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 .
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