Example sentences of "we [verb] [to-vb] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we intend to do in this chapter is discuss the inferential structure that forms the backbone of many of the methods of data collection currently in use . |
| 2 | ‘ We will not develop the business where there is no emphasis on quality , and we intend to continue in that framework . |
| 3 | Now the curious thing was that if you looked at the early atmosphere , the molecules in that were the molecules that we expected to see in interstellar space . |
| 4 | We want to settle in one school for a good period of time , because we have discovered how important are relationships , with both colleagues and classes , that have been built up and stood the test of time . |
| 5 | What we want to do in this session as I said it will only take about twenty minutes , there are three key things we want to do . |
| 6 | Talabani appealed to Kurds to return to their homes and stressed that " we want to stay in Iraqi Kurdistan , not leave it " . |
| 7 | We want to specialise in high-reliability systems . |
| 8 | We want to grow in those areas where we are strong and our growth in the 1990s will outpace that of the 1980s by a significant amount . |
| 9 | ‘ P-please , sir , we tried to go in straight lines . |
| 10 | We hope to continue in this tradition , so please note that personal news about members ' activities is always likely to be of interest . |
| 11 | Is the Prime Minister , who 's role in this affair is so crucial , that she simply must take part in the debate which we hope to have in this House ; why does she not admit it . |
| 12 | At first it all seemed so simple : the discussions , the unfolding of new ideas , the boundless energy we seemed to generate in each other , the solidarity we felt in working towards tearing down patriarchal structures and attitudes . |
| 13 | What we seek to see in this blizzard is the spectral shape approaching of what was once called — with a straight face — meaning . |
| 14 | What else would we expect to find in this id ? |
| 15 | It seems to me that many of the people involved in our industry have a fundamental lack of understanding of the needs and preoccupations of the modern child , and there are far too many groups , circles , committees and working parties which we seem to form in endless pursuit of the Holy Grail of better children 's bookselling . |
| 16 | The hypothesis that we begin to explore in this paper is the hypothesis that one of the reasons for non-convergence of real-life markets to the competitive equilibrium is that the agents in those markets are unable to solve the complex decision-problem facing them perfectly ; their sub-optimal behaviour leads to sub-optimal outcomes . |
| 17 | Are we getting rid of some of these or are we going to turn in another Arsenal ? |
| 18 | ‘ And he went to the degree of saying , when I pressed him , how are we going to stay in this business ; he said , Albert , for all I know right now when I am talking to you , we could be finished with the business ; I do n't know . ’ |
| 19 | Why is that happening , because we like to assume in this country that we have enough safety nets to catch those people , to ensure while they may not live in the lap of luxury at least they do n't have to go without . |
| 20 | A typical school policy statement about staff development will include definitions such as " it is essential that we continue to grow in professional stature and experience , backed by the support of a comprehensive programme of in-service opportunities designed to help all of us to meet the growing demands with confidence , a sense of purpose and , as can be the case , an increased personal job satisfaction " ( Hewton 1988:88 ) . |
| 21 | This is a very appealing theory but scarcely seems to be borne out by the facts ; after all , we dream about all sorts of things which in no way do we wish to experience in real life . |
| 22 | Some good-condition coins were retrieved from one end of the heap , so we decided to concentrate in that area . |
| 23 | And this general picture is , primarily , that which we attempt to draw in this book , not the detailed personal characteristics which distinguish any of the political leaders . |
| 24 | Watching the Turks spray it around the park against our implacable foes , the English recently , the mystery deepened as to how we managed to knock in five goals against them at Lansdowne Road . |
| 25 | That 's what image means and it 's what we try to do in political campaigns . |
| 26 | We fail to engage in social marketing because we do not understand it . |
| 27 | We choose to behave in particular ways . |
| 28 | All of us need approval unless we choose to live in complete isolation from other people . |
| 29 | ’ Can pay , wo n't pay ’ is shorthand : written out in full , their credo was , ’ We have the money to make our proper contribution to the cost of essential local services , but , because we wish to indulge in political point-scoring , we will withhold that contribution — knowing full well that by doing so we will force local authorities either to increase charges for the great majority of law-abiding citizens , or to cut services . ’ |
| 30 | Secondly , that I think Ryedale was under the impression that Policy E two would n't affect local authorities ' choice of allocated sites but that it was a policy to apply outside of developing units and those sites we wish to allocate in local plan and not that was going to restrict our choice , in our case in those sites . |