Example sentences of "we [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , Intel still denies that there is any delay in volume deliveries of the Pentium 80586 microprocessor for public consumption , but vendors briefed by the company have confirmed that , as we revealed a few weeks ago ( UX No 410 ) , the part at present needs a heat sink and a fan , and that Intel is unlikely to be able to ship in volume before the fourth quarter 1993 . |
| 2 | ‘ We lose a few holidaymakers every year . |
| 3 | If we do not use these medications properly then it can only be a matter of time before they are withdrawn from availability and we lose a precious treatment for our fish . |
| 4 | The New Zealanders continue to strive for new Everests in rugby achievement and their coach , Alex Wyllie , has already thrown down the gauntlet by stating : ‘ If we lose a single game we will consider the tour a failure . ’ |
| 5 | We rode a good way along the track before Mandeville slowed , leaned over and talked quietly to Southgate . |
| 6 | At the same time we appointed a Romanian , Ana Ureche , to coordinate and represent our work . |
| 7 | ‘ There was an unacceptably long waiting list before we appointed a second consultant in Chester but since then there has been a big improvement , ’ she said . |
| 8 | We appointed a superb chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , and set up the Woolf commitee on prison reform , which has produced an excellent report . |
| 9 | Are we seeing a democratic participation in all walks of life ? |
| 10 | Working with the museum 's curatorial and education staffs , and our consulting architect , we consulted a broad group of experts . |
| 11 | We met a small boy , and asked the way to one of the springs . |
| 12 | In the lobby of the hotel we met a Coptic priest . |
| 13 | In the garden of a blue house , a few yards from the rivermouth , we met a holy man with a cherub 's face and a patchy beard . |
| 14 | Our first minor disagreement of this kind came when we met a large puddle on a woodland track and Skipper decided he could n't possibly get his feet wet . |
| 15 | I tell you this , Master , if we met a pretty maid I suspect she 'd fall in love with one of the horses before she took to any of us ! ’ |
| 16 | On top we met a few much younger E types . |
| 17 | We met a few times . |
| 18 | It comes primed , ready for the paint finish of your choice ( we applied a rich marbled effect ) . |
| 19 | Erm we owned a little and just thought I 'd ask the party see how many things that cropped up as a result |
| 20 | For 14 years we owned a large hairy dog . |
| 21 | We still have our offices and we remain a recognized institution , affiliated to international teachers ' associations . |
| 22 | The big issue is rebuilding and expanding our manufacturing base to ensure that we remain a prosperous industrialized country . |
| 23 | There are now two charges , q1 and q2 , and we bring a third one , q3 , from infinity . |
| 24 | Whenever we suffer a major loss in our lives — such as the death of a loved one , divorce , redundancy , miscarriage , children leaving home , or the end of a love affair — we need to go through a period of mourning . |
| 25 | We suffer a great handicap in dealing with a Government who are obsessed with secrecy . |
| 26 | Late that afternoon we made a perfect three-point landing at the RCAF airstrip in Whitehorse , capital of the Yukon Territory , where I found shelter for the night in a bare but adequate room at the Whitehorse Hotel . |
| 27 | That afternoon we made a laborious but uneventful descent down the north east face and retrieved our skis . |
| 28 | Forced by tiredness , we made a tricky landing through heavy surf onto the Isle of Kirkibost . |
| 29 | After the meeting Mr Fallon said : ‘ We made a good bit of progress . |
| 30 | On 22 June we made a revised offer of 7.5 per cent for the nurses and 6 per cent for the ancillaries and administrative staff . |