Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] we [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure . |
| 2 | If it is possible to show that existential propositions are equivalent to denials of the validity of inferences of a certain kind , then instead of talking about existence we can confine ourselves to talking about the validity of inference . |
| 3 | Right we can supply bank information for instance we can supply you with the balance , erm we should be able to let you know what sort of standing orders there are , erm but that would be charged at an extra rate because |
| 4 | Sometimes after school we would visit their house and she would show me all her nice clothes . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course we 'll give you a lift , ’ said Melissa hastily , noting the contemptuous curl of Iris 's lip and anxious to forestall any blunt comment that might sour the atmosphere still further . |
| 6 | All that does , in effect , as you know is i i is reduce the unit price share price , it has no other effect erm a and I think it 's purely cosmetic myself and nowadays I think a share price of around seven hundred P which is , er where the shares are currently hovering , is not e enormously disproportionate but of course we 'll keep it under consideration . |
| 7 | Of course we 'll find one that you like — that we all like . |
| 8 | Of course we 'll look you up if ever we 're within hailing distance , and no doubt you 'll do the same . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course we 'll know him . ’ |
| 10 | And of course we would raise your money for doing it . ’ |
| 11 | We could , by arrangement , introduce one or two bits of BCR practice e.g. Parliamentary tickets , and of course we would take our exhibition along . |
| 12 | If this means returning to hanging for theft ; workhouses for the deserving poor and the streets for the undeserving ; the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy ; overcrowded , insanitary housing for the majority and opulence for the few ; of course we would reject it . |
| 13 | Of course there are people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds ; of course we must do what we can about it . |
| 14 | Of course we must say what that means by describing how a community adopts or betrays a principle , and this will be part of constructing our conception of law as integrity . |
| 15 | I want you to note that I am not singing just ‘ Take my back , because it is my best feature ’ ( in the mirror we could see her beautiful strong back in the low cut of the dress , and of course we could see ourselves too ) . |
| 16 | She became very gentle — or perhaps she was only tired — and said , ‘ Well , dear , if you really feel you must leave him , of course we will do what we can to help you . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course we will manage something , together , you and I. And many others , my connections , your connections … . ’ |
| 18 | Out players were apoplectic and our secretary , a local bank manager , talked of suing for libel ; but the Captain threw back his head with two guffaws and said of course we 'd play them and show them a thing or two . |
| 19 | The answer to such situations is to always say ‘ Yes , sir , of course we can do it , ’ and then put the telephone down , swear loudly and sit down and work how you are going to do it . |
| 20 | And , to try and give options for members , at different expenditure levels of how we may move forward , because it is n't a cheap process , or not if we follow the Lancashire model it is n't a cheap process , but of course we can scale our proposals down . |
| 21 | We , we , we , I suppose it 'd be like two levels , that in the majority of cases we could say we recommend that you do not issue a licence . |
| 22 | Otherwise , for a jingle of coin we can do you a selection of gory romances , full o fine cadence and corpses , pirated from the Italian ; and it does n't take much to make a jingle — even a single coin has music in it . |
| 23 | We believe that if we could liberate this wealth of talent we would transform our economy and create a shared society of which we should all be proud . |
| 24 | About the last day of January we could issue it . |
| 25 | Can we not say that we say if we do n't have agreement by the thirty first of January we can take someone like who we 've already identified who will do the job for the money and take at least one person on pending a decision on the salary increase ? |
| 26 | got twenty one , twenty two , twenty seven , twenty eight , twenty , twenty plus something , we could make that N if you like instead of X. We could make it N , N is just some number from about nought to nine . |
| 27 | So then , what what comes out of business we 'll pay him anyway . |
| 28 | Since the brain is the organ of behaviour we must approach its functions through behaviour . |
| 29 | Since we can not control the events of life we must control our responses . |
| 30 | To gain a fuller grasp of the strength and scope of concessive holism and of individualism we must ask what interests they serve and what kinds of enquiries they satisfy . |