Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] we [modal v] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We took pains to get to the front of the queue for the evening meal so that we would be in time for the start of the picture . |
| 2 | We came here so that we could be in control of our own lives and not tangled up with anyone else . |
| 3 | ‘ Rourke , ’ she said carefully , ‘ it 's cold out here , and I 'd be grateful if you 'd make a start in clearing up so that we can be on our way . ’ |
| 4 | Can I say finally Chairman , that I will be instigating a er a request er I shall be requesting I should say perhaps to the director of education that erm the three party spokesman on the management committee and all those officers who will be involved in implementing this decision will get together at the earliest and I 'm citing possibly next week so that we can be on our way to plan the next step forward to a concrete implementation of this particular proposal . |
| 5 | " Exactly where we 'd be without them . |
| 6 | In fact how am I to know you did n't do all this just so we could be in this very position now ? ’ |
| 7 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 8 | Maybe that , and any other lesser problems had now been sorted out and we might be on the verge of going home . |
| 9 | But feasibility studies have been carried out and we should be in a position to act when we know what is expected . ’ |