Example sentences of "[vb pp] our [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Do n't choose aggressive , adrenaline-inducing activities but use exercise to activate the body fully as our nervous system and chemistry have primed our bodies for this purpose . |
2 | Leaving aside the imagery , he maintained : ‘ We have set our objectives for this season 's championship as two wins out of four and that remains the realistic target . |
3 | Cost reductions there are many , many actions we 've taken and so lots of the cost reduction is the accumulation of er of rather smaller ones , but the main ones are redundancy , sadly , more redundancy and we 'll give you the numbers in a second er we 've asked our suppliers for greater discounts or better discounts and been successful here . |
4 | Spectrum bias is unlikely to have influenced our results for two reasons : ( 1 ) almost all the asthmatics agreed to be studied ( only 6% refused endoscopy ) and ( 2 ) one quarter of the asthmatics did not require chronic bronchodilator therapy , indicating that not all the patients had severe asthma . |
5 | Mr Gould , ’ the piece continued , ‘ has left our shores for Southern [ South Australia ] and we can not wish him better success than that which he has hitherto experienced . ’ |