Example sentences of "we [vb base] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a case in which we distinguish between a person 's body as it appears to that person , and as it appears to others . |
| 2 | We accept without a second 's thought that we can open our eyes and observe everything around us , picking out the slightest movement . |
| 3 | Even when we defer to a creature 's apparent preference ( for a particular type of food , let us say ) the decision will be dictated by our desire to keep it fit and healthy . |
| 4 | We ask for a plant 's eye view of life and death in a sward and hope ultimately to be able to collect these reductionist observations into statements about the population , the species or even possibly the community . |
| 5 | We move under a greengrocer 's awning , and he raises his walkie-talkie . |
| 6 | I dream that we live in a mare 's field . |