Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] we that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nitrate problem has taught us that to protect our drinking water , we must monitor the unsaturated zone . |
| 2 | I am glad that my hon. Friend has given us that opportunity . |
| 3 | Earth Mysteries researcher , Brian Larkman , has reminded us that contemporary physics envisages ‘ virtual particles ’ which come into existence for almost infinitely small periods of time before disappearing . |
| 4 | Experience in the 1970s in particular has shown us that high rates of inflation can coexist with high rates of unemployment and no explanation of this is provided by the Keynesian theory . |
| 5 | A Saga Holidays spokeswoman has told us that Saga contracted rooms with the Roman Hotel a year ago for this season . |
| 6 | Experience has told us that rural people often perceive their own problems differently from the accepted establishment viewpoint , and it is the development of the perception , whether we consider the opinions right or wrong , which we must cultivate if we are seriously looking for long-term solutions . |
| 7 | John Grant , in Blood Brothers : the division and decline of Britain 's trade unions ( Weidenfeld & Nicolson , £16.99 ) , wants to convince us that Brieish trade unions are in a hopelessly enfeebled state : divided directionless , dithering , but still lingeringly dictatorial . |
| 8 | Our route just happens to take us that way . ’ |
| 9 | Paradise Lost , one might say , exists to tell us that death is a just punishment , and anyway ( see Paradise Regained ) not final . |
| 10 | The very fact that the gravitational attraction dominates tells us that matter on the large scale must be net electrically neutral to very high precision . |
| 11 | But the mention of Wilde also serves to remind us that social purity never succeeded in totally silencing its opponents . |
| 12 | The comparison between the axial age and the Hellenistic age also serves to remind us that Hellenism still affects our attitude towards ancient civilizations . |
| 13 | But , although it tries , it fails to persuade us that with Greek drama we are not secular theatre-goers but communicants in a religious mystery . |