Example sentences of "[noun sg] we [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report said that UNESCO had not accepted the need for budgetary restraint and was still excessively politicized , adding : " The leverage we retain as a sought-after non-member … is greater than we would wield simply by being one vote among 161 others . " |
| 2 | For musicians , the lure of the West must be strong , and for reasons as understandable as basic working conditions and standard of living , but as a result we stand at a crossroads : how can we possibly avoid the continuing standardization of orchestral , instrumental and vocal production , and continue to have the opportunity of hearing music played in a style and tradition for which it was probably originally conceived . |
| 3 | First , many aspects of every action we perform for a reason are not uniquely determined by reasons . |
| 4 | No , erm , start all again hi , ho , hi , ho it 's off to work we go we 've a huff , huff , huff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's home from work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's off to work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho |
| 5 | No , erm , start all again hi , ho , hi , ho it 's off to work we go we 've a huff , huff , huff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's home from work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's off to work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff and a whin , whin , whin hi , ho , hi , ho |
| 6 | hi , ho , hi , ho it 's off to work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff , whin , whin , whin , hi , ho , hi , ho it 's home from work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff , whin , whin , whin , hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's off to work we go |
| 7 | hi , ho , hi , ho it 's off to work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff , whin , whin , whin , hi , ho , hi , ho it 's home from work we go with a chuff , chuff , chuff , whin , whin , whin , hi , ho , hi , ho , it 's off to work we go |
| 8 | ‘ We have maintained the low profile here because the level of publicity we received at the start would actually hamper the work we do at a community level . |
| 9 | So we will be able to locate the residents of whichever home we choose within a very tight geographical area , giving them choices as to where they go . |
| 10 | About three miles beyond the town we turn into a leafy lane leading to a farm . |
| 11 | Please accept the small gift we enclose as a mark of our esteem . |
| 12 | Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself ! |
| 13 | Economics , sociology , mathematics , law and accounting were suggested as the essential subjects , and although colleges could provide liberal studies also , ‘ we would stress the importance we attach to a liberal treatment of the whole curriculum ’ . |
| 14 | The size of the weighting factor can be chosen to reflect the importance we attach to an objective , but the use of this linear form implicitly assumes that the weights should be independent of the solution and does not permit one to model , for example , the proposal that profits should be given higher priority relative to exports when profits are low than when they are high . |
| 15 | The picture we glean from a straight intercensal comparison is , however , misleading . |
| 16 | But with more than 50mpg available and the possibility of good deals to reduce the outlay , the cheapest Fiesta has made me take a long hard look at the lavishly equipped hot hatch we use as a shopping car . |
| 17 | The noise we hear on a Sunday , you know ? ’ |
| 18 | Its whole future rests on the decision we take as a nation when we vote in the General Election on Thursday , ’ he said . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman 's mathematical skills are letting him down today — perhaps I should not go too deeply into that in case we get into a tangle . |
| 20 | ‘ Meanwhile , I think you should consider a bone-marrow harvest , in case we decide on a transplant at some future date . ’ |
| 21 | Few of us have any idea of how much water we use on an average day . |
| 22 | It 's the most convincing evidence we have of an alien invasion of this planet , and a matter of public record . |
| 23 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 24 | On the same page we read about a vision of Christ and a seeking forgiveness of the common people — two ideas which were abandoned . |
| 25 | On another page we read of a homeless man being allowed to freeze nearly to death in the centre of our capital city , and having both legs amputated from frostbite . |
| 26 | In the second part of this volume we move to a group of papers dealing with specific institutional settings for professional work . |
| 27 | Ethyl alcohol , also known as ethanol , is the alcohol we use as a social lubricant in wines , beers and spirits . |
| 28 | This month we look at a |
| 29 | This month we look at a catfish with an unusual spawning technique . |
| 30 | MAKING TRACKS This month we look at an 8-track from Tascam , plus a rack-mountable tuner and the mysterously titled Power Tool … |