Example sentences of "we are [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | However , before we go any further with this rather depressing picture it is important to underline that we are not of course talking about all people over retirement age in some blanket category of dwindling power . |
| 2 | But we are not for sale . ’ |
| 3 | But caution is necessary , for the homogeneity of kilocalories and gigajoules may hide qualitative and cultural aspects of the flows which as geographers we are not at liberty to ignore . |
| 4 | Outside the station a banner fluttered in the wind carrying the plaintiff message : ‘ We are not on strike ’ . |
| 5 | However , an awareness of the immensity of the art-cities of the dead , the archival mounds of texts , files , artefacts , art works , videos , tapes , should put us wise to the horrible truth that if we are not on record now there 's little hope of any but the most persistent archaeologising feminist noticing the omission in the future . |
| 6 | On the death of Pope Pius XII he wrote : ‘ One of my favourite phrases brings me great comfort : we are not on earth as museum-keepers , but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life and to prepare a glorious future ’ ( Capovilla , 1978a , p. 481 ) . |
| 7 | We are not in competition but are part of the same team , and so , in that spirit , I would like to turn the spotlight on our existing systems and make some fairly revolutionary suggestions . |
| 8 | But we are not in favour of any policy that squeezes trade unionists out of the Party or of any policy that denies trade unionists a voice in Labour Party democracy . |
| 9 | There is headroom within the existing ceiling — for example , we are not in favour of financing an interventionist industrial policy or increased spending on the common agricultural policy . |
| 10 | No , what we 're saying is two things , firstly that we are not in favour of taxation for taxation 's sake |
| 11 | There are times when we do not find each other attractive and even feel like we are not in love . |
| 12 | We are not in business to make a profit ; we are in business to run a quality programme which puts the needs of our clients as our first priority . |
| 13 | I am aware that it is a bit confusing — several people have asked me how it fits in with Stoddard Templeton and whether we are not in fact competing with ourselves . |
| 14 | We are not in equities , we are not in property ( our only property we use ) — so we have no double risk . |
| 15 | He stressed the value of low inflation as a necessary economic objective , adding : ‘ We are not against wealth . |
| 16 | ‘ We are not against pay rises , but people have got to sensible , ’ he said , defending the three per cent ceiling on pay rises which has just come into force here . |
| 17 | We are not against progress or employment , but we are worried about our Holy Mountain and about pollution ’ . |
| 18 | But with our strong presence in Europe , Japan and Australia , we are equally at home in these worlds , too . |
| 19 | We are equally in need of a positive theory of deregulation . |
| 20 | We are up before dawn to prepare food , and when we come home , we have to look after the children , clean and cook . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But we are n't in bed , darling . ’ |
| 22 | We are both apprehensive of strong forces and we are both under necessity of taking precautions . |
| 23 | I think we need the sweeper system , OR forget attacking using the full backs unless we are completely in control — and push Speed/Strach wider and have them running into space pulling the full backs wide , so giving wallace/deane more space to run into in the middle area . |
| 24 | We are also on hand to give advice on how to get the best from the instrument and on new developments . |
| 25 | ‘ We are also in contact with other forces every time a prostitute-related offence comes up , ’ said Chief Insp Cross . |
| 26 | ‘ But in the midst of death , we are also in life . |
| 27 | We are already beyond documentary description of such features in the early Saxon period . |
| 28 | The happy impression ( perhaps totally illusory ) that we have when awake that we are somehow in control of our mental processes deserts us when we are dreaming . |
| 29 | The latter said ‘ We are wholly in favour of a move away from E2L provision being made on a withdrawal basis , whether in language centres or separate units within schools . |
| 30 | Erm and we are slightly below target on that . |