Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb base] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | One , two , three , so we separate yourself into different groups . |
2 | One cultural tendency feminists must be critical of , and ultimately indeed try to eliminate , is the tendency to impose the categories ‘ masculine ’ and ‘ feminine ’ on every aspect of life , so we see them as natural categories instead of what they are , restrictive and unequal constructs . |
3 | We would prefer to go back but if we close it for good it would be far better to have no Timex in Dundee than a Timex with scab labour earning scab wages and working under scab conditions . ’ |
4 | Well if we get them into threes |
5 | Cos I thought if we round it off both ways |
6 | If we put them in little bags I think there 's some more in the grass outside . |
7 | We oldies can find digging soothing and satisfying , even enjoyable — particularly if we take it in small doses and choose good weather and soil conditions . |
8 | Nevertheless , species are real things , with real discontinuities between them — at least if we confine ourselves to sexual organisms living in the same place at the same time . |
9 | Most horses can be highly motivated to do what we want if we reward them with some favourite food . |
10 | When challenged as to why the ‘ pasty-faced ’ directors were not more representative of the public , Sir Nicholas replied : ‘ If we meet someone outside Scottish and English nationality who meets our requirements they would be welcomed . |
11 | We fail so utterly to reward responsible married women that if we give anything at all to single mothers we appear to be placing a premium — ‘ |
12 | How much are we going to get now if we share one between four people ? |
13 | In ordinary politics , however , we must treat integrity as an independent ideal if we accept it at all , because it can conflict with these other ideals . |
14 | But , that just means the levels of insurance , as a risk , ah , you know , and we 've just put a rate in to , to represent the , the levels of insurance because we charge you more if we insure you for more then . |
15 | This does not mean that we can not be friends with an unbeliever — obviously , we can not reach people for Christ if we insulate ourselves from non-Christian company . |
16 | ‘ It has the range if we fit it with FAST packs , ’ the Air Force general told Morton Stannard at the Pentagon . |
17 | Is it certain that if we divide it in alternative ways , and attach a value to the parts in each case , the sum will always be the same ? |
18 | Well I think that 's a good idea if we have something with that nature . |
19 | But certainly , if we have something like fifty applications , then we 'd be into a much more complex procedure . |
20 | ‘ If we have plenty of top Aussies playing , we should get a few thousand London-based Australians coming to the games and the chances are they 'll bring an English mate , ’ he said . |
21 | We wanted to avoid all the delays that creep in if we hack them by hi-speed Busby post to Dover , put them on board a ponderous Sealink ferry and eventually consign them to the decidedly risky hands of some unknown foreign postman in the forlorn hope that they-might , with luck and a following wind , reach the Antipodes before the turn of the century . |
22 | We do n't see as much of you as we 'd like to ( if we see you at all ) . |
23 | Will some of these carrots grow larger if we leave them till next week ? |
24 | let them , let , do you think , let them , let , cos if we leave it to International Secretaire they may still not do it . |
25 | Still if we move them on fifty five quid I reckon nice set that 'll tempt somebody . |
26 | A pink milk pudding or blancmange is simple in the sense that , if we slice it in two , the two portions will have the same internal constitution : a blancmange is homogeneous . |
27 | Right so if we pay you by five yearly value in three months , and invest for initially life cover of twenty thousand , and that 's O K for now . |
28 | Well no no but I mean , if we limit it to two for the first day , and a I mean I shall know by eleven o'clock |
29 | Unless we care nothing for human freedom and are impervious to human suffering , denunciation seems an implausible general justification for a system which deliberately inflicts punishment on people . |
30 | Whether they have just arrived in this country , or speak little English or have difficult home circumstances , unless we see them as competent learners we will soon find reasons why they can not learn . |