Example sentences of "we [vb base] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We intend to use the findings of the research to promote a more informed debate on the role of the marital agencies in contemporary society . |
| 2 | We intend to reinforce the courts , as we have done in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , by sustaining their powers to sentence convicted sex offenders to life imprisonment . |
| 3 | Depending on the replies from them in relation to those that have lapsed we then send a second letter to them saying is there anybody that will take over the scheme , if not , right we we intend to remove the signs from the er from the area and then if there is no reply to this letter within fourteen days we you know we 'll come and remove the signs . |
| 4 | Indeed in loose quantum mechanical talk we tend to use the terms " wavefunction " and " state vector " interchangeably . |
| 5 | We tend to forget the clerks . |
| 6 | To some degree we tend to eat the foods that we ate as children . |
| 7 | As we sit watching the sparks going up , and as we inhale the fragrant smoke , we are inclined to become philosophical or to sing nostalgic songs … |
| 8 | ‘ Language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to , while all the time we long to move the stars to pity . ’ |
| 9 | We appear to value the things which education can bring but are in danger of losing , through an ever-tightening grip on schools , the value and respect we should show to each child . |
| 10 | Whereas our grandparents and , perhaps , even our parents frowned upon buying anything unless they had saved all the money required , today we expect to own the luxuries of life now and are prepared to bridge the gap between our savings and the price with a loan . |
| 11 | Whereas our grandparents and , perhaps , even our parents frowned upon buying anything unless they had saved all the money required , today we expect to own the luxuries of life now and are prepared to bridge the gap between our savings and the price with a loan . |
| 12 | As part of the major refurbishment to this warm intimate Music Hall we propose to renew the seats giving , extra legroom in extremely comfortable seats . |
| 13 | If however , we bother to check the priorities systematically we find that the two top priorities are actually present in the arrangement . |
| 14 | We believe that that is of supreme importance to Europe and we want to extend the benefits wider through agreements with the European Free Trade Association . |
| 15 | Indeed we want to examine the ways in which a concept which appears to be logically fraudulent , the inner city , has sustained its central position in both popular and academic discussion of the urban . |
| 16 | ‘ We want to give the children the incentive ’ , Haguellar says . |
| 17 | We want to give the children positive memories which they can draw on during the difficult times at home to build a better country . |
| 18 | Clearly we want to support the charities , and the organisations but erm . |
| 19 | ‘ Certainly we want to improve the Azerbaijanis ’ standard of living . |
| 20 | We have got an excellent reputation in this area and we want to reap the benefits . ’ |
| 21 | That is when we want to see the laws in action ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ We must win the game against Japan if we want to reach the quarter-finals . |
| 23 | Most of all we want to shelve the things which might cause us the slightest discomfort . |
| 24 | And with a sensitive subject like nuclear power , the end of the world is the last thing we want to remind the punters of . |
| 25 | ‘ If we want to match the achievements of the German economy , and have a part in its future , then we must learn to speak the German language — both literally and metaphorically , ’ he added . |
| 26 | The ability of good theories to make successful predictions is useful , because often we want to know the properties of systems that are not easily accessible by experiment . |
| 27 | I almost dare suggest myself again and take a stiff brandy and ask a lot of questions that we want to know the answers to . |
| 28 | To summarise what was said above , we want to know the answers to two questions about English speech : |
| 29 | Suppose that we want to know the circumstances which would justify assertion of the subjunctive conditional ‘ If Mrs Thatcher had waited longer , she would have lost the election ’ . |
| 30 | And we want to know the hows and whys , the purposes of this project . |