Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] we " in BNC.
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| 31 | I simply note that in some respects we are , by dealing with Spinoza , covering a type of ethics which our neglect of ancient philosophy might otherwise have led us to omit . |
| 32 | As further examples of postverbals we may cite : ( 50 ) Lola felt angry ( 51 ) the victim was standing very erect ( 52 ) it was the oldest competitor who emerged victorious As was also true with the adverbals and predicate qualifiers , it is quite easy to distinguish postverbal adjectives from adverbs occupying the same structural position ; in some examples we find a substantial difference of meaning : ( 53 ) Margaret was acting incompetently ( 54 ) Margaret was acting incompetent ( See Ferris , 1983 , though we would no longer seek to explain the data in the way proposed there . ) |
| 33 | In some ways we should consider ourselves lucky if we get these types of responses to stress , because for others , unfortunately , there are other responses to stress that may also occur , such as ulcers and heart disease , from which we may get less warning . |
| 34 | Examination of pottery scatters might help in this , and in some ways we can consider pieces of pottery as documentary references . |
| 35 | He is not of this world , you know , in some ways we 're so far apart . |
| 36 | ‘ Yet in some ways we seem to have known each other forever . |
| 37 | In some ways we 've improved since then . |
| 38 | In view of the increased prevalence of osteoporosis and high rates of bone loss in some patients we feel that all postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease should be considered for HRT , particularly in those with extensive disease of those requiring longterm corticosteroid treatment . |
| 39 | However , when we look at continuous speech in English utterances we find that these tones can only be identified on a small number of particularly prominent syllables . |
| 40 | Similarly , we were relying on the vastness of the oceans to dilute and disperse whatever bacteria and viruses allowed into them ; in 30 years we might be regretting it . |
| 41 | In Chronic Diseases we are told that when giving remedies in solid form i.e. solid form i.e. granules or powders dry on the tongue , Hahnemann found that remedies prepared with more than two shakes were too strong so stayed with two strokes for consistency ; but during the last years since I have been giving every dose of medicine in a solution , divided over fifteen , twenty or thirty days and even more , no potentizing in an attenuating vial is found too strong , and again I use ten strokes . ’ |
| 42 | Thus the gist of Spinoza 's argument , for example , is that whereas in ordinary circumstances we may indeed find it useful and necessary to distinguish between essential and accidental properties , metaphysically such a distinction can not be upheld . |
| 43 | This defamiliarized perception of words which in ordinary circumstances we fail to notice is the result of the formal basis of poetry . |
| 44 | Although for practical purposes in ordinary situations we use language as if it were transparent and as if meanings and intentions existed prior to it , literature , in its freedom from any referential obligation , demonstrates the supremacy of language over all other activities . |
| 45 | Then at least we would avoid the congestion of bus traffic along there and if townbound traffic was limited to one stop on the museum side of Tubwell Row instead of two stops in 100 yards we might get somewhere in more senses than one . |
| 46 | In such epidemics we tried to get people to boil their water and to eat their food hot from the rice and curry pots , but it was rare for cholera victims to recover . |
| 47 | It seems to be a matter of ordinary experience that in such circumstances we do accept the psychological fact as sufficient reason for making a choice and for retrospectively judging it right or wrong . |
| 48 | As Simmel notes , in such circumstances we merely ‘ lose ourselves ’ in the object , and no consciousness is generated by the relationship . |
| 49 | In such circumstances we reject the contentions advanced on behalf of the appellant on this first ground of appeal . |
| 50 | In such circumstances we may not describe a band as being due to a single local mode , and the empirical methods we have used so far break down . |
| 51 | There may be a dispute over the amount of settlement and in such circumstances we should pay what we believe represents ‘ indemnity ’ whilst continuing any dialogue with the policyholder . |
| 52 | It is a gradual process of which there will be intermediate phases and it is hardly surprising that in such instances we will be uncertain whether or not to admit that the infant has made the grade . |
| 53 | In such cases we will do our utmost to help you and keep you fully informed . |
| 54 | In such cases we expect the duration to increase if the intervention is being effective . |
| 55 | In such cases we consult the veterinary experts . |
| 56 | Hence in such cases we can not expect the twin goals to be met ; in fact it may be that some compromise position has to be reached . |
| 57 | In such cases we have a notion of a whole which is more , at least phenomenologically , than a mere assemblage of parts . |
| 58 | In such areas we discover a whole lived ‘ colouring ’ , and a wide area of actual social practice , which are culturally specific and thus analytically indispensable . |
| 59 | In such situations we typically do not know beforehand what all the linguistic variants involved actually are , so we must use very careful and accountable methods of selection and analysis . |
| 60 | In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects . |