Example sentences of "[noun sg] we [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report said that UNESCO had not accepted the need for budgetary restraint and was still excessively politicized , adding : " The leverage we retain as a sought-after non-member … is greater than we would wield simply by being one vote among 161 others . " |
| 2 | About three miles beyond the town we turn into a leafy lane leading to a farm . |
| 3 | Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself ! |
| 4 | Economics , sociology , mathematics , law and accounting were suggested as the essential subjects , and although colleges could provide liberal studies also , ‘ we would stress the importance we attach to a liberal treatment of the whole curriculum ’ . |
| 5 | The picture we glean from a straight intercensal comparison is , however , misleading . |
| 6 | On another page we read of a homeless man being allowed to freeze nearly to death in the centre of our capital city , and having both legs amputated from frostbite . |
| 7 | Ethyl alcohol , also known as ethanol , is the alcohol we use as a social lubricant in wines , beers and spirits . |
| 8 | ‘ An hour ago , a man we know as a Parisian gangster was killed by one of our sentries . |
| 9 | Instead and this is true of so much performance of pre-Baroque music we start with a ready-made ensemble or choir and ask , ‘ What will we sing or record next ? ’ |
| 10 | The reason why company law should have been so concerned to legitimate the power of corporate managers is that this power potentially threatens the political-economic organization we associate with a liberal democracy . |
| 11 | There is nothing wrong with this ; the Commons is , after all , the nearest thing we have to a democratic assembly , but it does not make for thorough and well-informed debate . |
| 12 | Every time we go for a Chinese |
| 13 | The fitter we become and the more energy we expend on a regular basis , the easier it is for us to maintain our new figure . |