Example sentences of "[prep] we [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any one of us might be struck by lightning , but the probability is pretty low in any one minute ( although the Guinness Book of Records has a charming picture of a Virginian man , nicknamed the human lightning conductor , recovering in hospital from his seventh lightning strike , with an expression of apprehensive bewilderment on his face ) . |
| 2 | Such failures would be difficult to trace without specialist equipment so most of us would be prepared for a bill , or at least the hassle of a return under guarantee . |
| 3 | Yes , of course there were always round about three lads and er if there was snow on the ground , two of us would be pushing them you know |
| 4 | Should there be a diphtheria outbreak in the surrounding streets , one or other of us would be sent for a bottle of Fennings Fever Curer , either from Higgins or Newtons , the Catherine Street Chemists . |
| 5 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 6 | Neither was sure if one of us would be going home or if we 'd be split up and put with other hostages as had happened before with the Yanks and the Frenchmen . |
| 7 | As my French was better than Brian 's , we agreed that I would do the talking and that I 'd choose a moment when Mazzin was in one of his camarade moods so that neither of us would be starting from a point of anger . |
| 8 | Not very much pressure , to be sure — otherwise all of us would be flattened when we stepped into the sun on a sunny day — but pressure nevertheless . |
| 9 | It 's not an historical thing , it 's not something we look back to , but it 's something that every one of us should be looking to as a present daily experience in our life . |
| 10 | wonder as well , whether some of us should be putting as much energy into training teachers , and perhaps we should stop doing that and just concentrate on our own staff . |
| 11 | Just because the building societies have a backlog of repossessed homes to flog off does not mean the rest of us should be forced to hang on until January for our rate cut . |
| 12 | If you will , some experiences with objects outside of us can be digested ( Bion , 1961 ) because they are enjoyed and are satisfying . |
| 13 | Without arrogance each one of us can be detached from the world of men , wearing splendid and brilliant mental uniforms as Legates of the other kingdom . |
| 14 | Face down so that neither of us can be influenced by the other 's move : in effect , we move simultaneously . |
| 15 | In that way all of us can be involved together . |
| 16 | Even the busiest of us can be persuaded to give of our time and our expertise when we know that the task we are undertaking will take a pre-specified and limited time . |
| 17 | Were in the , the first floor of the Town Hall , erm along the corridor with , where the General Manager 's office is and most of us can be found in there , so erm it is , I just think it 's interesting for you to see how the things link up because , those of you that have contact with the Community Development Team will know that over at Latton Bush there is a Community Resource Centre , er that you can use , well that 's linked in with us , and we provide information for us , so it 's important that you know that if you go there , you also can have a connection with the Local Government Unit as as well , as a whole like the Policy Team if you , if you want information or anything . |
| 18 | I expect some of us will be moving off soon , going to the places where summer work 's to be found . |
| 19 | Watch out , hay fever season is approaching — and one in 10 of us will be affected . |
| 20 | Back on board , the senior consultants , having had a council of war , open up with a full frontal attack of heavy verbal artillery , ending with a chilling final volley : ‘ Most of us will be taking samples home for analysis . ’ |
| 21 | Erm the , there is an annex to the hotel , so some of us will be sleeping in the annex but taking all our meals in the , and it 's just round the corner |
| 22 | If the Government accepts this ridiculous advice , half of us will be put on the dole . |
| 23 | Within 10 years many of us will be spending almost all our time zooming around inside the digital ocean and interacting with others . |
| 24 | But that aspect of us will be forgotten in three generations . |
| 25 | Though , as a consequence , from 1994 most of us will be paying an extra penny in tax on our income , below the National Insurance ceiling , Tory MPs will be relieved the basic rate has been left at 25p and the 20p band extended . |
| 26 | Most of us will be working part time and voluntary work will be considered work just as much as paid work and in that way we can distribute the enormous amount of work that needs to be done more evenly . |
| 27 | Rising government debt will also be a worry , though most of us will be concentrating on dealing with our own borrowing exposures . |
| 28 | Next day some of us could be heard on Radio Scotland 's Sundayscope answering the Rev. Johnston McKay 's searching questions about Christian Aid as at St. Andrew 's and St. George 's . |
| 29 | I think it was just the thought that if one shift did n't turn up or if people stopped turning up , then others would n't turn up and it 'd just escalate until everyone was just sitting at home in front of the fire and the quarries would function as normal , and the fact , well certainly with me , I thought well we have to make an appearance to show people that we are still on strike and keep , you know everyone who drives past us will be saying , ah hello what 's up with them ? |
| 30 | In the same way , a horse 's communication with us will be influenced by the knowledge that it has acquired from other horses ; sometimes to its advantage and sometimes not . |