Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] we [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things . |
| 2 | Under these conditions we have little option other than to accept that we can do little more than look with envy towards those farmers in New Zealand making a living without the ‘ benefit ’ of subsidies . |
| 3 | ‘ … it will be a great thing not to have to depend on the fickle wind for making a passage , and still more to know that we may pounce down upon those rascally fast-sailing dhows whenever we can sight them in a calm , and be sure of overtaking them … ’ |
| 4 | It is extremely gratifying to know that we will have a knowledgeable and committed environmentalist in the House of Lords on whom we can rely for help whenever the need arises . |
| 5 | Everything seems to indicate that we should accept the inevitable and just lie back and be happy robots . |
| 6 | He patted the cushions beside him to indicate that we should join him . |
| 7 | And I want you to come and we 'll sort things out . |
| 8 | A third X cubed might be a a nicer way to write cos we can keep all our constants together |
| 9 | He suspects alcohol abuse and wants to know if we would consider counselling . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He wants to know if we 'd like to ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It will be a great score in years to come if we can go ahead and lift the Sam Maguire , but if we lose it will count for nothing . ’ |
| 12 | We must find a place in the ruins to hide until we can rouse him . |
| 13 | We should arrange to meet but we 'll like |
| 14 | He wanted to know whether we would monitor the introduction of the new disability benefits and their impact in policy terms and with regard to their administration . |
| 15 | Because of this fundamental difference it is difficult to know whether we can rely on information about contemporaries to tell us about prehistoric peoples in the way that is often done still today and was done universally in Marx 's and Engels 's time . |
| 16 | Where a quotation is submitted for replacement of an item , the cost should be compared against Comp-U-Claim or alternative suppliers to establish whether we can obtain the item more cheaply elsewhere . |
| 17 | Even if the costs were entirely comparable , what kinds of things would we want to know before we could judge the performance of secondary education ? |
| 18 | It is essential not to confound him with the greater Frederick II ( Hohenstaufen ) , holy Roman emperor from 1215 to 1250 , and before that ( 1198–1212 ) king of Sicily as Frederick I. For this great figure , author of The Book of the Falcon and a hero for Dante as well as Pound , is to figure portentously in the Thrones cantos to come as we shall see . |
| 19 | I am now writing to confirm that we would like to film at Jodrell Bank on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 June . |
| 20 | I am now writing to confirm that we would like to arrive at the factory at 3.30 pm on 13 June and to briefly film two areas of the Kit-Kat production line : the cascade of finished and wrapped bars and the slower moving line of unwrapped bars . |
| 21 | I am writing to confirm that we would like to film a short sequence for our Project Video English Language teaching video programme in your restaurant on Tuesday 13 June . |
| 22 | I am writing to confirm that we would like to film a short sequence for our Project Video English language teaching video programme in your shop on Tuesday 13 June . |
| 23 | I am delighted to confirm that we will do as my hon. Friend has asked . |
| 24 | But such was the disappointment on his face that I was compelled to agree that we would enjoy such a picnic , which indeed is a delicious meal in other circumstances — at Henley during summer , or at Glyndebourne on a good afternoon — but in the middle of the South African veld , on our way to Rhodesia , its incongruity would have occurred to anyone except to a British diplomat . |
| 25 | In order to answer that we must look closely at Paisley 's relationships with other unionists . |
| 26 | And they 'll just ask people to partake and we 'll get it done . |
| 27 | Finally , my Lord Mayor , I welcome I welcome and support our motion , quite clearly taken from the brilliant speech made by the Prime Minister at Conservative Party Conference , and when and when the Conservative Government is re-elected next year , we will give the people the power to choose and we will give the people the right to own . |
| 28 | This was where I began to wonder if we would succeed with our mission . |
| 29 | When the yard closed we began to wonder if we could use the Worm in some way , and when Sakata opened we began to realize how . |
| 30 | I often used to wonder whether we should carry these new springs of happiness away with us when we emerged . |