Example sentences of "we [vb base] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , we sketch the evolution of Marxism after Marx . |
| 2 | Notes We regret the factory tour is unsuitable for people in wheelchairs . |
| 3 | We regret the delay and we hope that the promised publication on Waddilove will be earlier rather than later in the current session , and that the government will take an early opportunity to publish clearer guidelines on its assessment of ‘ national need ’ for opencast coal , and the weight to be given to environmental considerations . |
| 4 | We regret the things we failed to do , we reproach ourselves for things we did do and feel relief that we have moved on . |
| 5 | We regret the consequences to the communities of Darlington and Spennymoor of the industry 's terminal decline but then we have never thought that having factories which make a product which kills people was ever anything to be proud of . |
| 6 | ‘ Clearly we regret the court 's ruling , ’ one said . |
| 7 | We regret the tour is unsuitable for people in wheelchairs . |
| 8 | We regret the part we 'ave left , rather than rejoice over the part we 'ave preferred ! ’ |
| 9 | We regret the end of our schooldays but look ahead to the future with great hope . |
| 10 | We regret the use of the word genocide in the motion since it is quite out of proportion erm as well as being offensive to many . |
| 11 | However , we regret the use of the word genocide in the motion since it is quite out of proportion |
| 12 | Late on 29 June 1690 , having so far evaded battle , he was ordered by the government to engage the enemy , being goaded into action by a message from the queen herself : ‘ We apprehend the consequences of your retiring to the Gunfleet to be so fatal , that we choose rather that you should , upon any advantage of the wind , give battle to the enemy . ’ |
| 13 | Their use of the word ‘ consciousness ’ refers to the system of meaning through which we apprehend the world , as well as the ideas , opinions and beliefs which we are aware of holding . |
| 14 | This is not so , they argue , because we apprehend the world through a system of meaning which we have learned from others and of which language is an essential part . |
| 15 | While the visuals usually tell the story , remember that we lose the support of many of the visual elements we get in realistic presentations — lip movements for example . |
| 16 | We lose the profit of half the increased production . |
| 17 | In the poem you are about to hear , the famous poet , William Wordsworth tells us that the day we lose the ability to marvel at something as wonderful as a rainbow , we lose something very important . |
| 18 | Because of the many hours of sitting that we do , we lose the ability to squat or even the ability to sit down without falling down . |
| 19 | When we lose the ability to cry , our body is deprived of one of the great protectors against stress . |
| 20 | If a motion about a particular industry can not be placed on the agenda , that of our congress then we lose the accountability . |
| 21 | They wo n't keep the barracks short , so we lose the water , we do without . ’ |
| 22 | If British born people of minority ethnic extraction are invisible in statistics on sudden infant deaths ( or any other areas ) we lose the chance to identify accurately both health trends and the health practices that may be associated with specific morbidity or mortality . |
| 23 | ‘ But we lose the cargo , ’ Louis suggested coldly . |
| 24 | But before we lose the spirit of Christmas , will you make one more gift of kindness ? |
| 25 | We lose the power to discriminate and so become vulnerable . |
| 26 | we lose the investment ! |
| 27 | We Dutch get a magazine approximately one quarter the size of the British Guitarist , with translations of the English reviews , but through the translation we lose the individuality and humour of the original article . |
| 28 | not only any money that we get back on it , but we lose the letting |
| 29 | Geographers who want to work in the environmental sciences must be willing to learn the methods of these sciences , lest we lose the respect of our colleagues in such fields . |
| 30 | Ann adds : ‘ Even if we lose the appeal and the girls have to see out the full term in prison , I shall still be campaigning to prove their innocence long after they have been released . |