Example sentences of "we [verb] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We tend to assume that significant rituals are only found in ‘ primitive ’ societies and in state ceremonies such as the Coronation . |
| 2 | But would we want to say that these abilities , striking though they are , have any particular connection with consciousness ? |
| 3 | We 'd hoped that such irritations were behind us , but then they started taking toothpaste and soap away from us after we 'd been to the bathroom . |
| 4 | We landed to see if any bits had dropped off — and some had . ’ |
| 5 | Why do we have to say that these thoughts are like mental actions ? |
| 6 | We do not have to subscribe to a version of history which sees it simply in terms of a struggle between virtue and vice , nor do we have to believe that all adolescents were intelligent and admirable , in order to argue for the repression of young people , if only in terms of debilitating images . |
| 7 | We do hope that these documents will help you in your work of monitoring local developments — we would welcome your comments . |
| 8 | Having said that , we do know that large amounts of lead are harmful . |
| 9 | Mr Taylor says it would release six constables for other duties and told the committee : ‘ We do know that some forces have undergone civilianisation of these posts . |
| 10 | Mr Deputy Speaker , as the honourable members knows , our S S A calculations are on slightly different basis from England as we set out in this report and we do believe that local authorities should have the maximum flexibility to make their own decisions and it is therefore a matter for local debate . |
| 11 | We wish to suggest that these words may equally be substituted to describe strategic vision , suggesting a dynamic model as follows , each stage of which we then discuss in turn . |
| 12 | ‘ We 've proven that horizontal wells can have a major impact in the economics of Gulf of Mexico field developments . ’ |
| 13 | We 've said that free elections are our goal and they 're in June . |
| 14 | When the conversation turned to sex the interviewer asked , ‘ We 've heard that some women who ordinarily have difficulty achieving orgasm find themselves capable of multiple orgasms under LSD . |
| 15 | They have to keep a logbook but that 's only a check to make sure that nobody 's leaving a mess in the common areas and we only have it because we 've found that some residents can have problems because they 've become deskilled in certain things . |
| 16 | We 've found that own brands are from thirty five pence up to the top quality brands are something like eighty five pence and we feel we 've hit the market in the middle there . |
| 17 | We clerks might have found comfort if we had known that many floors above us a few of the bank 's more senior personnel were smuggling personal computers into the building in a bid to free themselves . |
| 18 | We wanted to see if these players would fit into the side and if they wanted to play for the side . |
| 19 | We have said that nationalized industries should price at social marginal cost , but should this be short-run marginal cost ( SMC ) or long-run marginal cost ( LMC ) ? |
| 20 | But we have to remember that human needs are diverse . |
| 21 | Returning to the main theme , we have discovered that natural monopolies can coexist with almost perfectly contestable industries . |
| 22 | So far , we have discovered that particular movements are especially distressing while noise has no apparent effect on the birds . |
| 23 | Analysing the figures , we have discovered that those outlets which offer cooked food have actually increased their sales of all beverages , including liquor , whereas those which either do not sell food or provide only snacks such as crisps and sandwiches have shown significant decreases in liquor sales . |
| 24 | We have seen that living things are too improbable and too beautifully " designed " to have come into existence by chance . |
| 25 | We have seen that young children have considerable understanding of intentions , and of the relationships between intentions , actions and results . |
| 26 | A legal problem has arisen here in respect of defendants who ‘ could not care less ’ whether the woman was not consenting : we have seen that such men can be convicted of rape in cases where they achieve penetration , but there is a problem in convicting them of attempted rape where they fail to achieve penetration but clearly intended to do so . |
| 27 | We have seen that all forms of medical care utilization increases with age . |
| 28 | So far , then , we have seen that inner cities clearly suffer from very severe problems . |
| 29 | We have seen that three types of colligative property can be used to determine relative molecular mass . |
| 30 | We have seen that indirect taxes are more regressive than direct taxes . |