Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb base] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There is also a four-vector force F defined by using the relativistic equivalent of Newton 's second law of motion where we note that the differentiation is with respect to the proper τ time which is a Lorentz scalar .
2 To take one last example , when we read in Canto 101 ( and many other places ) about ‘ Mont Ségur ’ , the gloss we need is in the Michelin Guide to the pyrenees , where we learn that the Château of Mont Ségur saw the last stand of the Cathars or Albigensians , another heretical movement of the Middle Ages which is mysteriously connected with the quest of the grail .
3 So , although we know that the phenomenology of motion-perception varies under differing conditions , we do not understand why our experience varies as it does .
4 However , although we believe that a reform along these lines does offer the best way forward , it is appropriate to note some of the possible drawbacks .
5 Yet no sooner is the ball winging towards the uprights than we find that the goal posts are being moved .
6 So we hope that the mistletoe will be worth that . ’
7 The overlap has two corners , one of which moves to the other under F and under R , so we find that the commutator is a pair of twisted 2-cycles , affecting only four out of the six corners involved in the moves F and R .
8 Once we appreciate that the cause is the complexity — and the unpredictability — of human beings , and the fact that humans are not as ‘ tidy ’ as elementary animals or simple mechanisms , then we should be grateful and go about our task with renewed enthusiasm .
9 This inactivity is best interpreted as indicative of a powerlessness , but is perfectly " rational " once we recognise that the group is making certain calculations as to the likely response to their views and demands .
10 The trouble with this formulation is that it does not suggest how we can be sure as to just what is the constitutional set-up , and this is a particular problem once we recognise that the power of particular institutions is subject to change and that there are disputes as to what are ( and should be ) the fundamental practices and rules .
11 Once we see that the relationship between a set of explanatory principles and the more specific analyses offered by social scientists must be a reciprocal one we are able to benefit from the fact that , just as social scientific practice is moulded by existing views of explanation , so those views can be refined and altered by the impact of practice .
12 If we imagine that the sheepdog is treating the shepherd as a fellow hunter , then circling and retrieving stray sheep both manifestly resemble the ancestral canine hunting behaviour .
13 But I think if we persist if the club and ourselves continue the way that we 're going those numbers will become less and less .
14 If we conclude that the availability of certain kinds of stone did not seriously affect the execution of a pavement , we will not be far from the truth .
15 If we wait till the rain stops they may hear us , ’ she heard herself saying .
16 Once again , pragmatism can be defended as providing a good fit with what judges actually do and say in hard cases only if we assume that a pragmatist would have noble-lie reasons for constructing and deferring to the best account of the principle underlying past cases in these situations .
17 If we assume that a LECTURER can only teach one COURSE , and many LECTURERS teach on one COURSE , then the ‘ closed loop ’ shown in Figure 4.21 represents such a set .
18 If we assume that the DNA bound bleomycin covers three base pairs two of which correspond to the cleavage site then the molecules must protrude by one base pairs in either direction .
19 If we assume that the customer has paid for the goods then the first entries would have been to increase the bank by £600 and include in the profit and 1088 account sales of £600 .
20 However , the effect was not dissimilar to a wash trade , if we assume that the option writer was not acting for bona fide commercial motives , but solely to support the share price .
21 If we assume that the input coefficients and mark-ups are unchanged , then the break-even condition in the retail sector becomes or .
22 A further mystery is this : if we assume that the motive for building the monuments was a mixture of religion and astronomy , which way round did the process operate ?
23 If we assume that the number of professional programmers , these are people who are competent to use and develop software , is roughly proportional to the number of commercial computers in operation , this means that if the trend continues , in ten years time , there will be a need for roughly a hundred times as many computer programmers than we 've got as present .
24 It will take us even further if we assume that the dependence of effects on causes is smooth .
25 If we assume that the marketing concept is upheld in a particular organization , then the key objectives of its marketing department could be as follows :
26 To take a simple example : if we assume that the force of gravity permeates the whole material universe and that it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between any two atoms anywhere , then two interesting propositions arise .
27 If we estimate that an enquiry will take us longer than ½ hr , we will advise that we can not help , and that the caller should visit here and undertake their own research .
28 For example if we know that a section of script has an ascender close to the beginning of a word , and there are candidate words without one , then we can reject those candidates .
29 If we know that the discount rate on a 91 -day 100 TB is 10 per cent , then we can calculate the Issue price as implying a discount of 2.49 .
30 In the words of Sallis again , " If we know that the head 's motive is to protect the school , and especially the more needy in it , from questions which are ill-informed , destructive or selfish , we have a clear objective , which is to make sure we do n't deserve or unwittingly attract such accusation ( 1988:17 ) .
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