Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] we [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of the informal interview , then , are considerable , and they may make us feel that the formal type of interview is much less beset with difficulties and open to the criticism of lack of scientific method . |
| 2 | The logic of Ormrod J. 's decision must cause us to say that the male in these examples is no longer able to perform the essential role of a male — that is , assert his biological maleness — and is not , therefore , a male for the purposes of marriage , and that therefore there is no marriage . |
| 3 | This might lead us to conclude that in the case where taxes can not bear the additional charges resulting from depreciation accounting ( which is another way of saying that there is not the political will to impose them ) , in order to retain control of the charge to revenue accounts , the existing system will remain . |
| 4 | The absence of simian sexual dimorphism affecting canine-tooth development , cranial crests and so on in males might lead us to conclude that man was not endowed originally with instinctual dispositions of a sexual kind comparable to those of the modern great apes . |
| 5 | And this might lead us to suspect that there is a cultural association , certainly for British English speakers , between femininity and middle-class language on one hand and masculinity and working-class speech on the other . |
| 6 | For example , study of the third sequence might lead us to believe that foggy days are relatively rare occurrences at Upland , whereas the powered transition probability matrix gave a result of 51 % foggy days and 49% clear days . |
| 7 | The observation that large , predatory species of fish do not usually swim in schools might lead us to suggest that the advantage of schooling is in defence against predators , for large predatory fish are not themselves subject to predation . |
| 8 | ‘ Nobody could believe we sold that many because , in a way , it is an elitist book . |
| 9 | We , we , we , I suppose it 'd be like two levels , that in the majority of cases we could say we recommend that you do not issue a licence . |
| 10 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 11 | When we 're talking about the negligence factor , obviously the insurance does n't cover the negligence of of a repairer , erm any faults inherent at the time of purchase are obviously not our responsibility and I do n't think any reasonable person would expect us to cover that because obviously we 're we 're in insurance , we 're not taking on risks already , we 're taking on a risk of mechanical failure of items after they 're sold , not obviously before they 're sold . |
| 12 | It 's not necessarily erm a target if you do n't get it hard luck er that 's the end of your s your time with us , it 's just a target that we would like we know that we 're gon na clear all our costs out of that first year . |
| 13 | Episcopal power was not cut and dried , although the canons , the saints ' Lives and the epitaphs of bishops would like us to think that it was . |
| 14 | Marketing people would have us believe that every eighty-oddyear-old pianist who dies was ‘ the last of the Romantics ’ — yet there is something in that , and there does seem to be an increasing number of younger pianists who play , as Horowitz had it , like typewriters . |
| 15 | After all , there are hand knitters who would have us believe that we are cheating merely by producing knitting on a machine . |
| 16 | Some would have us believe that obscenity and pornography have no social impact . |
| 17 | Liverpool supporters would have us believe that they all originate from the Kop , but this is doubtful . |
| 18 | The popular press would have us believe that the whole of Parliament exchange bodily fluids and God knows what else at these sex fiestas . |
| 19 | ‘ Taken at face value individual companies would have us believe that their particular stance has been determined by purely altruistic considerations , such as meeting customer demand , protecting staff or defending religious principles . |
| 20 | The Government would have us believe that students have never had it so good . |
| 21 | I READ that some people ( HAS January 30 ) would have us believe that history did not take place in Hitler 's Nazi Germany . |
| 22 | If we found an object such as a watch upon a heath , even if we did n't know how it had come into existence , its own precision and intricacy of design would force us to conclude that the watch must have had a maker : that there must have existed , at some time , and at some place or other , an artificer or artificers , who formed it for the purpose which we find it actually to answer ; who comprehended its construction , and designed its use . |
| 23 | In all these cases , our knowledge of what these words mean in English , and the very general context of our world knowledge would lead us to suppose that in all cases the farmer is the agent and the duckling at the receiving end of the action : the farmer does the killing and the duckling gets killed . |
| 24 | A number of contemporary technological trends would lead us to think that the Ecotopian goal is feasible — these are trends in information technology and biotechnology . |
| 25 | This would allow us to say that the cat believes the ball is stuck but does not understand that it is . |
| 26 | It is VITALLY IMPORTANT that ALL fees are paid promptly , particularly P.A.F. and Insurance as the Sports Council Grant Panel will expect us to prove that we are measuring up to their requirements in the Autumn and we can only do this by showing monies actually received and in the Bank . |
| 27 | We should also especially like to thank those who have provided essential feedback , through participation in seminars , questionnaires , and interviews , which will enable us to ensure that general SVQs are a truly relevant and worthwhile qualification . |
| 28 | It may be that Luke is referring to this tradition , and if so , he will mean us to understand that on the day of Pentecost , the gathered representatives ‘ from every nation under heaven ’ heard the mighty deeds of God being proclaimed , ‘ every man … in his own language ’ . |
| 29 | By doing this , you will help us to ensure that the results are truly representative of the Association 's breadth of membership . |
| 30 | Erm and we need some more information there but let's say we know that Euston to Manchester is a hundred and sixty as well okay ? |