Example sentences of "[prep] we [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because it would be good for some of us to see the first moments of your great fame . ’ |
| 2 | A typical school policy statement about staff development will include definitions such as " it is essential that we continue to grow in professional stature and experience , backed by the support of a comprehensive programme of in-service opportunities designed to help all of us to meet the growing demands with confidence , a sense of purpose and , as can be the case , an increased personal job satisfaction " ( Hewton 1988:88 ) . |
| 3 | As in 1813 the people looked to us to destroy the Napoleonic terror , so today in 1943 they look to us to destroy the terror of National Socialism . |
| 4 | ‘ Apparently , it is up to us to uphold the high standards of Riverbank . ’ |
| 5 | er Well it 's very easy to er blame government for not allocating resources , er but er the pure fact is that the health authority has insufficient resources to allocate to us to meet the increasing demands of this area . |
| 6 | We all want to hear our distinguished visitor who has come to us to make the final arrangements with those going to Eretz — and with any others who might want to go , too ; there 's still plenty of time , it 's never too late . |
| 7 | ‘ During the week beginning 22 February , those peripherals necessary for us to test the new system were connected up using the new channel cables and spare channel adaptors on some device control units . ’ |
| 8 | This is so contrary to our general assumptions ( namely that the Holy Spirit , however vaguely we conceive of him , is an internal gift for the faithful , appropriate only to be mentioned in church ) that it is important for us to see the crucial link between the Spirit and mission which is presented to us in the pages of the New Testament . |
| 9 | Second , however , he asserted that , if your Lordships ' House were to accept Woolwich 's argument , it would be impossible for us to set the appropriate limits to the application of the principle . |
| 10 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 11 | We compare what we are seeing with what we know , to see if there is enough resemblance for us to treat the new thing in the same way as we would have treated the known thing . |
| 12 | It remains for us to consider the macro-economic case for the widespread and general adoption of the industrial co-operative form . |
| 13 | In the second sentence , which has a grain of ambiguity , grammar and meaning do not provide sufficient information for us to neglect the visual analysis . |
| 14 | ‘ It is important for us to have the six players who were involved in the Test series against Australia four years ago , plus Peter Winterbottom , who actually played all four Tests here in 1983 . |
| 15 | erm He says , ‘ Just as what we think good , what we should like , has no bearing on whatever on what is , so it is for us to determine the good life . |
| 16 | And it 's no good saying , ‘ It is for us to determine the good life . |