Example sentences of "we are [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are sent to Westminster to exercise our judgement on their behalf . ’ |
| 2 | But at length we are stirred to action , and then we surprise other people , and perhaps even ourselves , by our determination . |
| 3 | ‘ We are summoned to audience with Artai later , ’ he said , ‘ but until then we can do as we please . ’ |
| 4 | We are summoned to Westminster . |
| 5 | I have in the last couple of lectures erm outlined or tried to outline erm Locke 's basic decision erm his concept of how we as individuals are related to nature , to each other and I 've emphasised the crucial importance of this notion of how we are related to God . |
| 6 | We are introduced to Pemberton at the point where he is screwing up courage to say something about money , and all that happens in the subsequent two paragraphs is that the boy returns and his effort is frustrated . |
| 7 | We are introduced to Imamu in the first sentence of ‘ The Disappearance ’ seeing as he is one of the main characters of the book , but although Boo Radley plays a large part in ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ , I would n't consider him to be one of the main characters and it is not until we are well into chapter one that Boo is first mentioned . |
| 8 | We are introduced to Simon , a completely different type of boy . |
| 9 | With the late Michael Mansbridge 's book we are introduced to John Nash , to many the Regency architect par excellence ( although this reviewer believes that John Buonarotti Papworth is more deserving of that accolade ) . |
| 10 | In the opening paragraphs we are introduced to Stepan Verkhovensky : |
| 11 | If we are reconciled to God , it affects others . |
| 12 | I welcome the fact that , when we are returned to government at the next election , pensions will go up by £8 and £5 ; those are steps in the right direction . |
| 13 | We are dedicated to experimentation , to pushing back the frontiers of football as we know them , to boldly go where no self-respecting soccer club has gone before , and no , I do not mean the Whaddon and Mitchley Sunday League . |
| 14 | We think it would be a mistake to try and establish any ‘ consensual ’ version of feminism or of feminist philosophy because we are committed to exploration of the beliefs and views we hold , even the ones which at present seem indisputable . |
| 15 | We know that there is a limit to what Britain can achieve alone and we are committed to building in the wider world the sort of society we strive for at home , founded on mutual cooperation , political liberty and shared prosperity . |
| 16 | We are committed to building on the lead we have and increasing chemical and process engineering resources to drive the various projects associated with fluidics . ’ |
| 17 | A specially prepared Project Focus type folder telling the story of a project or organisation we are committed to funding and stating what £1,000 will pay for . |
| 18 | That is why , for example , we are committed to bi-media working and multi-skilling . |
| 19 | We are committed to openness on environmental matters . |
| 20 | If we insist that their mind patterns must match ours , then we are doomed to unhappiness and discord . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's part of the pattern , Charles ; society disintegrates before our eyes and we are expected to paper over the cracks . ’ |
| 22 | Because we are conditioned to thinking of retirement as a time for settling into a new home , many people up sticks without perhaps giving enough thought to such essentials as proximity to family and friends and whether a different area would provide the same scope for pursuing their interests . |