Example sentences of "our [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now in fairness it would n't be our responsibility to pay for a new engine if the vehicle had been drive on . |
| 2 | The two meetings on which I have reported to the House have shown our determination to work for a safer world and a new partnership with Russia in the cause of peace . |
| 3 | It is sufficient for our purposes to elaborate upon the first two categories . |
| 4 | It will be sufficient for our purposes to point to a few of the features of the chapter as we have it . |
| 5 | Our failure to adjust to the modern world will then become ever more serious . |
| 6 | The climax of our dealing activities , finally acknowledging our efforts to bring to the fore German art and culture in this country , was the acquisition of our unusual vista of the ‘ Friedrichsgracht in Berlin ’ by Eduard von Gärtner , only the second painting after Caspar David Friedrich 's ‘ Winter Landscape with Church ’ by a German nineteenth-century artist to grace the walls of the National Gallery . |
| 7 | A good proportion of our work concerned our availability to act as an unacknowledged arm of the social welfare service to drug users in crisis situations , providing a front-line service for the ‘ speed freaks who 's OD 'd on the results of a bent script ’ , or the ‘ acid heads having a bad trip ’ , for we were in the streets , the pubs , the clubs , the crash pads , and communal houses frequented by the new ‘ alternative society ’ . |
| 8 | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . |
| 9 | On policy Antall stated : " The European Community is our most important target and we want to concentrate all our means to join as an associate member as soon as possible , and later to become a full member . " |
| 10 | Popularly called the " Milovy agreement " ( after the location of the commission 's meetings ) , the document declared that the peoples of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic " recognize each other 's sovereignty " and that " we express our will to live in a common state " . |
| 11 | Aircraft which were collected with such discrimination and taste , which were restored using the most scrupulous of standards and which were displayed for us and our children to enjoy at the Tamiami Airport near Miami , Florida . |
| 12 | Clearly , if we are expecting our advertising to work in a particular way , against a particular sub-group of consumers , we should do our research in such a way that it will show up this sort of effect . |
| 13 | However , there were no other factors in our patient to account for the acute haemolytic episode , and ascorbic acid induced haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has been reported . |
| 14 | Well , MCPS have a team of Licence Negotiators whose job it is to negotiate between the producer and our member to arrive at an agreeable rate . |
| 15 | Given his scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things , it is not surprising that he finds that none of the much-discussed contemporary theories on offer provide a satisfactory answer , and concludes that we are simply ignorant about this . |
| 16 | What about our tendency to slide into the next trap ? ’ |
| 17 | Our Solar System is certainly a prerequisite for our existence , and one might extend this to the whole of our galaxy to allow for an earlier generation of stars that created the heavier elements . |
| 18 | One day it was decided we would take our dinner to eat in the nearby Botanical Gardens , and we staggered down there laden with dishes , plates etc. , Mary-Anne hiding under her coat from embarrassment in case she passed anyone she knew ! |
| 19 | Abortive attempts in our time to shuffle off the whole experience and make light of its impact have only begun comparatively recently to attract the attention of psycho-analysts . |
| 20 | We had chosen our visit to coincide with the full moon , but it also coincided with a period of maximum solar flare activity , and on every clear night the Lights treated us to a spectacular show in green and red . |