Example sentences of "and [vb base] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to be worth inquiring why this should be so ; and what generalizations about sociolinguistic variation and change we can draw from this fact . |
| 2 | We all develop throughout our lives , but experiences affect and change us differently . |
| 3 | It calls for the qualities of a fighter , for only with those qualities can we win through the constant traps and barriers laid by the forces that would block our path and drag us down . |
| 4 | If we refuse to recognise it , while maintaining an obsession with constitutional policies , they will continue to set their own agenda — and judge us harshly for refusing to respect it . |
| 5 | Rich is personal expression and influence we mix pigment not only in response to the subject , but through our mood at the time of painting . |
| 6 | In the legal context , we need to feel that the prohibitions of laws , in the way they are defined and in the way they are applied , are justifiable and influence us all equally ( or , again , if they do not , that they discriminate on acceptable grounds ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Or he 'll rip up our trucks and tear us all into little bite-sized chunks of meat , sir . ’ |
| 8 | Keith , would you like to press your button and introduce us to item six , street collections in Oxford . |
| 9 | We felt more strongly than ever that while differences of race , nationality , culture and religion are interesting and mean we can learn much from one another , they should never be manipulated to lead to conflict on a personal or international level . |
| 10 | Come and back us |
| 11 | As soon as I 'm awake , I stick the kettle on and make us two cups of tea . |
| 12 | In both of these cases our body clock is wrongly timed for our life-style and so it does not cool us down and make us feel more fatigued in the hours just before bedtime . |
| 13 | The nip of alcohol causes the blood vessels to dilate and so warm the skin and make us comfortable in spite of being out in the cold . |
| 14 | Fellow pilgrims , the wonderful reality of incarnation is a message to us all that God can take the foolish things of this life and make us rich vessels for his use . |
| 15 | Spending our lives in jealousy and envy can only isolate us from other people and make us unhappy . |
| 16 | Death will quickly draw the veil and make us see how near we were to God and one another , and did not sufficiently know it . |
| 17 | The health benefits and disciplines gained enhance the balance between our mind and body and make us more able to achieve our aims and to counter disease . |
| 18 | We can not decide to alter our psyches in the way we might decide not to wear high heels , just because they damage us and make us vulnerable . |
| 19 | By 35 , our faces have undergone structural changes , so that the hair-styles which suited us throughout our 20s may suddenly seem severe and make us look older . |
| 20 | Comfort foods are those which soothe us and make us glad to be alive even on the most miserable of days . |
| 21 | The great Italian poet Leopardi had this to say : ‘ Works of genius have this intrinsic property that even when they give a perfect likeness of the nullity of things , even when they clearly demonstrate and make us feel the inevitable unhappiness of life , even when they express the most terrible despair , nevertheless … they always serve as a consolation , rekindling enthusiasm , and though speaking of and portraying nothing but death , restore to it , at least for a while , the life that it had lost . ’ |
| 22 | Unfortunately it is exactly these thoughts and behaviours which make the panic attack worse , make us terrified of having another and make us begin to avoid any and every situation where it could possibly happen again . |
| 23 | ‘ Get up and make us some tea . |
| 24 | He added , ‘ It is these unexpected challenges , and how we respond to them , that build our characters and make us what we are . ’ |
| 25 | May God send us His Holy Spirit and make us courageous followers of Jesus Christ our Lord . |
| 26 | ‘ If you move over I 'll put some wood on this fire and make us a cup of tea . ’ |
| 27 | And give us back the pride and the credibility that we once took for granted as trade unionists but we allowed to slip away from us , and make us a force to be reckoned with , and send this government a message , we 'll never allow anyone at Westminster to tell us how to run the G M B , we 'll never allow anyone at Westminster to prevent us from protecting our brothers and sisters and we 'll no never ever allow anyone at Westminster to defeat the trade union movement . |
| 28 | The restructuring has not only provided the opportunity to gather the best of our expertise at the new centres and better serve our clients through local offices but will also provide for much greater efficiency and make us better placed to meet the ever changing demands of the 90s . |
| 29 | And make us see through wine as if through glass . |
| 30 | I also , er , we are also putting in for your community computing scheme , erm , realising that it will not only , if we get it , increase our own expertise and make us more efficient , which heaven knows , all organisations need to be , but will also be ab enable us to give advice to all the organisations we represent , and thus have an enormous ripple effect . |