Example sentences of "[noun] we [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our first problem at Llandrindod Wells was to estimate the numbers coming to the lake , so each night during the spring we made hourly circuits of the lake collecting all the toads we encountered . |
| 2 | In winter the bare trees were florid with the purple and grey of pigeons , and in spring we buried dead baby sparrows under the soapsuds of fallen blossom . |
| 3 | To assess the potential contribution of lamina propria lymphocytes to measured metabolism we obtained peripheral blood lymphocytes from the heparinised blood of a patient having colonoscopy for polyp surveillance with centrifugation in Lymphoprep ( Flow Laboratories , Rickmansworth , UK ) . |
| 4 | So in the midst of all this apparent optimism we have independent community initiatives , run by people who live in the community , groups who are trying to provide work , wealth , education , advice and community support — groups which are under fierce attack for so doing ! |
| 5 | As a result we saw human nature at its best , with so many people rallying around those in need of help . ’ |
| 6 | In other words we have modern warfare first make its appearance . |
| 7 | IN THIS chapter we describe various formats in which data may be stored and manipulated within the computer . |
| 8 | On to these pictures we attach behavioural predictions — attractive people are more able , but attractive women are perceived ( by men ) to be less intelligent ; fat people are lazy or jolly ; people whose eyes are close together are dishonest ; and so on . |
| 9 | To characterize the DNA-binding specificity of the divergent pou[c] protein we expressed pou[c] cDNA in E.coli as a fusion to glutathione S-transferase ( GST ) and performed gel mobility shift assays ( GMSA ) with the affinity purified fusion protein ( 52 ) . |
| 10 | In Britain 's heyday we provided financial subsidies as well ; but though we have retained our fighting abilities , as was demonstrated by the Falklands Campaign , the decline in our resources relative to the superpowers now limits our influence and inhibits our quest for the greatest possible measure of national independence . |
| 11 | Wool we had big bales of wool come in and once wool was packed together and banded , that was heavy . |
| 12 | We British do indeed believe we should all be equal under the law , but in practice we reject social engineering which tries to make us equal in other respects . |
| 13 | Thus , in the present study we evaluated gastric clearance of indigestible markers , orocaecal transit time , colonic transit time , and gall bladder contraction in two groups of diabetic patients who differed as to whether they had or did not have signs of autonomic neuropathy affecting the cardiovascular system . |
| 14 | In this study we classified rectal sensations elicited by isobaric distensions according to the segmental steady state values obtained . |
| 15 | In this study we investigated colonic motility in children with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction . |
| 16 | Before the study we obtained informed consent from all subjects . |
| 17 | In this study we report high frequencies of IgG anti-lactoferrin antibodies ( corresponding to P-ANCA ) in sera from patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis . |
| 18 | In our previous study we performed simultaneous flow cytometric analysis of HLA-DR expression and propidium iodide exclusion to show that the effects of the drugs were not the result of impaired viability . |
| 19 | In addition as the firm with the largest numbers of middle market clients we have excellent contacts at the board level with most corporations in the UK . |
| 20 | From the monastery of Ely we have farming memoranda which list and value livestock , seed , tools and other commodities supplied to Thorney Abbey , provide an inventory of animals on Ely estates , and catalogue the rent payable in eels ( some 26,000 ) from various locations in the Fens . |
| 21 | Every winter we have high winds . |
| 22 | Just before the treeline , at 13,200ft we reached Dzongri hut . |
| 23 | An Irishman said , for no apparent reason , ‘ I wear a green pullover because in Ireland we have green sheep . ’ |
| 24 | The key words ( in italics ) are very difficult to see without helpful context : ‘ I wear a green pullover because in Ireland we have green sheep . ’ |
| 25 | Under its influence we believe good men can resist evil . |
| 26 | But er then there was erm a desk we had big stools and poor old was trying desperately to get me to add correctly you see , and he 'd he 'd let me add and then he 'd always find there was a mistake in it and he 'd try to tell me why . |
| 27 | For lunch we had damp oat-cakes we 'd bought at the village shop . |
| 28 | In this work we give full weight to the speaker/system distinction that has been introduced above , and hence to the general principle that speakers are ultimately responsible , not only for introducing and adopting linguistic changes , but also for maintaining diversity in language states . |
| 29 | Although in some trials we noted post-randomisation exclusion of ineligible patients , early deaths , and protocol violations , we did not exclude them . |
| 30 | ‘ In some areas we have complimentary products and some overlap , ’ explained Amdahl chief executive officer Joe Zemke . |