Example sentences of "[conj] we shall [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall assume that the syntactic positions for adjectives in English are as below ; we give first the intensional pattern of which each is the surface exponent , as well as an example for each , and also an instance which is ungrammatical and where we shall later be able to suggest reasons for the ungrammaticality ; in each case we shall underline in the intensional pattern the property which is instantiated by the adjective , merely for clarification and not as an integral part of the notation : [ P E ] prenominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : adjective + noun as in hungry passengers ; but note that *asleep kittens is ungrammatical { [ E ] ( P ) } ordinary predicative position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + be + adjective as in the critics were upset ; but note that her husband was mere is ungrammatical [ E P ] postnominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + adjective as in the crimes alleged ; but note that the road wide is ungrammatical ( ( P E ) P ) predicate qualifying position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + noun phrase + adjective as in he brought his gun loaded ; but note that she uses her mixer lightweight is ungrammatical [ E ( P P ) ] postverbal position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + adjective as in the crowd remained angry ; but note that his brother resisted obstinate is ungrammatical ( ( P P ) E ) adverbal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : verb + noun phrase + adjective as in Ali rubbed the lamp clean ; but note that Mark resembles the officer sinister is ungrammatical ( P { E P } ) clausal position = surface syntactic sequence : verb + noun phrase ( + be ) + adjective as in he considers the prosecution case hopeless but note that Sue reported the prizes aplenty is ungrammatical { E P } P extraclausal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : adjective + clause as in furious , the king ordered many arrests but note that furious , the king had three wives is ungrammatical As we have said , these are the adjectival positions of English ( and possibly of any natural human language ) . |
| 2 | " No , you must stay there , " said King Voukashan , " or we shall never build our town of Skadar . " |
| 3 | And then , impatiently , ‘ And now do come on , or we shall never get away . ’ |
| 4 | But the princesses will be my sisters-in-law — and I can feel it in my bones that we shall just not take to each other at all ! |
| 5 | It 's likely that we shall also discover new species . |
| 6 | It 's likely that we shall also discover new species . |
| 7 | There is danger that trade between our countries might be permanently cut , but I believe that we shall eventually transcend ideological differences and progress together . |
| 8 | It is perhaps through experimentation and experience at these lower levels in the government of education that we shall best find imaginative solutions to the problem of getting ‘ the curriculum gallon into the timetable pint pot ’ as well as moving towards a greater ( and yet flexible ) consensus on which ideally a national curriculum should rest . |
| 9 | People often mention ‘ metal whiskers ’ as if they were the only kind but , as a matter of fact , metal whiskers are less common and less interesting than whiskers of non-metals and it is about these latter that we shall mostly talk . |
| 10 | On the basis of this review , we have decided that we shall no longer accord recognition to governments . |
| 11 | And , as I said , I think that we shall shortly be in a position to proceed against someone . ’ |
| 12 | I hoped that we could do that today , but I trust that we shall certainly have an opportunity tomorrow . |
| 13 | The clear and obvious course for America is to legalise cocaine so the trade can be controlled , but there is no way that we shall ever persuade the airheads in Congress of that most obvious piece of wisdom . |
| 14 | This barrier seems to be impermeable : it is unlikely that we shall ever be able directly to detect tachyons ( although there are some interesting ideas floating about concerning the consequences were we able to ) . |
| 15 | It is to the importance of this often underestimated ‘ Anglo-Saxon world ’ and the influence it had on English Nonconformity that we shall now turn . |
| 16 | And it is to that aspect that we shall now turn . |
| 17 | It is to these aspects that we shall now turn . |
| 18 | Great Exhibitions were an important visual argument for science and industry , and an opportunity for patriotism ; and it is to the diffusion and dissemination of science that we shall now turn . |
| 19 | It is to these triumphs , some of which could be made intelligible to laymen while others remained obscure , that we shall now turn , looking first at the discoveries rather than at their reception outside the scientific community . |
| 20 | That we shall never know , but the procession and service mark the start of two weeks of celebrations in his name . |
| 21 | Let us start by saying that we shall never use ‘ explaining ’ ( or ‘ explanation ’ ) and ‘ understanding ’ interchangeably . |
| 22 | Second , it seems on this criterion that we shall never have more than the slenderest of reasons to believe that we know something ; for in believing this we are believing that when all the truths are in , our justification will remain , and it looks as if much more is required to support that belief than is required to support an ordinary claim to know . |
| 23 | My only hope is that we shall never have to use it against the Seven . ’ |
| 24 | The principle of continuity was a precondition for science ; we must have faith that we shall never be brought to confusion by inexplicable irregularities . |
| 25 | I very much hope that we shall never see a return to those bad old days . |
| 26 | Money , incidentally , that we shall never be able to put back . |
| 27 | ‘ The golden rule of conduct , therefore , is mutual toleration seeing that we will never all think alike and that we shall always see Truth in fragment ( sic ) and from different angles of vision ’ . |
| 28 | Does this mean that we shall always have alcoholism in our society ? |
| 29 | I mean they fought valiantly for peace but I , I think that erm the maternity bill I think is what everybody admits that we shall always go down as being noted for . |
| 30 | In spite of the more sophisticated pleasures of town life the period spent at Number Five made the greater impression on us and provided the picture of Lewis that we shall always retain . |