Example sentences of "we [am/are] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Chris Turner at Barclays de Zoete Wedd says : ‘ We are not at the bottom yet . |
2 | The CBI report on manufacturing , even in its narrow understated way , shows that we are not at the bottom . |
3 | We are not at the time of business , we are here to affirm the call ! |
4 | Lord Armstrong wrote in his letter : ‘ We do not apply the arm 's length principle to the national museums and galleries , and we are not on the whole much troubled with allegations of political interference in curatorial or Museological policies … ’ . |
5 | With regret , therefore , I have to inform you that we are not in a position to offer you employment in any research division of the company . |
6 | It is not hard to see why , since we are not in a position to evaluate the merits of different population distributions in any meaningful way . |
7 | We are not in a position to identify potential benefits and pitfalls , but it does seem as if CCW is alive to the way in which all the schemes should integrate effectively . |
8 | At this stage , we are not in a position to say anything about them . |
9 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , we are not in a position to predict what oil prices or , through oil prices , petrol prices will be over the next few years . |
10 | ‘ Sinn Fein is not the IRA and is not involved in any violence , a position which even the British Government now accepts , so we are not in a position to call on the IRA to end its campaign . |
11 | That may change and as we move out of the recession hopefully , er the er erm position will improve , but it does mean that for next year we are not in a position to er achieve the level of income that the , the current year 's budget er required us to and which er on a normal knock-on basis as this element of the budget moves on from year to year , we would n't er have very much hope I would er put to you of actually meeting the level of income that would allow us to operate er a standstill budget in , in this area . |
12 | Speaking at the league 's annual meeting in Walsall , McKeag added : ‘ There was very little detail involved and we are not in a position to investigate in detail a club 's financial situation nor would we be able to impose any sanctions against a club which was not in breach of regulations . |
13 | When we respond to initial requests , we are not making promises and we are not in a position to give hints . |
14 | This time lag , however , dies not always occur , as I show in the same study , and we are not in a situation to make the kind of general assumption made by Morgan and Engels . |
15 | There is a marked concentration in the region of Sagittarius ( the Archer ) , and it was this which led to the discovery that we are having a lop-sided view of the Galaxy because we are not in the middle of it . |
16 | It is the fault of this government and past ones that have allowed people to train in narrow , restrictive fields , and now , when the need for change arises , we are not in the position to do so . |
17 | Now , when the need for change arises , we are not in the position to do so . |
18 | We are not in the position of North America where IBM has until recently been a de facto standard and a unifying force . |
19 | We are not in the habit of issuing personal threats but that was such a vicious slur that we 'll kick the shit out of him . |
20 | We are not in the sort of psychological laboratory where white-coated ad people administer a measured dose of pre-tested stimuli to pre-conditioned , salivating consumers . |
21 | Here we are not in the realm of childhood behaviour but we are in the realm of play . |
22 | When it was suggested that estimation might be a useful skill when shopping in the supermarket , she replied , ‘ Yes , but we are not in the supermarket now ’ . |
23 | ‘ We are not in the business of polluting the environment , ’ Mr Wheeler insisted . |
24 | We are not in the business of popularity ; it is too bad if others do not like the cross . |
25 | We are not in the business of becoming pop stars . ’ |
26 | Very clearly we are not in the business of directing people into modes of prayer that are unsuitable for them . |
27 | ‘ If the situation does not ease we would take advice nearer to the date from the Foreign Office about the tour , but at the moment we are not in the business of calling it off unilaterally . ’ |
28 | Bob Moulton , the Climbers ' Club guidebook business manager , added some perspective to the argument by saying : ‘ We are not in the business of embarrassing people . |
29 | A government official added : ‘ We are not in the business of taking moral decisions for other countries ’ . |
30 | We are not in the business of making bland expressions of concern . |