Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv prt] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , in particular , should we rule out a fourth possibility , that the origin of life is a far more probable event than is suggested by Statement 3 ? |
| 2 | You know when we came back the next Saturday as we 've gone through the front door , he 'd gone to the Little Chef for breakfast because there were n't any crocks left to u , to use |
| 3 | Such knowledge will be the basis of the advice we give in the next chapter for promoting adjustment after a time-zone transition . |
| 4 | Are we going out a third time ? |
| 5 | I can remember him saying , as we walked down the second fairway , ‘ Willie , if I can win these people ( the gallery ? over from Jack [ Nicklaus ] so that they want me to win , I 'll win for them . ’ |
| 6 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 7 | We flew out the next day . |
| 8 | Back at Napo , the young cocoa trees in the nursery were growing well , and in February 1981 we planted out the first trees in our ‘ gene bank ’ . |
| 9 | It is time we took up the second of my headings , language as screen . |
| 10 | After six months we had made such a success of our little business that we took on a fourth girl and moved into the garage , as we now needed more space . |
| 11 | It felt , as we struggled up the last , steepest stage of the hillside , that we were swimming in the white light of the sun . |
| 12 | But as we went up the first steep hill we quickly worked up a healthy sweat and removed our fleece jackets . |
| 13 | Overall , however , the expedition was a great success : ‘ Most of our aims were achieved , as — among other objectives — we confirmed the presence of five threatened species of mammal , we carried out the first study of bats in the area , and we gathered valuable information on the flora of the area , including the discovery of a new species , ’ she continued . |
| 14 | We take up the fourth book and find ourselves with a work which , if we are not Latin scholars and particularly interested in medicine , might seem a dull dog . |
| 15 | Whether nationalization improves the efficiency of resource allocation , or whether we would do better to privatize existing public corporations , is an issue we take up the next chapter . |
| 16 | Did n't we have a similar streak about four/five years ago , i.e. the last year Bremner was in charge — this saw us shoot up the second division before an ignominous defeat against Shrewsbury Town ( who ? ) saw us plummet to mid table yet again . |