Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] our [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should assess the current and future requirements for GIS within RBGE , to determine whether or not it would be cost-effective to acquire our own expertise and hardware in-house , or contract out our GIS work . |
| 2 | It would not be possible to meet our environmental obligations by shutting down the nuclear industry . |
| 3 | ‘ You are the last woman I would have thought I would want — you 're everything I despise , but you 're in danger of becoming an obsession and there 's only one way to deal with it : we 'll make love until we 're sated with each other , then we 'll both be free to go our separate ways and forget we ever met . ’ |
| 4 | Nor , if we are willing to see our co-operative selves as other co-operators see us , should we fail to note Signor Prandini 's implied criticism , pointed though polite , of the British concept of Co-operation as restricted almost exclusively to the Consumers ' Movement . |
| 5 | The then chairman of the CEGB , Arthur Hawkins , told a House of Commons Select Committee that ‘ we need to develop a situation which by 1990 will be entirely nuclear because , as we all know , the fossil-fuel energies just will not be adequate to meet our growing needs ’ . |
| 6 | " If I were not willing to aid our dear uncle , it would be a strange day indeed ! " |
| 7 | If we are so satisfied , then we are free to exercise our own discretion . |
| 8 | As I am satisfied that the judge applied an incorrect test to the foster mother 's application , and was also deprived of material necessary for the proper exercise of his discretion , it follows that we are free to exercise our own discretion and it is to that question that I now turn . |
| 9 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer thus announced in October 1989 that " it has become increasingly anomalous to chase our own tails in this way . |
| 10 | It is not proper to keep our beloved master waiting . ’ |
| 11 | Events like Live Aid showed we are prepared to assist our fellow world citizens — even if there 's a hefty dose of self-congratulation about how noble we are . |
| 12 | ‘ Far easier to change our entire defence policy than alter the timing of one coffee-trolley . |
| 13 | A national Reunion , residential courses , many local and regional events take place each year offering considerably reduced fees to members and The Medau News is distributed free to complement our administrative network which unites Medau enthusiasts throughout the country . |
| 14 | Yet , it is still sufficiently detailed to make our main points . |
| 15 | ‘ The Arabs went to war with us in 1948 to destroy our Jewish state . |
| 16 | A very last thought is that we must do everything possible to answer our own prayers . |
| 17 | How sad to see our old people not just robbed but beaten up so badly as well . |
| 18 | Less than twenty of them finally made it back to England , alas — but their sale at Sotheby 's made this one of the most profitable ventures we 've ever engaged in , and did much to offset our subsequent post-production costs ! |
| 19 | It would be easy to direct our moral indignation in that direction . |
| 20 | I said it was always impossible to explain our spontaneous decisions . |
| 21 | We receive grant-in-aid to cover our basic running costs from the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department , and additional income from individual research grants , both private and public , but such income does not allow us to fund visiting scientists . |
| 22 | That we arrived back at base in such good shape was largely due to the magnificent efforts of our engineers Bob McSmythurs and Dave Parker who had to work hard to keep our ageing engines turning over . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , an almost entirely supine parliamentary opposition has confirmed that the political culture which is supposed to ensure our much-vaunted freedom of opinion has stagnated to the point of inertia . |
| 24 | Before we set off again , on along the coast and then across the sea , The Fat Controller saw fit to bifurcate our strange awarenesses . |
| 25 | Regional authorities are much happier with a combined approach and it seems possible to retain our individual identity within this framework , while promoting development education ( and allaying the fear of a hidden agenda for fundraising ) . |
| 26 | I am sure that , like myself , you will be sorry to leave our old home , scene of many moral victories and one or two actual ones over the years . |
| 27 | We may have been brought up to believe that it was selfish to put our own needs before others . |
| 28 | It was stupid to burn our own neighbourhoods , though . |
| 29 | Who then more logical to head our new government but a business man ? |
| 30 | Put like this it seems extremely cold and unfeeling , but it must be said that if we were all to make our own arrangements without any order or form then chaos would quickly result . |