Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb base] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 2 | If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains . |
| 3 | We know , too , that we exist in the fourth dimension , time , because we live for a certain number of years ; besides , the fact that we can move in three dimensions implies our existence in the fourth , because movement requires time . |
| 4 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 5 | We use the same word for a quality of material things as we use for a bodily sensation . |
| 6 | As we prepare for a new week 's challenges , may we too be contented , for the same reason as Paul , because our relationship with God is one of close fellowship ‘ in ’ Him . |
| 7 | The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caerphilly yells after us as we sprint for a non-political platform . |