Example sentences of "[vb infin] we about the " in BNC.
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1 | Did we think we about the old staff did you say ? |
2 | Thus : surprise can not tell us about the development of the central systems . |
3 | Agreeing that naïve empiricism is insufficient and that language does not tell us about the world in any simple , unmediated , or transparent way , they still believe that a sense of reality can be conveyed by language ( the position derided as mere ‘ common sense ’ by the Newest Criticism ) . |
4 | What can they tell us about the nature of an economy ? |
5 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
6 | All you have to do is tell us about the worst computer nightmare you 've ever had . |
7 | It will tell us about the individuals ' ability to make and maintain new relationships . |
8 | This , in turn , will cause us to address the broader issue of whether there is , in a more general sense , a genuine , causal association between insanity and at least some forms of creativity ; and , if that is so , what it can tell us about the underlying qualities of psychosis and of the creative process . |
9 | The Captain was saying to the Sub-lieutenant , ‘ I want to know everything she can tell us about the Maxwell girl , family , friends , habits , etcetera — everything . |
10 | However , they do not tell us about the complex subjective processes which this involved . |
11 | Given that all those involved were volunteers , and had been chosen at random to be guards or prisoners , what does this tell us about the influence of power on human behaviour ? |
12 | Thus a detailed knowledge of the material conditions in which communities have lived will tell us about the constraints under which they have laboured ; and this in turn will help us to understand some of their properties . |
13 | The writer then explores what research can tell us about the impact of national policies on families , the impact of community attitudes , children 's experiences of divorce and step-families and some of the traumas children suffer in the course of family life , sometimes so great that they are driven to run away and then incur other serious problems for which inadequate provision is made in the community as a whole . |
14 | So what does our analysis tell us about the underlying , or basic causes of the so-called ‘ British disease ’ ? |
15 | What does the evidence tell us about the quality and character between parents and children in Britain ? |
16 | What does the survey tell us about the life-style of middleclass men in the UK today ? |
17 | The role of finds in dating is looked at in the next chapter , but perhaps the most obvious way in which finds can tell us about the past is by providing evidence about ancient technology . |
18 | What can this theory tell us about the changes in the UK economy 's international position in the structural changes of the 1970s/1980s ? |
19 | It can not tell us about the meaning of the term ‘ popular music ’ , since that meaning , ideologically replete , has been pushed outside the frame of reference . |
20 | These are all experiences we have had that tell us about the body 's state at the time , and we do not have difficulty in interpreting them . |
21 | So far in this chapter we have considered what patterns of gaze and the distribution of pauses can tell us about the kind of units which might be involved in the planning of spontaneous speech . |
22 | What do these syndromes tell us about the language-processing system as it exists in intact brains ? |
23 | could , could you tell us about the ways in which you as a child used to try and get some money for yourself and the family ? |
24 | The other factor to consider is that the figures do not tell us about the amount of borrowing which comes about from increases in mortgages used for purposes other than house purchase . |
25 | These can help us in making assignments and can tell us about the vibrations of molecular ions . |
26 | Sue : Finally , is there any thing you can tell us about the Business Start Up Scheme and the TEC Challenge ? |
27 | The House will be interested to hear from another Scottish Labour Member of Parliament who will not tell us about the Labour party 's policy on Ravenscraig . |
28 | Even if the order to which the Minister referred a few minutes ago is introduced , what can the Minister tell us about the Government 's thinking on what the timetable will be ? |
29 | Will he tell us about the relationship between his Department and Scottish Enterprise because , in the defence industry , we need a skills audit , which he could finance ? |
30 | ( 5 ) What does this tell us about the people in the picture ? |