Example sentences of "we [vb base] [conj] they [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are the guiding fictions which we repeat to ourselves so often , and with such conviction , that we forget that they are simply themes in a script we have written , and act as if they were true . |
| 2 | Such distinctions are valuable only , I believe , once we realise that they are not alternative , but , rather , mutually supportive . |
| 3 | We may not be able to say no to those people ourselves , because we imagine that they are as susceptible and sensitive to rejection as we are . |
| 4 | Indeed , we believe that they are more likely to provide vocational studies . |
| 5 | Yes , but On the last comment that er Chris made er bringing us and the letter to county about the the failure of the meeting on the twenty second cos we feel that they are just lying down to the situation and not pursuing a pursuing the D A P about whatsoever and erm we are , certainly in John 's letter probably get it signed tonight complaining and asking for a a meeting as soon as possible because we feel that that they ought to be pursuing the question of these two sites , they 're dragging their feet ! |
| 6 | It could be said that his attitude is as a result of his poverty but in chapter three we meet a young boy called Chuck Little who ‘ did n't know where his next meal was coming from ’ but who was also ‘ a perfect gentleman ’ and when he is contrasted to Bob Ewell 's son Burris we see that they are both in similar circumstances . |