Example sentences of "we [adv] [vb base] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is in mercy that we most relate to fallen people like ourselves . |
| 2 | So we 're looking to there are n't we only relate to inferior women . |
| 3 | When challenged with this sort of argument , most practitioners of the doctrine of continuous sedimentation then change their ground and say : " Oh no , we just mean without significant breaks " . |
| 4 | We just live in bottomless chaos and have to help each other , that 's all . ’ |
| 5 | We just seem like passing ships . |
| 6 | He rightly points out that the subject of the active clause must preserve the impersonality we normally associate with passive structures in many European languages . |
| 7 | In the Qur'an , which is the most sacred text of Moslems , God is more often described in terms of generalised epithets that we normally associate with human life — for instance , Hearer , Keeper , Guide and Pardoner . |
| 8 | ‘ This is the type of excuse we normally expect from British Rail . |
| 9 | We thus approach by gradual steps towards the difficult problem of the interaction of countless economic causes . |
| 10 | We thus engage in cultural confrontations in which we suddenly perceive how our vision is clouded and distorted by hidden assumptions that we did not know we entertained . |
| 11 | The fact that we already participate in certain ways in what are effectively rationing decisions does not constitute an argument for greatly increasing the scope and visibility of that role . |
| 12 | It is itself required for the fulfilment of the task we usually associate with political authority . |
| 13 | So when we get on the phone we always talk about full page . |
| 14 | She said oh we always sleep in separate beds here . |
| 15 | We still refer to certain compounds as being ‘ hermetically sealed ’ , in reference to the touch of his magic caduceus which he latterly bestowed upon AESCULAPIUS , the god of healing . |
| 16 | Oh we still get on fine . |
| 17 | We still hear of black students who make telephone appointments to view property , only to be told it 's already gone when they arrive to view . |
| 18 | ‘ We still believe in structured methodologies ’ , says O'Brien , ‘ but the fact remains that 80% of software developers have not taken them up ’ . |
| 19 | At this stage it is worth emphasising that we still deal with personal injury litigation under an adversarial system . |
| 20 | Oxygen — without which we quickly die as living organisms . |
| 21 | We also come across nervous jokes that fashionable Belgravia was to be renamed ‘ Burglaria ’ because of the frequency of house-breaking , and numerous stabs against the ineffectual reassurance of ‘ the defective police ’ , the ‘ seldom-at-Home-Secretary ’ and his ‘ not-at-Home-Department ’ . |
| 22 | We also cater for ethnic tastes , and we like to introduce children to new dishes to widen their tastes , and improve their diet whenever possible . |
| 23 | We also say of causal circumstances and causes that they explain their effects , in a sense in which effects do not explain the causal items . |
| 24 | We also look at new buildings as well as refurbished ones , and the County Council have actually got an award in both categories . |
| 25 | Here comes summer … time for the two of you to slip away for that special holiday , so sit back and enjoy those dream destinations that make you wish you were there … cruise the Caribbean 's hot spots on Le Ponant and graceful and stylish luxury yacht … take time off a tour of the Greek Islands and enjoy the special mixture of sun , beauty and history … party 'till dawn on Majorca or discover more secluded spots on this and the other Balearic Islands … beat the crowds to the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and relish the silky feel of warm sand slipping between your toes … if time is short cross the Channel to France and the pretty countryside of Picardy … or rediscover England on a relaxing barge built for two … we also look at romantic hotels in Britain , perfect for first nights , short breaks or indulgent weekends … |
| 26 | We also work for private landowners . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , all the materials we traditionally use in house-building conduct heat to a greater or lesser extent . |
| 28 | Although we now refer to token payments as ‘ peppercorn ’ rents , at one time the ordinary people ( and later the traders ) had to pay levies or taxes on pepper . |
| 29 | We remain uninformed both about the now-extinct intermediates and the evolutionary processes that would have been responsible for the diversification of early multicellular animals into what we now perceive as distinct phyla , each with its own body plan . |
| 30 | We now know for certain that the Theobalds are doubtful , that Percy and Lois Hollis will ‘ do their best ’ , and we have had a late flash that Poppy Winterton thinks she has picked up a mystery virus . |