Example sentences of "we by [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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1 | I think perhaps the most important thing is that voluntary agencies should do what they believe is right , and not allow their own objectives to be distorted , simply because a , of particular flavours , which is why I 'm saying let us grab the agenda and write the agenda , rather than have the agenda set for us by other people . |
2 | ‘ Alright , alright , leave us by all means if you must , Bumface . |
3 | Let us by all means have a national core curriculum ; and let children be tested in the subjects that make up that curriculum . |
4 | Come over here and join us by all means — but not too many of you , so we 'll vet you as you come in ; and not make getting in pleasant or easy ; and just please stick to your own districts , and keep your own religion and dance away to tambourines , or bow to the East , or whatever you like to do to remind you of home — or home as it used to be a hundred years ago but certainly is n't now — and are n't we clever , and kind , and good , the way we give you your roots back ? , and with any luck your children will grow up well-behaved and pleasant ; ours certainly are n't ; because your children come of a society which , being somewhere else and a long time ago , is probably better than ours . |
5 | Let us by all means give our classic a regular airing and add a new accessory . |
6 | It is the same today ; neither we nor our friends or loved ones can cleanse us by any means from sin or its due punishment . |
7 | The Independent is perceived as the most vulnerable competitor and editor Andreas Whittam Smith has accused Mr Murdoch of attempting to ‘ destroy us by unfair means ’ . |