Example sentences of "in [det] the [noun pl] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ RCA have been really understanding in all the things we do . |
| 2 | This continues to be the case in all the countries we studied , although their potential is rarely fully developed and utilized . |
| 3 | Similar observations could be made about front-line paraprofessionals in all the countries we studied who are drawn from local communities or who share common experiences and characteristics with client groups . |
| 4 | In all the countries we studied there is a need to work toward developing more rational and systematic personnel systems that recognize that there are many types and levels of jobs in the social services and that clarify the nature of these jobs and the specific skills and knowledge required to perform them . |
| 5 | For example , Nobinul noticed that in all the notations we had collected , two digits were used to express ten . |
| 6 | As it turned out , we only once failed to find wild cocoa in all the areas we visited throughout the region . |
| 7 | Observe the completely different effect produced by replacing the adjectives in ( 1 ) by the corresponding adverbs , as in : ( 28 ) Ellen shook the keys loosely muzak drives them madly And contrast the two sentences of ( 29 ) ( b ) : ( 29 ) ( a ) what did the new system do to the motors ? ( b ) the new system made the motors quieter the new system made the motors more quietly 5.4 Let us now return to the matter of the resultative nuance which can indeed be observed in all the examples we have given , reproducing the structural diagrams ( 21 ) and ( 22 ) to do so : ( 21 ) ( 22 ) If these diagrams represent the relations actually used in constructing such expressions , it follows that the entity of the noun phrase , as initially present to the mind of the speaker ( and to that of the listener in the final interpretative phase of comprehension ) lacks the property of the adjective since it is structurally separated from it ; however , since that property is expressed by an adjective , then ex hypothesi it will apply to the entity of the noun phrase when the construction is taken as a whole ; if not , then either the property would be expressed by an adverb , and apply to the verb , or the whole construction would be literally incoherent . |
| 8 | Yet his presence was everywhere in the house , like my father 's , and in all the places we had known in London and Bath and Bristol . |
| 9 | This was a busy and fruitful time , and the team were given a warm welcome in all the places we worked . |
| 10 | TES president sees this as an important step forward in their drive to expand their overseas market : ‘ With the strength and resources of the Wood Group behind us , TES is well positioned to become a dominant player in all the markets we serve ’ . |
| 11 | In both the instances we have looked at , the speaker uses the change of code to animate a persona which is not his/her own , but that of a character in a narrative . |