Example sentences of "we [am/are] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are providing more support than ever before — £14 for every £10 spent in 1979 , after allowing for inflation . |
| 2 | If we are to take this speech as accurate reportage within the conventions of deathbed narratives , is there not something a little remarkable in Leapor 's assuring her friend and patron that she has always loved her father , though never so much as now , when she is dying ? |
| 3 | ‘ Please get stationery ready , Matron has been told we are to take another batch of severely wounded soldiers . |
| 4 | ‘ We are using all means at our disposal to help people to work towards genuine democracy , ’ the organisers said . |
| 5 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 6 | In the present context , we are using these terms to refer to phonetic characteristics of syllables . |
| 7 | Although the decision to enter a ‘ courtship ’ is based on sufficient common interest ( we are using this term to include values and tastes ) , the purpose of courtship is to explore , ensure and expand that base of common interest . |
| 8 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 9 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 10 | erm Nonetheless , while we want to carry on supporting that , we 've also got to think , as Jack said , erm of as we enter the next century what is going to be right for our children , and we know that in many ways we have failed them and we know that we are producing many children who have n't had the training and the education that 's going to be necessary for us to be erm economically competent in the future , so we 've got to look at the whole of our educational provision , and frankly I think opting out was erm a sort of unnecessary blip on all of this that is n't really terribly important in the whole issue of how the children in this country should be educated . |
| 11 | We are producing more goods in our factories of better quality than ever before , how can there yet be a recession ? |
| 12 | If we are to combat any attempt of the Right to exploit issues involving sexuality in order to hang onto power , we can not afford to neglect the virtue of solidarity — which involves a certain restraint concerning our feelings bout what other people do in bed . |
| 13 | Proof ( Briefly ) We are given that b — a and c are both in N. Hence by axiom P(ii) ( b-a ) c ε N. It follows * that bc — ac ε N , that is |
| 14 | However , we are given that errors are likely to be proportional to t . |
| 15 | Both individually and collectively we are given many opportunities to achieve that part of the Association 's Dedication that announces ‘ We shall remember them . ’ |
| 16 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 17 | ‘ If the process is allowed to achieve a more relaxed rhythm of its own and we are given enough time to handle the international consequences , the Soviet leadership probably could live with the kind of confederal links between the two Germanys which are under discussion now . ’ |
| 18 | Sometimes , as when a plate of a fossil shows its matrix in detail , or that of a fish shows the river where it was caught , we are given more information than we needed — though such details may help to balance the tone of the plate and thus have an aesthetic function . |
| 19 | There are also differences between the states on the ability to stand as a candidate and the measure that we are debating this evening will ensure that in respective elections to the European parliament there is a greater degree of harmonisation . |
| 20 | ‘ Are you happy , ’ I ask you , ‘ about the way we are pursuing this investigation ? ’ |
| 21 | Is this being appraised with the exception or continuous service with the application , and we are deleting that point 4 does n't apply to access . |
| 22 | We are disturbed that audiometry is regarded as unrealistic . |
| 23 | As a result of the amalgamation of ‘ COACH ’ and ‘ SUMS ’ we are taking this opportunity to find out whether the quantity being sent at present meets your requirements . |
| 24 | ‘ We are taking this matter most seriously and as soon as we heard of the involvement of a British national we protested to the head of the Iraqi interests section of the Jordanian embassy in London demanding their release . ’ |
| 25 | Mr Hill added : ‘ We are taking this stage by stage and trying to find the truth . ’ |
| 26 | The thousands of children who are born every year , we do n't even know in this country how many there are , because the figures the ca n't be kept , er er and these tend to be children erm born of er , anonymous donors and and I think that as a society we are wreaking such problems for the future , we 're creating secrets for families , and I would really like to hear from my fellow women here about that . |
| 27 | The only difference is that we are setting that fact out clearly in the rules so that people know . |
| 28 | Increasingly , we are seeing all sorts of societal activities migrate into cyberspace . |
| 29 | Q So why is it we are seeing such chaos now ? |
| 30 | He said : ‘ We are seeing this sort of thing more and more often . ’ |