Example sentences of "[Wh det] we [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 And is not the thought of , say , blue different from the thought of green in some way which we may one day be in a position to describe , just as we are now able to describe the causal conditions for the experience green which is different from the experience of blue ?
2 So , in 1923 , he printed Yeats 's ‘ Biographical Fragment ’ giving the poet 's dreams with learned notes on tree worship , dying gods , and falling stars ( which we may be tempted to relate to ‘ The Hollow Men ’ ) .
3 The claim is so shocking — a paradox and even a horror , which we may easily be lulled into taking too lightly — that only two views of this man are possible .
4 ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’
5 In order to test these predictions we need to compare the size of the latent inhibition effect found after a long exposure — test interval ( which we may take to be 24 h or more ) with that found after a short interval ( when conditioning follows exposure immediately or after a few minutes ) .
6 And although no precise mechanism for contextual retrieval has been given , the parallel with occasion setting has been noted and forms a basis on which we may build .
7 Our days weave together the simple pleasures of daily life , which we should never take for granted , and the higher pleasures of Art and Thought which we may now taste as we please , with none to forbid or criticise .
8 Even at this stage , he can develop new behaviour patterns , which we may consider undesirable .
9 I must , therefore , introduce some rather harsh facts of life which we may choose to ignore but from which we can not escape .
10 This is achieved by sound nutrition , adequate exercise , fresh air and sunshine , and above all , by seeking the ways in which we may find inner contentment .
11 In this chapter , I shall attempt to separate the parts that make up the whole , then to explore some of the ways in which we may bring about harmony to mind-body-spirit .
12 In such a universe , which is in thermal equilibrium as a whole and therefore dead , relatively small regions of the size of our galaxy will be found here and there ; regions ( which we may call worlds ) which deviate significantly from thermal equilibrium for short stretches of those ‘ aeons ' ’ of time .
13 ‘ My life with Gary and my mother and her occult friends has enabled me to pick out the symptoms by which we may recognise those who are involved in the occult .
14 Gagné has provided a formula by which we may detect what is missing from a student 's repertoire .
15 The confidence that often comes with maturity can help us to voice our sexual preferences to our partners in a way which we may have been inhibited about in the past , and the ability to communicate sexual needs gives a good foundation for a satisfying relationship .
16 Plants are normally under some form of stress — heat or light stress are two of many forms — but nevertheless plants are generally healthy , from which we may conclude that nature is continually carrying out a delicate balancing act among the contributing reactions making up the complete photosynthetic ‘ machinery ’ .
17 In summary , one can say that one can not teach any creature to mentally be like any other , since we have no handle by which we may modify the essential mind structure of another creature .
18 Involvement is one thing , but we should never make the mistake which we may have done in relation to local government , of appearing to focus all our energies in one direction .
19 Even the validity of many of the ‘ I 've been here before ’ experiences is rather doubtful as , with the growth of television and cinema , we have all seen so many places which we may later come to visit .
20 The strength of this xenophobia is the fear of the unknown , of the darkness into which we may fall when the landmarks which seem to provide an objective , a permanent , a positive delimitation of our belonging together , disappear .
21 There is in fact a detailed expression of Plan B , which we may as well call Plan C. It was put out earlier this week as a joint reconstruction programme for LA by the Bloods and Crips , the LA gangs whose truce in fact began before the riots began .
22 Authenticity of the texts which we may use as input data for our students .
23 There remains one import which we may consider which is found concentrated in two distinct regions , and which also has exotic origins .
24 Thus we can see that there is a broad variety of approaches which we may group under the heading of ‘ natural law theories ’ because they all rely on something other than state law to constitute the valid rules of a legal system .
25 So far as he was concerned , a great danger had been averted , and the matter was now closed , but it had a sequel which we may now follow .
26 These contrasting forms of liberty of the individual will and the corporate body , which we may call Anselmian and Gregorian , were of course not mutually exclusive .
27 This argument invites us to ignore the relevance of any distinctions which we may draw between subnormal human beings and other animals .
28 There was a special , elaborately canopied seat high on the stern , which we may suppose was intended for the ship 's captain , and a row of twenty oarsmen on each side of the ship .
29 ‘ The threat ’ has become , in Soviet parlance , ‘ well known ’ , and well stereotyped : on their side , an economy locked into a scale and a tempo of war production which we may lack the will or wherewithal to match ; on our side , a technological edge eroding under pressure of rising capital costs and determined Soviet effort ; and finally , the forfeiture of strategic and nuclear superiorities which historically have served as NATO 's trumps against traditional Soviet strengths .
30 At the same time , it has permitted the formation of a more precise theory of relationships from which we may deduce evolutionary pathways .
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