Example sentences of "we [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not just that beetles and mice are pests ( we might have said the same of ladybirds and the pursuit of wildfowl ) , but rather that the relative similarity of the larger mammals to ourselves materially affects our thinking and is reflected in our instinctive responses . |
| 2 | If we are sceptical that an evidential base with intrinsic credibility and a isolatable and justifiable conception of rationality can be found , then we might try to tackle the same problems non-reductively , in which case anti-naturalist scruples seem out of place . |
| 3 | We could have done the same with Benjamin . |
| 4 | If I 'd been in Bill 's position I , or if we 'd had been in Bill 's position , we 'd have done the same as well . |
| 5 | If the Spirit of Jesus is the gift bestowed on his followers , we shall expect to find the same characteristics marking authentic Christian life in the Spirit . |
| 6 | That 's right and he , we would have done the same if we 'd have found six men in there , er they all would have been secured until such time as I was happy that the the flat was clear . |
| 7 | Had he worried about the possibility of atomic warfare when he was attempting to split the atom , he would never have gone on ; and we would have lost the many benefits nuclear physics has given us , such as freely available power and treatment of disease . |
| 8 | ‘ We would have taken the same action and taken a prosecution if it had been any other film which had been shown without the consent of the licence-holder . ’ |
| 9 | We would have to meet the same conditions — no more , no less . |
| 10 | We would like to thank the many doctors and scientists in the United Kingdom and abroad who have been involved in research into nutrition and obesity . |