Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb base] we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , the pheasant survives only in the southern part of my province , Ha Tinh , where I hope we can create a special reserve to protect it from hunters and ultimate extinction . |
| 2 | Just when Tod has established our relationship with Irene on a secure footing , the kind of set-up that any sane man would kill for , with her punctual visits and affectionate phone calls , the movies we enjoy together , the fine dining , the peace and safety ( the forgiveness ) that her presence confers , plus the exquisitely torpid lovemaking which takes place right on the button every couple of months or so , and reaching the stage , now , where I think we can tackle her , gently but firmly , about her untidiness around the house , because it 's best to get these things out in the open , not to let them rankle and fester , and so on-guess what . |
| 3 | We had moved to the edges of our previously closed system of thought and action , both physically and philosophically , and almost implicitly came to recognize that the ‘ foundation metaphors ’ which Turner identifies as being crucial to transformational experience of liminality were making paradigmatic statements about our own cultural format ; although I know we would have been unable to articulate this . |
| 4 | Thank you the only is that you will have seen organised generally supported that although I think we could support it a lot better than we have . |
| 5 | Erm , although I think we will say that that would be dangerous thing to do and that we should continue to work upon the er the assumption that there erm er overall as a n , a nine percent increase , but , that seems highly unlikely that will succeed , erm What I 've then done is take account of the various staffing changes that there have been during the year , both short term and long term , erm , and you 'll see that produces a figure actually available to us this year of twenty seven thousand five hundred and eighty eight investigative hours , erm which is slightly less than we had last year , er but erm almost not significantly so , erm and it seemed to me therefore that if we were n't trying to reduce times , er , if we were saying that we would turn in times at the end of this year which were the same as the term times we turned in at the end of last year we could probably achieve that without any further recruitment . |
| 6 | Although I suppose we could say that you 're supporting me , since you employ me , but , unlike the gentleman cads of those sepia-tinted days , you might find you occasionally have to take second place to the demands of your mistress 's work ! ’ |
| 7 | So it 's only a matter of two months and than I think we can make a long-term decision , not the short-term . |
| 8 | ‘ So I imagine we can eliminate that possibility . |
| 9 | Gardeners have been arguing about this for years , so I hope we can clear the matter up now once and for all . |
| 10 | Without thinking , therefore , Kathleen Lavender said , ‘ So I suppose we shall see Dorothea soon ? |
| 11 | Lloyd 's brothers Graham and Adrian have also played and scored for us in recent years , so I guess we will have to start scouring the valleys now to find another of his relatives . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The Ukrainians do n't really know much about Britain , but I 'm going to serve champagne and two kinds of caviar so I expect we 'll have a good time , ’ Gladstone told me over a crackling telephone line shortly before the party began . |
| 13 | We have a good ( enough ) record at Everton , so I think we should do the business . |
| 14 | Just as manufacturers increasingly supply directly to stores , so I believe we will see changes in this area affecting the book trade . |
| 15 | Because although the hotpots cost a pound er most people er will will buy drinks at the bar and er we 'll make fifty P out of them in the evening at the bar so you know we 'll make five pounds from anybody we sell tickets to from now on . |
| 16 | ‘ So you think we should do nothing , ’ Denis said , remembering Hardy 's conviction that Jews do n't resist . |
| 17 | Our combined age is 151 so we think we can cope with any problems life may throw at us ! ’ he jokes . |
| 18 | ‘ The principle is that once we find we can do something that makes us feel good , we repeat it , ’ he explains . |
| 19 | Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all . |
| 20 | ‘ But if yer like we 'll go downstairs . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If you mean we 'll catch them , yes it will , but it will also , almost certainly , mean the girl 's death . |
| 22 | unless it 's the but er if you 've forgot it back good reason for handing it over so yeah I mean I , I think that well I 've given you the , the , the strength if you like we can see it , perhaps a little bit more open questioning would n't go amiss would it ? |
| 23 | But actually , just look , turning the page , it tells you activity and production , right , how many days worked this year , forty days , how many weeks , eight days , and all the rest , and then if you see we can get this is based on your data , that you 're feeding into the computer every week , and there 's absolutely no purpose in putting false data in . |
| 24 | Well it is you see if you want we would need aside No I mean it 's a compared with the Harrogate one it is not . |
| 25 | I say if you want we 'll phone Leslie |
| 26 | If you watch we can do some actions to this , you watch what I do then you 'll be able to do it in a minute , are you ready I am going to be a bear , you help me sing |
| 27 | ‘ If you disagree we can fight over it . ’ |
| 28 | But if you say we must share every piece of equipment in those ratios , then you do create management difficulties and the potential for delay and and indeed that can in turn add to costs . |
| 29 | If you say we can do the right , alright ? |
| 30 | ‘ If we succeed we will have established the foundation of our lasting security into the next century . |