Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.

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1 Other societies have adopted , or are adopting , different behaviour and values ; we may do the same .
2 We may show the same kind of symptom but with different degrees of severity or persistence .
3 We may feel the same inside , but alas !
4 Furthermore , if by the nature of the goods and/or the work , any defects therein or any failure thereof to conform as aforesaid does not or would not become apparent ( despite the carrying out of any examination and/or such tests ) until after use we may reject the same even after a reasonable period of use .
5 We may find the latter is the more elusive and the more central question , which opens out into what it is to like and to love , what it is to be content , and what it is to be happy .
6 In observing the behaviour of the slimmer and the anorexic , we may read the same text , ‘ I want to lose weight . ’
7 We should extend the same decency to English people who come to live in Scotland , the vast majority of whom want to integrate into the community while retaining their own distinctive national identity .
8 I said to Ruth that we should do the same .
9 For the sake of British science , we should do the same .
10 I say that we should do the same , if need be . ’
11 If we wish to have a euphonious , smooth-sounding harmony , we should do the same — ; consonances spread out below , dissonances above .
12 Well since that debate the government has taken the decision to introduce the duty into a fifth regulated sector friendly societies and a negative resolution order under the friendly societies act nineteen ninety two is also is also prop be N reasons for taking action across this wide front Madam Deputy Speaker , first and most important , the relevant provisions in the various acts are very similar and if we are to bolster the arrangements in relation to banks then we should do the same for other sectors entrusted with the public 's investments .
13 A developing industry in South Shropshire is tourism , and the County Council is concerned that we should make the most of it .
14 I really do feel that erm it 's a success that should be , it should be , we should make the most of it , we should public it , publicise it , erm , wherever we can .
15 So if we put four in there , we should get the same answer that you got .
16 However , in other parts of the country , change is much needed and there is no reason why we should adopt the same pattern nationwide .
17 The present Mayor of West Berlin , Mr Walter Momper , told the crowd : ‘ We are now the happiest people in the world , but in this hour of happiness we should remember the many dead and injured and the pain caused by this wall .
18 So we should ask the same questions of the conditional theory .
19 multiply that side by a hundred and twenty so we must do the same on the other side of the equation .
20 We must do the same , to be true to the Master .
21 At every stage we must beware the many pitfalls .
22 ‘ Then we must make the most of it , ’ she said briskly .
23 ‘ Then we must make the most of her .
24 The principle of universalizability tells us , then , that in the absence of an available difference we must make the same judgement again .
25 We must demand the same level of statutory care as any other citizen , but that must not be bought with our anger and integrity .
26 In this time of sorrow , when many people are close to despair , we must remember the many occasions on which the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the security forces have thwarted the evil enterprises of the terrorists .
27 He says that it has been the foundation of Europe 's post-war success , the implication being that we must adopt the same system in Britain if we are to become a modern , prosperous nation .
28 We must provide the same superior level of service which Scottish Amicable customers have come to expect .
29 When we want to compare two populations , as with the example of towns A and B above , we must apply the same ( standard ) weighting scheme to both ; this gives a standardized death rate ( SDR ) .
30 I do n't think we 'll make the same mistakes again . ’
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