Example sentences of "we [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may expect to generate a better estimate by using pseudo-costs . |
| 2 | So we may want to introduce a more sophisticated mechanism for determining what the desired level of supply is and what we 'll do is that we 'll say this is actually a special case of a much more general , er more s sophisticated . |
| 3 | We may want to make a dash straight back to Olbia so that we can catch the first ferry across in the morning . ’ |
| 4 | In this approach to the location of education management we may begin to find a new relationship between professionality and management , and to explore in a different way the questions of who does what , where and when in the whole management process . |
| 5 | I 'm conscious of the time , and we may like to have a break for tea , but there are also three people who wish to contribute to the discussion . |
| 6 | We may have met a long time ago at Rotherfield when I was on a weekend outing from school , but I would n't expect you to remember — it was at least 10 years ago and I ca n't imagine I was a memorable schoolgirl ! |
| 7 | This can be contrasted with the centesimal scale where we may have to wait a fairly long time to ascertain the action of the remedy . |
| 8 | it is perhaps a tribute to the resilience of both that they can come together at all : for the result , we may have to wait a few more cricket seasons . |
| 9 | We may have made a mess of most of them , including parliamentary democracy , but the cricket culture we have successfully assimilated and , as Graham Gooch may tell you , perfected . |
| 10 | We may have discovered a statistical effect but do not understand how it operates ; the brute fact that people who have experienced unemployment are more rebellious in spirit does not itself explain why this occurs ( see diagram ) . |
| 11 | We may have to sound a warning note of challenge as well as minister a word of comfort . |
| 12 | But do n't pick up any more thorns , Hlao-roo , because we may have to go a long way . " |
| 13 | We may have to work a bit on Europe after a recent P.G.A . |
| 14 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 15 | We may have to make a few small changes but generally speaking we can get in pretty cleanly |
| 16 | However , we may wish to use a different set of criteria : |
| 17 | We should 've had a picture of that . |
| 18 | If this kind of picture were to apply to the London Caribbean community , we should expect to find a pattern where Creole was used between members of the first generation and by them to their children . |
| 19 | ‘ Leicester is a city in which we should expect to have a good general bookshop , and we shall be looking for a bigger and better site in the city . ’ |
| 20 | Certainly we should want to provide a comfortable home full of modern appliances for our families . |
| 21 | I admit we should get rid a number of the useless shows on TV . |
| 22 | Perhaps we should try showing a little tolerance towards each other . |
| 23 | It is unfortunate that there are people who are out of work , but we should try to keep a balance and remember that most people who want work are in work . |
| 24 | However , we should strive to include a greater variety of complex carbohydrates in our meals ; more grains , pulses , vegetables and fruit on a daily basis . |
| 25 | It is our feeling that the council needs to be encouraged to take that attitude because if we have a change of policy as the District Council are asking , so that the number of sites released from industrial use is compensated by new green field sites being allocated , then it seems a little bit like a blank cheque to us and we should like to see a firmer control on the amount of land that is lost to development and in seeing that firmer control we 'd like to put pressure on the District Council by not offering them compensation |
| 26 | Q : We should like to spend a holiday touring Scotland but , as neither of us drives , we are thinking of joining a coach tour . |
| 27 | With Samson we have to decide whether we should concentrate on the time of its circulation in the early 1670s or whether we should attempt to determine a precise date of composition . |
| 28 | But we should need to find a crock of gold , my dear , to provide ourselves with all that . ’ |
| 29 | For 1993 , we should begin planning a professional programme , including pilot advertising with monitoring of the results . |
| 30 | We trained on an artificial pitch for two days this week and we should have done a lot better . ’ |