Example sentences of "we [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The method we adopt to arrive at an answer will be peculiar to the enquiry ( or discipline ) we are exploring .
2 We wish to refer to an anthology of poetry and prose which we have open in front of us .
3 However , before that , we have to deal with an aspect of buying roses that we have scarcely mentioned yet : ‘ container grown ’ plants at garden centres .
4 Perhaps we have to reckon with an element of chance .
5 This is a painless examination which would take bet er , hang on , this is a painless examination which will take between thirty and sixty minutes , there may be some waiting time at the start of the examination depending on whether we have to fit in an emergency , be prepared for this .
6 We need something dramatic to focus it , either to introduce something which will create a potential for change in this situation ( which will potentially destabilise the situation ) or pick up on something going on in the groups which will have the same effect ; we need to focus on an issue .
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