Example sentences of "we [am/are] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , we have to put these advertisements in , ’ said the tired , courteous , slightly frayed man who interviewed him , ‘ because we are a service for all schools in the private sector . |
| 2 | We are a hobby , not a business . |
| 3 | Apart from that , we like to think that we are a preservation society in a small way , and this project will show what we can do . |
| 4 | They are making this huge investment based on their perception of us and we need to impress on them that we are a forward-looking , cost-conscious business . ’ |
| 5 | All we can do is to follow our inner guidance , realize we are a part of the Earth , and we will know . |
| 6 | ‘ It is imperative that we accept the plurality of the society of which we are a part — this is absolutely essential for Asia , ’ he added . |
| 7 | Essentially this is a matter of love for the total cosmic reality of which we are a part as something whose magnificence transcends our own puny being , and gratitude to it for having brought us forth in the heart of it . |
| 8 | Shifting alienistic attitudes would necessitate a complete restructuring of the education and social systems of which we are a part . |
| 9 | ‘ To put it in words of one syllable , ’ he said , each word encased in ice , ‘ we are a man and a woman shut up together alone in a house , separated from all other humans by a stretch of Atlantic . |
| 10 | The group is women only and we are a support group/social and discussion group for bisexual women . |
| 11 | Examples of such core values might be that customers are always right , that we need 100 per cent product reliability , that we are a computer company and will stick with it , and so on . |
| 12 | Masri , however , presenting his policy statement to parliament on July 11 , had insisted that " we are a continuation of previous administrations " . |
| 13 | We are a gran again |
| 14 | General manager Bob McManus said : ‘ We are unique within the Region as we are a manufacturer rather than a service . |
| 15 | ‘ We are a Pacific people , ’ I heard said on many occasions , ‘ and we are proud . ’ |
| 16 | We are a country of very poor natural resources and our standard of living depends upon high imports — it should n't but it does . |
| 17 | We are a country which is very conscious indeed of history , or let's put it this way , of the past , and the job of the historian is to convert that interest in the past into something which is a little bit more critical , more profound , erm and which will genuinely , I think , provide you with some kind of perspective in which to understand the problems of the present . |
| 18 | We are a charity dedicated to their preservation . |
| 19 | We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations . |
| 20 | The DTI says you are a company first and a charity next , but we say we are a charity first . |
| 21 | We are a charity dedicated to their preservation . |
| 22 | ‘ All our vehicles carry our flag to show we are a charity , and gunmen to show we mean business , ’ he says with a wry smile . |
| 23 | Right I sha n't er be able to remember all your names but er nevertheless if you know each other then er Er you may have wondered what the Nottinghamshire Pre-retirement Council is well we are a charity . |
| 24 | And but as we were saying earlier on , the work in itself is a therapy and that will need funding and we are a charity . |
| 25 | Today we are a film critic . |
| 26 | We are a reggae band with absolutely no political thoughts or affiliation , as our song ‘ Neither Red/Black Or Racist ’ states . |
| 27 | He paid a debt which he did not owe because we are a debt that we will never be able to pay . |
| 28 | We may swear an oath only two or three times , and unless we are a judge , or a princess , we are unlikely to sentence anyone or name any ships . |
| 29 | Erm so now we are a water company , not a water board any more , a water company . |
| 30 | Headteacher Kerrigan Redman said : ‘ We are a school that believes in standards . |