Example sentences of "we [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may not see this place again for a long time . ’ |
| 2 | We may even do this through becoming ill , working ourselves into the ground or suppressing our own needs in order to care for others . |
| 3 | We may best illustrate this with out usual example ( see Table 1 ) . |
| 4 | Dr John Pyle , chair of the Stratospheric Ozone Review Group , which prepared the report commented that : " We may well see this as the beginning of a much more significant ozone loss . |
| 5 | We may now represent this simplest of linguistic situations as follows ( the minor complication potentially caused by the presence of PLURAL is ignored here ) : Naturally we shall use E as our symbol for the occurrence of an entity , and P for that of a property . |
| 6 | The present value of the firm is now dependent on the firm 's results of its past investment policies ( Y t ) and the prospects of its current investment decisions ( I t ) We may now generalize this result so that the present value of the firm is independent of any future dividend decisions . |
| 7 | We should not regard this situation lightly or allow ourselves to fall into a purely reactive management position . |
| 8 | In Kempe 's case the problem is slightly eased by the fact that even she recognised her state after the birth of her first child as a sickness of mind and we should not regard this as an isolated episode of ‘ puerperal psychosis ’ that was unconnected with her continuing aberrant behaviour . |
| 9 | ‘ We should not forget this and it should serve as a lesson , ’ he said in a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of Sino-Japanese diplomatic ties . |
| 10 | If so , we should not assume this was a Whig victory ; the policy of using the powers of the purse to restrict the Crown 's independence was pursued not only by radical Whigs , such as Colonel John Birch and William Sacheverell , but also by a significant number of Tories , led by Clarges and Seymour . |
| 11 | But I think we should not rush this decision . |
| 12 | ‘ This is a promise that God gave to Abraham , ’ North said Reagan had told him , in the slightly hectoring tone he always had in the North dreams ; ‘ Who am I to say that we should not do this ? ’ |
| 13 | We should not leave this brief consideration of how war was regarded by people of the time with the impression that greed and anarchy prevailed . |
| 14 | We should not minimise this naming , nor its effect on Leonard 's early life . |
| 15 | Yeah well Mr Chairman I would formally like to motions my when the study one and the problems of this having to despite that the District Council have six and it 's much further I again I think specification of erm what we do need despite what we should not need this time , this time later . |
| 16 | Perhaps , in our ignorance , we should not dismiss this query too hastily . |
| 17 | We should n't throw this away in favour of a franchise system . ’ |
| 18 | We should n't ignore this as a possible selling line . |
| 19 | ‘ I told you we should n't push this too far , ’ said Edward . |
| 20 | ‘ My lord , we should perhaps postpone this discussion until after supper . |
| 21 | Belief in progress was not confined to supporters of scientism , but the two went very easily together ; and we should now review this progress . |
| 22 | This estrangement is a very great evil , and a very great obstacle in the struggle against the autocracy , and we must not legitimize this evil or sanctify this outrageous state of affairs by establishing any such ‘ principles ’ as separate parties or a ‘ federation ’ of parties . |
| 23 | This is probably true ; but we can now see that we must not interpret this word magic too uncritically . |
| 24 | We must not use this section to define our boundary or we will overlook not only the Edwardian Era but most of the rest of human history besides . |
| 25 | We must not overstress this uniformity , for even in the Midlands there are considerable variations , but compared with the variety of landscape elsewhere in England , the Midland pattern is markedly monotonous . |
| 26 | Whilst we appreciate the financial constraints being faced upon the public sector , we must not accept this as a reason for doing nothing . |
| 27 | At seven , the child will learn this ; at eight the child will learn that ; by nine years of age this information will be assimilated … but we must not teach this , or this , or this . |
| 28 | The British Institute of Embalmers has never ‘ stood still ’ in the past , so we must not let this happen now . |
| 29 | ‘ We must n't hurry this , ’ Miss Honey said , ‘ so let's have another cup of tea . |
| 30 | ‘ And , look here , ’ said Susan , ‘ I 've been thinking — we must n't let this old friend of yours know we 're poor and down on our luck . |