Example sentences of "we [vb base] [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We want also to build a society which strives always to unlock the talent and skills of its own people , to harness what Tawney once magnificently described as ‘ the extraordinary potential of ordinary people ’ . |
| 2 | We show how to turn a problem area into an asset — transform a slope into something that you can be proud of . |
| 3 | After being endlessly reassured that , ‘ it 's not the tractor , it 's how long he stays out that field ploughing , ’ we give up craving a member that could be mistaken for the Eiffel Tower . |
| 4 | Every committee , sub-committee and working party which we set up has a resource implication . |
| 5 | After arrival at the capital of Reykjavik we watched in some trepidation as our heavily laden Landrover was swung out on a derrick and deposited on the quay , but all went well and as soon as we had cleared customs we set out to take a look at this bright little capital city . |
| 6 | So we set about putting a stop to it . |
| 7 | Millions of pounds spent on satellite technology is wasted when people like me ignore Michael Fish yelling on television from behind some sandbags , ‘ For God 's sake take cover ! ’ as we set off to claim a Munro with a song in our hearts . |
| 8 | Moving offices and such at work , in fact we ve just had a drink to ‘ celebrate ’ so please excuse any slurred words and the like … |
| 9 | We carry on walking a bit . |
| 10 | ‘ After a period of rationalisation we are now in good shape to take advantage of improving markets as the recession comes to an end but we do n't expect an upturn until 1994 , ’ said chief executive . |
| 11 | Trouble is if we do n't lay a patio he . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't want a holiday camp here . ’ |
| 13 | In the other parts of the country where UDCs have been set up , prominent UDC Board members are quick to reassure local people that ‘ we do n't want a Docklands here ’ . |
| 14 | We do n't want a fight . |
| 15 | You 'll be better working yonder , but we do n't want a rift forever . |
| 16 | Cos we 're not , we do n't want a bath . |
| 17 | ‘ We do n't want to stabilise the existing regime but we do n't want a destabilisation which could lead to incalculable risks , ’ said a close aide of the Chancellor . |
| 18 | We 're not doing that on purpose because we do n't want a repeat of what happened over there in the Blenheim Road , where people actually had power . |
| 19 | We do n't want a colony of those . |
| 20 | We do n't want a notice on it saying sponsored by , but I certainly think that 's something we should look at if the offer was forthcoming yes . |
| 21 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 22 | We 're quite aware that we do n't possess a modicum of brain between us , but by God we 're rich , and by Harry we 're ancient . |
| 23 | We have to make sure that we do n't miss a trick in exploiting 21a the potential of an infill — which brings ME TO … |
| 24 | Cassie , we do n't give a fuck about ! |
| 25 | ‘ We do n't stand a chance , ’ Rosheen cried despairingly . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't know much about etiquette back there in the shtetl , but even in these decadent times we do n't feel a gun in the back is just a snappy way to say ‘ please ’ . ’ |
| 27 | I erm as much as anything else so that we do n't block a fire exit on the gro , on , in the basement . |
| 28 | ‘ Piece of cake , if we do n't make a noise , even if they 're in . ’ |
| 29 | So there will be a slight improvement on that position but erm I do feel that we have to continue to do them the costume plays we ca n't just say oh we do n't make a profit on it , we ca n't do it , I think that would be a very shortsighted erm philosophy . |
| 30 | If we do n't make a stand now then all of us in this hall will be a living , breathing testament to the betrayal of all those that have gone before us and we 'll leave nothing for anybody coming in the future . |