Example sentences of "we [vb base] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When linguists talk of the goal of linguistic theory as being the construction of an account of a sound-meaning correspondence for the infinite set of sentences in any language , one might perhaps infer that such a grand theory would eo ipso give an account of at least the essentials of how we communicate using language . |
| 2 | Clearly the whole point of the exchange , namely a request for specific information and an attempt to provide as much of that information as possible , is not directly expressed in ( 2 ) at all ; so the gap between what is literally said in ( 2 ) and what is conveyed in ( 3 ) is so substantial that we can not expect a semantic theory to provide more than a small part of an account of how we communicate using language . |
| 3 | A lot of food we eat contains albumen , for example , eggs and fish , and this mode allows gentle coagulation of the albumen without any fear of curdling . |
| 4 | We make identifying references to " the same persons . |
| 5 | It 's sometimes not obvious what mistakes you 've made in English , it 's pretty obvious to Vicky and myself when we make duff scones . |
| 6 | The criticisms that we make derive strength from an analysis of other jurisdictions with similar common-law backgrounds and the same liberal democratic traditions as the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | We intend to surprise Weatherbury by arriving there as husband and wife , very soon . |
| 8 | And we intend to give council tenants new opportunities themselves to improve the flat or house in which they live . |
| 9 | We intend to give help and advice to local climbers , local authorities , sports centres and The Scottish Sports Council in their choice of sites , type and size of wall , and funding . |
| 10 | We intend to allow school sixth forms to open their doors if they wish to older students , and to accept training credits or fees from them . |
| 11 | Furthermore , we intend to invite tenders for the building of an aviation support ship shortly . |
| 12 | As a part of that we intend to arrange excursions from time to time , and there will be winter lectures . |
| 13 | The main recommendations are already in operation in the Group and we intend to adopt procedures that may be necessary to ensure compliance with the key aspects of recommended best practice . |
| 14 | We intend to ring France and contain it like an army encircles a castle . |
| 15 | We intend to introduce legislation to implement all of them . |
| 16 | If he ca n't provide it , then we intend to obtain prints from er an external source and get the invoices sent to him . |
| 17 | We intend making arrangements for the safe keeping of such material in a room which will not be affected . |
| 18 | We intend to make training credits available to all 16 year-olds and 17 year-olds within the lifetime of the new Parliament . |
| 19 | We intend to develop relations actively . |
| 20 | ‘ We intend to run Granville Again — he will definitely be entered , ’ said trainer Martin Pipe . |
| 21 | We sell working clothes , there were about two shirts and a towel and a pot towel I can get for about fifty P down there |
| 22 | There are no absolute rights and wrongs but sometimes we tend to use convenience a lot more than imagination and quality ! |
| 23 | We forget to listen to the tone and the expression which are used , and these are vital because we tend to use words in a fraudulent manner . |
| 24 | ‘ In Europe we tend to hit our irons better than the average American but we tend to lose shots around the greens . |
| 25 | ‘ We tend to form attractions on all kinds of bases . |
| 26 | We tend to assess people through what they say and the way they say it , to come to conclusions about whether we will like someone from the way they present themselves in words . |
| 27 | Because the library specialises in the hotel , catering and tourism industries , we tend to hold books , journals , market research reports and videos which you would not normally find in many local libraries or even in your regional library . |
| 28 | We tend to take plants for granted , seeing them as just another aspect of the environment and failing to appreciate the vital service which they perform both for ourselves and for all other living creatures on this planet . |
| 29 | We tend to take pictures of people for granted regardless of the purpose and circumstances of the making , and context in which we encounter the image . |
| 30 | They very often do n't know what the something else is going to be , but we tend to put time limits on what children should do and when they should do it . |