Example sentences of "we [modal v] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this connection we may even talk of rules of language , as if a linguistic practice were like a game . |
| 2 | Extending these ideas , there have also been suggestions from socio-cultural anthropologists who have a leaning towards sociobiology , that , although the details of customs and moral rules and relational behaviours have to be learned afresh by each individual they are matters of culture — we may already know in advance how to organize such conventions into structured patterns by virtue of a genetically endowed predisposition to become enculturated . |
| 3 | We may also include in discourse deixis a number of other ways in which an utterance signals its relation to surrounding text , e.g. utterance-initial anyway seems to indicate that the utterance that contains it is not addressed to the immediately preceding discourse , but to one or more steps back . |
| 4 | We may reasonably assume from Franco 's portly appearance throughout the " hungry years " that dolphin sandwiches and low-quality fish did not constitute his staple diet . |
| 5 | Instead of just the two states 1 and 0 , the information technology of living cells uses four states , which we may conventionally represent as A , T , C and G. There is very little difference , in principle , between a two-state binary information technology like ours , and a four-state information technology like that of the living cell . |
| 6 | We may therefore conclude in relation to bargaining structures ( whether centralised or decentralised ) that although there are clearly forces making for change in all countries their extent should , perhaps , not be over-estimated — especially not those changes which may appear to produce convergent systems . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , it is our purpose to keep a channel open by which we may still talk with Glendower . ’ |
| 8 | We may now turn to Figures 3 and 4 , which are the actual stress distribution maps which John computed for a crack 2 microns long and 1 Ångström tip radius . |
| 9 | If we are the very beginning of a project and , perhaps as an undergraduate , know very little at all about our chosen topic , we may actually start with articles from encyclopaedias . |
| 10 | We may certainly talk of animals , in the absence of speech , ‘ consciously intending ’ or being compassionate , both of which carry implications of understanding to some degree . |
| 11 | If it is only our climate which would prevent an expanded leisure industry from being successful , we should surely look at ways of doing something about it . |
| 12 | We should also bear in mind the environmental requirements of the kinds of fish we intend to keep . |
| 13 | The other factor we should also bear in mind is the great majority of the people are not only not interested , they 're basically hostile the whole business and I think that members may not have really noticed if they looked at the European newspaper , the highest ever figure , fifty three percent of all the people of Britain are now totally and completely opposed to the whole business of the E C , they do n't think it 's a good idea . |
| 14 | Presume we we should also write to Peter and ask him if he 's got any spare safety money to er |
| 15 | In order to start drawing useful inferences leading to sensible modifications of the material , we should also keep in mind these points : ( a ) the observer must thoroughly understand the curriculum designer 's aims and objectives and report in relation to these ( b ) it is necessary for the observer to understand how the teacher has interpreted these intentions ( c ) the curriculum designer must thoroughly understand the facts that the observer has brought back to him ; the dialogue that this implies can produce valuable suggestions for improving the unit ( d ) teachers of differing style must be observed and teachers at differing levels of acclimatization to the program must be observed to obtain full data ( e ) it is also important for the observer to understand which stage of development the unit has reached . |
| 16 | Generally , then , we should perhaps think of settlements being 1–2 kilometres ( ½-1 mile ) apart as the norm . |
| 17 | I reckon we should all vote for Mr Bean ! |
| 18 | But now I think there 's a new feeling abroad that instead of trying to solve the poverty of third world countries , by providing them with aeroplanes , particularly for their armies and providing them with electricity generating plants , we should actually start at bottom ; we should start with the children , in providing medicines , in providing enough food , so that those children will grow up and will be able to fend for themselves , providing them with skills , providing them also with markets for the goods that they 'll produce . |
| 19 | It can , nevertheless , get out of hand and we should always bear in mind the need to intervene , to challenge , to focus the work , to use this period of " dramatic play " to provide learning opportunities . |
| 20 | True , pest and disease may follow , but we should always keep in mind the possibility that the initial breach in the defences is due to physical disorder . |
| 21 | It has been suggested that ‘ incipient ’ is an unfamiliar word , that associating the stall with a spin might get the student worried , and that to simplify things we should only talk about stalls and spins . |
| 22 | She said — or I heard — that we should only fall in love once , that it was an experience of such profound significance that to repeat it would be to devalue it . |
| 23 | I think we should now talk of heads rolling along the Potomac . |
| 24 | To understand why , if it is not logically necessary , our modern Cabinet developed , we must again turn to history . |
| 25 | But we must also bear in mind , particularly in view of the points raised in Chapter 5 , that such a model needs to be evaluated in terms of its pedagogic relevance . |
| 26 | Having focused on the considerations for multinationals , we must also bear in mind the domestic inflationary consequences for UK companies . |
| 27 | In light of this , we must also bear in mind that until our income reflects any upturn in the economy , the Institute 's budget will have to remain in low gear . |
| 28 | We must also learn from criticism , and learn not to put our pride in the way like a brick wall if we are criticized . |
| 29 | We must equally demonstrate to Government our fitness to undertake the important work of managing nuclear activities on their behalf safely and cost-effectively . |
| 30 | That idea is that sovereignty is something to be guarded , preserved and held in splendid isolation , the idea that we must always think of sovereignty as something that we are required to hand over , required to lose , to surrender or to sacrifice — conceding , in the words of my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley , powers demanded by the Community . |