us that a new custom had arisen in his time that on the day on which a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood he went solemnly to church , laid his sword on the altar , and offered himself and his service to God . |
| 10 | Spotila , of the State University of New York , reminds us that a white ectothermic dinosaur with a diameter of one metre in a subtropical habitat would have a body temperature ranging from 30.4 to 30.7°C , whereas a black dinosaur 's temperature would rise as high as 38.4°C . |
| 11 | A press release from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation informs us that a settlement has been reached during preliminary legal proceedings against G&L Music Sales for ‘ direct infringement ’ in the use of the Fender name and trademarks . |
| 12 | Dominican thinker Matthew Fox informs us that a friend of his has told him that the right side of the brain is all about awe . |
| 13 | At halftime , he 'd come on to the pitch and give the whole team extra-strong mints , rearrange the tactics , change our positions , tell us we were playing downhill in the second half , tell us that a six-goal deficit was nothing . |
| 14 | HISTORY tells us that a large part of Napoleon 's attraction to Josephine pertained to smell . |
| 15 | The ground Hostess took one look at our tickets and told us that a gentleman was waiting to speak to us . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's nothin' wrong with any of us that a cup of hot tea and a ciggie wo n't put right . ’ |
| 17 | Regrettably , it seems to some of us that a large proportion of the World Cup referees ‘ chickened out ’ of difficult and contentious decisions when they involved more powerful and vocal countries , but did n't hesitate to punish the lesser countries e.g. Calder 's butt and the Argentina v W. Samoa punch-up . |
| 18 | ‘ Experience tells us that a team has to have a balance of young and experienced older players . |
| 19 | This is the language of the press release , breathlessly informing us that a speculator whose environmental record is not exactly unblemished and whose monstrous Land 's End ‘ facilities ’ are a blight against all aesthetic considerations , really does care what happens to the dear little flowers that have taken eternity to develop , and the cuddly cliff faces which shake and quiver at the climber 's intrusive touch . |
| 20 | Margaret Gray of the ‘ Friends ’ reminds us that a subscription , or one of their limited edition prints would be a great festive gift for a warbird lover and would be supporting the astounding warbird fleet of TFC at Duxford . |
| 21 | We are very unlikely to come across a headline telling us that a member of the Anglican Church has killed himself ( unless , perhaps , it is a vicar ) — in fact , the Anglican 's religious affiliation is one of the last things likely to be mentioned in a report . |
| 22 | However , Camping Gaz tell us that a small CV270 cartridge is to be introduced holding a little over half the gas of the larger cartridge currently available . |
| 23 | A theory tells us that a set of experimental conditions is a particular embodiment of a general process . |
| 24 | Let's have a look , then , at my little circuit of friends just as the calendar tells us that a new year is dawning … |
| 25 | In this blithe seaside comedy , Depardieu reminds us that a great star is more than a great actor ; he is a creature people ca n't stop watching . ’ |
| 26 | It seems to us that a market economy depends upon the confidence investors have in the perceived fairness of the market process . |
| 27 | It is a creation of society , not of individual reasoning or emotion , though it may satisfy both ; and it is for this reason that Durkheim tells us that a psychological interpretation of a social fact is invariably a wrong interpretation . |
| 28 | ‘ My friends of the Liberal or progressive party , as they call themselves , ’ wrote Arnold , ‘ are kind enough to reassure us that a few transient outbreaks of rowdyism signify nothing . ’ |
| 29 | They will only tell us that a Jewish prophet called Jesus lived , preached , fell foul of the authorities and was executed . |
| 30 | Writing of the work of Chardin , whose most profoundly moving paintings are revelations of how trivial , homely , everyday scenes and objects are transformed for us when we see them through the eyes of a great painter , Proust says , " Chardin has taught us that a pear is as living as a woman , a kitchen crock as beautiful as an emerald . " |