Example sentences of "[vb mod] we [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor should we ever underestimate the capacity of old people to alter life-long patterns of interaction when need arises . |
| 2 | Or should we perhaps seize the opportunity , when the whole curriculum is in disarray , to put forward a case for excluding the moral , the social , and the religious from the schoolteacher 's sphere of responsibility ? |
| 3 | ‘ Could we simply take an armful out to the treadmills and put them on and see what happened ? |
| 4 | It was a form of patriotism — could we still lead the world in moral , instead of military and economic power ? |
| 5 | Nor of course , if we dismiss the idea of ‘ memory molecules ’ , could we ever anticipate a pill to restore lost memories , for , as I have argued , these are represented in the brain not in the form of particular molecules but in a multitude of specific neuronal circuits . |
| 6 | How then could we ever understand the nature and functioning of the whole belt ? |
| 7 | The first approach replied that this was all very well but then how could we ever assess the importance of one variable against another in the overall changes ? |
| 8 | ‘ May we just have a look down here ? ’ he asked appealingly . |
| 9 | May we therefore put the Government 's tax policy into context : although we do not wish to raise VAT above its present level , what we have done reflects further taxation on those who can afford to spend more ? |
| 10 | Central to that campaign were the warnings that a Labour win would mean a run on the pound , a sterling crisis , a property slump , HIGHER interest rates and possibly , dare we even speak the word , devaluation . |
| 11 | If that backward culture could modernise itself , where would we then find the mirror to reflect our superiority ? |
| 12 | Would we then have a guarantee against the occurrence of a crisis ? |
| 13 | Shall we just run a lab test on this chicken ! ’ |
| 14 | Yes the army officers , shall we just read a bit more of that bit ? |
| 15 | So , shall we just put a question mark ? |
| 16 | What happens if she does it on a weekend , will we just have a key ? |
| 17 | Will we ever believe an opinion poll again ? |
| 18 | First round … second round … will we ever get a Brit winning at Wimbledon ? |
| 19 | Can we please have a column for us 50-year-olds ? |
| 20 | When you have considered the brief provided can we please discuss the detail and objective to allow me to expand on any points before you make a response . |
| 21 | Can we just spare a couple of minutes so we can get this straight , because I did rush through it , and it was , er , obviously wrong of me . |
| 22 | Can we just get the prayer out and start by saying the prayer together please . |
| 23 | It is n't a case of wanting them they 're such good knives you do n't get them at that price , too often right can we just have a look at the price of microwaves , while we 're here |
| 24 | How long can we healthily continue the diet of delusion ? |
| 25 | Right , can we actually have a look now the last bit is sort of more the nitty gritty before we go on to this . |
| 26 | I think if the committee did that then we 'd be back to what five or six years ago , when a whole afternoon was spent on that and I would n't commend that to you , but can we perhaps have a word with the officers at a later stage , take it on board what both Graham and Anne have been saying , and obviously not trying to do that in a meeting like this but try to prepare for it a month before-hand . |
| 27 | AFTER the recent wonderful developments in eastern Europe , particularly the fall of the Berlin Wall , can we now have a bit more freedom — other than the freedom to spend money . |
| 28 | Can we now produce a timetable up to the start of the course ? |
| 29 | Can we now discern a theory of meaning which , if correct , would force us towards some form of foundationalism ? |
| 30 | If takes it to transcribe it , can we still write the essay ? |