Example sentences of "[pron] we [verb] to be " in BNC.
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1 | Nobody we spoke to was prepared to comment . |
2 | Rather , we can characterize particular features of our perceptual apparatus ( which we know to be the source of their reliability ) and ask for an explanation of those features . |
3 | Iago continues in other , more familiar postures , professing love to Othello and Desdemona ( III.iii. 119ff. , 136ff. , 196ff. , 213ff. , 218f. , 225 ) and feigning a sympathy for their sufferings which we know to be a covert expression of his gloating : As Cicero said , there is no more flagrant injustice than ‘ that of the hypocrite who , at the very moment when he is most false , makes it his business to appear virtuous ’ . |
4 | Gaseous or diffuse nebulæ , which we know to be stellar birthplaces , are in general rather disappointing binocular objects , though there are a few exceptions such as M42 , the Sword of Orion ( not to be confused with the Sword-Handle in Perseus ) . |
5 | Such a phrase may feature as part of a quotation , or a paraphrase , as in indirect speech ; or it may be used in respect of an object which we know to be fictional , for example in the context of a story or a fairy tale . |
6 | There is no point in library staff researching rose varieties for an enquirer , for example , when we can give them the address of the National Rose Society , which we know to be helpful . |
7 | This must follow since we move away from direct taxes which we saw to be progressive , towards indirect taxes , which at best are proportional ( VAT ) , and more usually are regressive ( the community charge — now the new Council Tax , uniform business rate , excise duties , import duties , etc . ) . |
8 | Taking the example of the Earth 's surface , which we assume to be a perfect sphere , we could place the origin at the North Pole N as in Fig. 3.1 . |
9 | But first there was the other thing , which we seemed to be glossing over and which could n't be glossed over . |
10 | We are now operating pilot schemes in five different places , allowing owners of empty property which we wish to be returned to productive use to let that property to homeless families , using a housing association as an intermediary or managing agent . |
11 | Surviving rules of gilds of laymen suggest that most such associations had a spiritual aspect ; in tenth-century Exeter gildsmen assembled " for the love of God and for our souls ' need , having regard both to the prosperity of our life and also to the days thereafter which we wish to be allotted to us at God 's Judgement " , and gave any member going on pilgrimage overseas five pence from each of his colleagues . |
12 | There will also be a demonstration arena which we hope to be able to use to show our work through display items and open classes . |
13 | In which we had to be very responsible like wearing a life jacket and plimsolls so we did n't slip on the floor . |
14 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
15 | Perhaps this was because Galileo had claimed of heat that its ‘ generally accepted notion comes very far from the truth … inasmuch as it is supposed to be a true accident , affection , and quality really residing in the thing which we perceive to be heated . ’ |
16 | A company working in the Distributed Computing Environment arena got hold of version 1.0.1 last week and had it installed in seven hours , which we take to be an improvement over the initial 1.0 version described by it as ‘ a nightmare ’ that ‘ could n't be used ’ because it was so buggy . |
17 | From these equations we can solve for the prices p x , and p y as functions of the wage , which we take to be fixed at unity . |
18 | We consider initially a single decision , which we take to be the level of government spending , G. This is financed by a pre-specified tax system , assumed to be a uniform poll tax , T. If the utility of individual i depends only on G and disposable income , then the preferences of i can be depicted as in Fig. 10–2 . |
19 | Looking to our right we recognised the Cottages with the road in front of them close to the ditch ; also our Professor 's stable , coach-house and dog kennels , with the back entrance from the road to his garden … we were soon in King 's Road [ Pancras Way ] which we found to be well studded with trees on each side … to our left the Country residence of Counsellor Agar [ builder of Agar 's Town ] … we turned to the right and first took notice of the front of our Professor 's house with its large garden protected from the pathway and road by a brick wall . |
20 | To regard these as distinct interests , each of which sustains a set of values , allows us to reformulate the question of the relative scope of holist and individualist theories which we found to be such a pressing one . |
21 | The disqualification stage in this bears some resemblance to denunciation , which we found to be of limited value as a justification of punishment . |
22 | In that time , we were tied to the gold standard , which we found to be inadequate and inflexible , especially as it depended in part on the mining activities in the gold mines of South Africa and the Soviet Union . |
23 | ‘ We have been kept closely informed of the situation between Cabra and its bankers , and today 's action will have no impact on the continuing ground acquisition negotiations , which we expect to be satisfactorily concluded in the near future , ’ said the Premier League club . |
24 | Perhaps you were right and there is a demon fundamentalist within us all , which we need to be constantly battle against — or at least made aware of . |
25 | which we need to be and once we get into the rhythm I 'm sure it 'll all be a lot easier but you seem to have a calmness about your how you speak which is good and you know I 'm sure I 'll go to pieces but erm yeah it was just , and what I 've picked up on as you say where it 's er how did you come to Friends Provident bum de bum de bum , we 're going through erm a structured erm spiel if you like and then they 're saying well I do n't really wan na give you any you know , recommendations at this moment and erm what we should do there is , is I suppose apack that is n't it ? |
26 | In this process the danger is that we destroy the inner reality of that which we appear to be preserving . |
27 | He had been reading the notes of Wittgenstein , he said , who before his death had been working on the relation between the private , sensuous experience of colour and the universal language of colour words with which we appear to be able to communicate it . |
28 | Modern large-scale war , and particularly a ‘ total ’ war of democracy against dictatorship , emphasises the essential unity of the nation , the common interests of all its members and the need for making a reality of the democratic system which we profess to be defending . |
29 | Oh yes , and the which we propose to be introduced hundred thousand . |
30 | We will be prepared to sell stations — which we want to be centres of activity — either to franchisees or independent companies . |