Example sentences of "we [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , as parents we may react with undue stress to a teenager who flouts our authority , because we are afraid of losing our self-esteem which is dependent on being able to control our family . |
| 2 | We can see then , that as conscious subjects , we may draw upon common sense as explanation , and that there is a struggle for the definition of this vis-a-vis the State . |
| 3 | However we may feel about overseas aid , the requirement for agricultural research is a matter of tens of millions of dollars , not billions . |
| 4 | ‘ The final decision will be made in the New Year and we may bow to public pressure , ’ says the spokesman . |
| 5 | Opposition Members may well decide to make some progress and we may get to new clause 9 and to others further down the list , we can not be sure about that . |
| 6 | To simulate natural selection in an interesting way in the computer , we should forget about rococo ornamentation and all other visually defined qualities . |
| 7 | A fourth option which has been advocated is that we should draw upon American experience and adopt a ‘ hard look ’ standard of review for discretionary decisions . |
| 8 | Does he agree that , rather than arguing about what should be done at Dounreay , where a great deal of expertise is available , we should argue for open government ; and that , in that respect , a lesson can be learnt for the future ? |
| 9 | No I think we should stick to local government branches in the county of Northumberland . |
| 10 | We should look with deep understanding and compassion upon those whose relationships have failed or are in danger of failing . |
| 11 | To me , he wrote on 10 February as follows , the invective being tempered by the desire expressed at the beginning that we should have in due course a prolonged tête-à-tête : |
| 12 | However , we should interfere in local government with some trepidation because local democracy and local accountability underpin parliamentary democracy and accountability . |
| 13 | Rothstein deemed that the Act violated the First Amendment 's guarantee of freedom of expression , and stated that " in order for the flag to endure as a symbol of freedom in this nation , we must protect with equal vigour the right to destroy it and the right to wave it " . |
| 14 | ( We must return in due course to this argument that women are cooperative conversationalists , which has been quite influential in feminist linguistics . ) |
| 15 | In a newsletter published by his agency Conrad Ritblatt he said : ‘ We must move towards compulsory registration of investment deals , lettings , mortgages and all transactions in land . ’ |
| 16 | We must examine in fine detail our own structure . |
| 17 | Still we must believe in love , just as we must believe in free will and objective truth . |
| 18 | We must operate to tight time scale and we must maintain a low profile throughout . |
| 19 | While non-verbal communication of the kinds described above have a powerful role in underlining , reinforcing or betraying our feelings and aspirations , the moment we try to communicate on a wider scale than inter-personal , we must look at other sign systems to convey meaning . |
| 20 | Beyond it we must look at actual behaviour to assess the impact of higher taxes on incentives . |
| 21 | To understand the sources of the new ways of life , we must turn to economic history . |
| 22 | He spoke a message which the country has heard before — that taxation is too heavy , that unemployment ( 1½ million ) is too high , that we spend far too much on armaments and must get disarmament in Europe , that we must stick to Free Trade … |
| 23 | Then we 'll go with little doggy . |
| 24 | Soon we 'll tread on deluged ground . |
| 25 | In the next issue we 'll focus on Creative Writing . |
| 26 | After much study Hahnemann came to the conclusion that the basic underlying causes of chronic diseases were what he termed the inherited miasms , a term which we might translate into modern parlance as inherited predispositions . |
| 27 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 28 | The case has become even stronger as British people gain more opportunities to participate in foreign lotteries — thus increasing the risk that funds which we could put to good use in Britain will be diverted abroad . |
| 29 | The instruments were housed in a screen which was approached by a paved path , and now that blackout restrictions were lifted we could use outside electric light . |
| 30 | But we said we 'd build in local stone and blend in with the area . |