Example sentences of "we [adv] [vb infin] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shall we just say that a checkerboard solution is unjust by definition because it treats different people differently for no good reason , and justice requires treating like cases alike ? |
| 2 | Instead of erroneously portraying the social charter as a formula for increased unemployment and as a dangerous capitulation to the trade unions , should we not realise that a policy of co-determination that gives employees a say and a stake in the running of their firms is the very reason why the economies of so many western European countries have been so successful ? |
| 3 | Could we not argue that the plant or animal responds to the rhythms in its environment anyway ? |
| 4 | ( That , after all , is what is meant by the external cause of a daily rhythm. ) for example , could we not argue that the plant could move its leaves in response to the sun ; the shore-dwelling creature leave its burrow in the mud when the tide recedes ; or the diurnal or nocturnal animal respond to sunrise and sunset ? |
| 5 | Do we still believe that the sun goes round the earth ? |
| 6 | Can we reasonably maintain that a woman must continue with a pregnancy in the full knowledge that she will give birth to a baby which will be either stillborn , or live a few days , even hours ? |
| 7 | Can we honestly assume that the way they are in school will be the way they relate to an employer , or to younger children in an adventure playground ? |
| 8 | How often do we , we really feel that the bride and groom are the people who make the choice ? |
| 9 | Can we really assume that the birds and monkeys and also mantids are such wonderful observers ( or that some very clever ones among them are ) to notice a " remote " resemblance and be repelled by it ? |
| 10 | Goldschmidt might rather have said : " Can we really assume that the birds , etc. are such poor observers ( or that some very stupid ones among them are ) ? " |
| 11 | Do we really believe that the rights we enjoy under our laws compare favourably with those in other societies ? |
| 12 | First , do we really accept that a man in the act of undressing suddenly decides halfway through that he will hang himself and goes up to the garret without his boots on to carry out the terrible act ? |
| 13 | Must we then conclude that the Zande are in these terms irrational , incapable of rational , cause-and-effect reasoning ? |
| 14 | Should we then conclude that the apparently arbitrary scepticism which underlies the question in fact has no answer , and that there is no objectively right way of following the rule ? |
| 15 | Let us just accept that the inclusion of education within social policy is the consequence of a comparatively arbitrary decision by the author , and move on to look at the difficult problems that would have to be faced if we were to define social policy in terms of public expenditure which contributes to public welfare . |
| 16 | And lest we be dazzled by the glare of the morning star of modernity , let us not forget that the morning star in biblical imagery is another name for Lucifer : we must not fail , if we are to defeat the Enemy , to detect the dark side of the Enlightenment . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , let us not forget that the cost of our massive boat building and shoreworks modernisation programmes has arisen significantly , as has the expense of operating our lifeboat service . |
| 18 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 19 | Let us further assume that the shares were and are worth only £50,000 . |
| 20 | Let us further assume that the charge distribution is uniform and denote the charge per unit length by pl ( we are defining thereby a linear charge density of dimension coulomb per metre ) . |
| 21 | To emphasize the " poetic " style of the passage , let us also observe that the schematic patterning is extensive on the phonological as well as on the syntactic level , for example in the alliterations and assonances of " feet … follow " , " hands … hold " , " alphabet … arch … aisle " , " lift … fall " . |
| 22 | But let us also remember that the opposition have an obligation to stay behind the off-side line . |
| 23 | The topic of metaphor is too broad to receive a detailed treatment here ; let us simply say that a metaphor induces the hearer ( or reader ) to view a thing , state of affairs , or whatever , as being like something else , by applying to the former linguistic expressions which are more normally employed in references to the latter . |
| 24 | ‘ Let us cheerfully concede that the BBC is the voice of the nation as viewed from London , and provide for ITV 's viewers a perspective on the news the way it is seen from where they live . ’ |