Example sentences of "[adv] we [vb mod] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However much we may criticize the details of the explanation they offer ( above , pp. 86–9 ) , the clear fact that latent inhibition shows context-specificity ( i.e. is most likely to occur when the context predicts the occurrence of the target stimulus ) constitutes good support for theories that emphasize the role of stimulus predictability . |
| 2 | Until we know what we have signed up to in GATT , it will be difficult to tell how much we must alter the CAP to meet our obligations . |
| 3 | And so , basically we 'll open the main double doors downstairs so you can have people in the living room and in the sitting room . |
| 4 | If you say , ‘ Well , of course , yes , I can easily explain that , but basically we 'll transfer the the , the handling of the enquiry to A Department , which of course has responsibility to B , but B ca n't do that without C , ’ you have to know in your own organization that that 's the way the procedure works , but it will mean nothing to the listener . |
| 5 | Daily we would hear the bang of the hammer on the anvil , and would run across the road to watch from the door , as the hot shoe was pressed on a patient cart-horse 's hoof , with the familiar sizzling noise and smell of burning . |
| 6 | Or it may arise because we are pursuing a particular path and if we went back upstream we could avoid the problem instead of trying to solve it . |
| 7 | So if we could collect it all up together and when we are going down we could take the whole lot down out of the way . |
| 8 | Then perhaps we would have the lowest crime rate in the world — instead of Saudi Arabia . |
| 9 | And as Rex and Khai Eng , still thriving in an area which has seen plenty of other vegetarian establishments come and go , get ready to enter their second decade , perhaps we 'll leave the last word to Rex : |
| 10 | Perhaps we 'll start the New Year with it . |
| 11 | Yes , yes ; perhaps we 'll start the New Year with it . |
| 12 | Perhaps we 'll get the bus there . |
| 13 | And er Jane if perhaps we could organize the manning of the table . |
| 14 | Perhaps we could put the record straight . |
| 15 | Perhaps we should blame the English for this , because it started to be built early in the thirteenth century , when Bayonne was ours , and the English royal arms of the day are apparently to be found , alongside those of France , emblazoned on some of the keystones of the very high vaulting in the nave . |
| 16 | Perhaps we should applaud the will to curb it whilst being sceptical of practical moves to bring it about . |
| 17 | Perhaps we should set the course up . |
| 18 | Perhaps we should decline the invitation to join the forum and just keep a watching brief , but I thought I should let you know of its existence and purpose , I would be interested to know if you think there is a suitable person in your branch who would be able and interested in representing CPRW on the forum . |
| 19 | Perhaps we should say the collect anyway ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps we should take the opportunity to grab a bite ourselves , ’ suggested Sergeant Bird with an appealing look . |
| 21 | We could say simply " ( edited ) " but perhaps we should take the title page at its word and say instead " ( selection and arrangement ) " . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps we should rename the close Coronation Street or Brookside . ’ |
| 23 | Perhaps we should put the words ‘ experience curve ’ in quotes to indicate that the reduction in cost is not automatic . |
| 24 | If you 're not happy with the answer then I 'd be pleased to hear about it and er and er obviously we can assess the priority . |
| 25 | Remember the next time you 're on the fells it 's up to us — only we can prevent the hills from vanishing , so watch where you 're putting your feet . |
| 26 | For present purposes we need not worry about the complexity and the names of the various components in the retina if only we can answer the following question : What does a single one of these ganglion cells tell the brain about the image falling on the photoreceptors to which it connects ? |
| 27 | When we are young , we assume that if only we can get the circumstances of our lives right , then we will automatically be happy . |
| 28 | Many of our basic likes and dislikes probably have some explanation in the long chain of experience , if only we could piece the jigsaw together . |
| 29 | The Iraqis ' suspicions of his links with Iran , Israel and America ( he was on the CIA 's payroll ) were reinforced when , that year , he said : ‘ If support were strong enough we could control the Kirkuk oilfield and give it to an American company to operate ’ . |
| 30 | So we might reorganise the parts like this : introduction biographical details ( including career as a London playwright ) qualities as a writer — powers of description — humour themes — education — church — the divided self — most of all as an artistic movement centrally concerned with the relationship between the self and others . |