Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] [art] third " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I suppose you ought to , but , ’ Jack gave an unexpected grin and for a moment the atmosphere of gloom lightened a little , ‘ let's make sure we keep Dora and Dieter apart or we 'll have a third death on our hands ! ’
2 Perhaps we , we all have erm thirty three pence each and we give a penny to Oxfam , or we 'll toss up or we 'll , thirty three pence each and one penny left over so we 'll have a third of that penny each we 'll cut it up .
3 ‘ But for the hurricane we would have a third quarter profit of almost £22m and a return to profits in the nine months , ’ says Robertson .
4 In this chapter we will examine a third misconception about doubt — the idea that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts .
5 It 's a disease which , if it a , they 're fortunate enough to re , recover from the disease , if it 's been severe enough the inflammation may have involved er , some of the cranial nerves , and here we can see a third nerve palsy er as a result of er , the process .
6 Suffice it here to point to what we can call a third , or micro- , level of decision making , the other two being the level of allocating as between health and , for example , defence ; and the other , between different sections within health care .
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