Example sentences of "we [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if we confine ourselves for the moment to the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. , when the options were more limited , the road of the Rhone was not the only route for traffic between Celts and Greeks . |
| 2 | Even if we confine ourselves to the difference of aim between reformist and revolutionary parties ( or of social movements , which can be classified in a similar way ) , the distinction can not always be made in an absolutely clear-cut fashion . |
| 3 | We judge ourselves by the time from call-out to getting the problem fixed which is an average of 63 minutes , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Therefore , we content ourselves with a degree of objectivity which represents an acceptable narrowing of the areas of difference between financial reports . |
| 5 | As Christian communicators in Asia we place ourselves at the service of those challenges , well aware that we need to conscientise people as much as we need to be conscientised . |
| 6 | The issue is that you know we build ourselves round the church . |
| 7 | The emphasis of Paul is clear , we are to go for quality both in our performance and in the way we conduct ourselves in the workplace . |
| 8 | Say we picture ourselves in a desert and all these people want some water , but one person goes and gets it ? |
| 9 | We portray ourselves as a rabble , and certainly are no example to the fourth form in a school . |
| 10 | We have identified some areas of weakness , and others in which we believe that the investment of resources will substantially improve the way in which we present ourselves to the public , and provide services which we are currently unable to undertake . |
| 11 | When we present ourselves with the decision we are much more inclined to drift in a certain direction leaving ourselves the option of getting out if we find we do not like it . |
| 12 | But I think that to allow those two sort of issues to get too inseparable , as it were , to so that we simply regard ourselves as being in a position to issue directives about behaviour , which do n't acknowledge that these are young people who have to learn to be autonomous , then we get ourselves onto a hiding for nothing . |
| 13 | We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on … |
| 14 | We commit ourselves to the surgeon when we go into hospital for an operation ; we commit ourselves to the hairdresser , to the dentist and so on … |
| 15 | ‘ Let God be God ’ and we find ourselves on the path of discipleship . |
| 16 | We do therefore need to consult with the health authority if we find ourselves in a position where we think we 're no longer going to be able to achieve those targets . |
| 17 | No sooner are we out of Eden than we find ourselves in a field stained with a brother 's blood ( 4.1–16 ) . |
| 18 | We find ourselves in no time back in the square where she lives . |
| 19 | Most of the time we console ourselves with the knowledge that we are ‘ good enough ’ , loving parents . |
| 20 | We dry ourselves on a towel . |
| 21 | The fact that the position is more complicated , however , should be obvious if we remind ourselves of the point I made at the beginning of Chapter 2 : how variable teachers are . |
| 22 | So we busy ourselves about the house or go on holiday in much the same way as we do our jobs . |
| 23 | We discover ourselves through the form of the sentence . |
| 24 | We identify ourselves with the eternity of the self and no longer with the limitations and distress of our mental and physical ignorance . |
| 25 | Selling merchandise in a public place carries heavy responsibilities , so we concern ourselves with the safety of our customers . |
| 26 | ‘ We see ourselves as a specialty chemical company and the strategies are to invest in facilities and R & D , to emphasise Europe as we go forward and to continue to improve the quality ’ . |
| 27 | But we see ourselves as a sound system , and in a way everybody is a part of Motion Incorporated . |
| 28 | We have tried to stand aside and we see ourselves as an institute that cares |
| 29 | This is often closely related to where we see ourselves on the spectrum of social class . |
| 30 | At these roadshows , we introduced the Group 's Vision and Mission Statement — where we see ourselves in the future and the principals by which we intend to conduct our business . |