Example sentences of "we [vb mod] [verb] that [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | We may find that provided we are not too tired or hard pressed we can manage nicely , but particular weak spots flare up when we overdo things . |
2 | Can I say that we are now organising quite tightly the business of street collections , and I think if committee are minded to reduce the number of collections that we allow , we should decide that before we come to this meeting , because I think it 's very difficult in practical terms to do it at this stage , and therefore I would suggest that we do agree twenty-one , not withstanding what Graham said , we can take on board some of what he said , and maybe the month before we are asked to take this decision , we have an item on the agenda where we discuss the principle before we get down to the practicalities . |
3 | That they would , they would clone you , so if you think to er you were trained on something , you think well we should know that because I knew that . |
4 | We must accept that if we overindulge our eating , in itself this is not a disaster . |
5 | We must consider that when we look at an alternative structure for the present arrangements for meat hygiene inspection . |
6 | We must remember that if we want something badly enough , persistence will win the day . |
7 | And we must remember that though he is an Englishman , he is not a John Bull , and that though he is a clergyman , he is by no means an " old dear " . |
8 | Well erm we 'll leave that as it is . |
9 | Oh , we 'll leave that till we count them out . |
10 | We 'll leave that until we get some good League results together . ’ |
11 | I said to Ted : ‘ We 'll say that when she went for the tram , the dog run after her . ’ |
12 | And er , we 'll see that if they 've , if they 've come through with the goods all right . |
13 | We 'll discuss that after you 've took a look at |
14 | Erm I 've been out as on the er line three this morning and I think there 's another little bit we ought to buy but we 'll discuss that as we 're going on eh ? |
15 | We might argue that while we can hold her responsible , the consequences of so doing turn out to be unacceptable . |
16 | We could reply that if you alter the condition specified by any of the co-ordinates , you alter the context . |
17 | As I understand our obligations in Europe and in GATT , even if restriction was a good idea — and we could debate that if we had to — that will not happen again . |
18 | And we 'd elaborate that when we talk about er individual districts . |
19 | We would stress that although we can advise on the pros and cons of each offer , the final decision as to whether to proceed and with whom rests ultimately with Mature Business PLC 's shareholders . |
20 | If individual deterrence did work as the theory suggests , we would expect that if we introduced a new kind of harsh punishment designed to deter , the offenders who suffered the new punishment would be measurably less likely to re-offend than similar offenders who underwent a more lenient penalty . |
21 | The society told him in a letter : ‘ We would advise that as you retired from work in December of last year , you are no longer eligible for cover under this policy . |
22 | We would ask that before we send you a copy of the detailed memorandum you return to [ person ] at this address , the attached confidentiality undertaking typed on your own letter heading . |
23 | And we would defend that er er de or we would debate that as I understand it as where it should be debated at er the next stage of the planning process which will be an enquiry into a a planning application . |
24 | Erm it is admitted that people are gon na have go much further to get their treatment ah , that was quite clearly stated as part of the the down side of it , and I do n't think we can tolerate that until we 've got a decent public transport system that 's going to allow patients to get by public transport from here to Colchester or Witham or Clacton or wherever and er and their , their relatives and friends to be able to follow to visit them if you know , as necessary . |
25 | We have another in erm on Thompson 's Directory , we said we were asked if we would like a mention there , and that has been put in hand , with at the moment the Chairman 's name and address and telephone number , but when we get our office I 've no doubt we can change that because we 'll have a rota for the office and probably just morning hours and that can go in another copy . |
26 | I think we can say that if it is pneumatic in character , the shape will be organic . |
27 | Yes I mean we can understand that if you 're gon na get a cheaper ticket you 'll have to book well ahead and obviously they 've got to try and ease the the overcrowding on some trains . |
28 | ‘ We can discuss that while we drive , no ? |
29 | In any difficult situation we can know that when we have done what 's in our power to do , we can place our problem into God 's hand and into God 's care , knowing that he perhaps has other hands to take up our work that we have done all we can do with . |