Example sentences of "[prep] we [modal v] [adv] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In which case some of us may well die of surprise . |
| 2 | The apple as symbol is all around us but most of us would still think of it first as a tasty snack . |
| 3 | There are plenty of people who have super-efficient secretaries , but the majority of us can only dream of having someone like that to put our working lives in order . |
| 4 | Postcards are labour-intensive , difficult to maintain and staff may find them intensely irritating to serve to customers , but to be able to generate over 20% of total sales from less than 10% of floor space , gives a turnover per square foot that most of us can only dream of . |
| 5 | We have all wished that we 'd had the perfect retort at some time , but most of us can only think of something smart about three days later . |