Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb mod] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the difference between prenominal attributive , ordinary predicative , and postnominal attributive adjectives is that they instantiate , respectively , the position of the P in the three intensional structures which , for the moment , we represent as follows : ( 37 ) Note that the structure in ( b ) is equivalent to a sentence , whereas that in ( c ) corresponds to a noun phrase ; this is an issue to which we shall return at the end of this chapter , where we shall propose a slight modification to these representations . |
| 2 | On the Corniche we asked a traffic policeman in a white booth where we might find a hotel . |
| 3 | That way , if the worst happens an' they fire the house an' make a run fer it , we 'll drive most of 'em back towards the highway , where we 'll have a reception committee waitin' to meet ‘ em ! |
| 4 | Then we would move to a training ground in the foothills of the Alps at Canjuers , where we would spend a month away from the regiment and the barracks , and learning the basics of fieldcraft , tactics and shooting , and where we would spend a lot of time living outside as self sufficient soldiers . |
| 5 | But it is not only in the UK where we must have a more positive attitude to science . |
| 6 | We agreed to have a summit meeting in Bromley High Street after school , where we 'd make a decision on what to do . |
| 7 | ‘ But I know a special place , in the campagna — in the country — where you will see vineyards and ancient castles and rolling hills , where we can drink a wine that the gods would have kept for themselves if they could . ’ |
| 8 | Samuel Beckett We want him in a nice jail where we can keep an eye on him . |
| 9 | ‘ Money will only be invested in ideas where we can see a gain , ’ said Ken . |
| 10 | As WWF senior conservation officer Simon Lyster explains : ‘ We have to target our efforts on those areas where we can have a real impact — both inside and outside existing ‘ protected areas ’ . ’ |
| 11 | Is there anywhere around here where we can have a cup of coffee ? ’ |
| 12 | There is no place , for example , where we can have a coffee-break with them during the morning . |
| 13 | We 've got a lot of friends whom we can talk to about a policy generally , and where we can put a word in . |
| 14 | The solution might well be an ecumenical link , or a secular organisation where we could bring a spiritual dimension . |
| 15 | Easter Island has a temperate climate , and only two tiny beaches far from the sole settlement of Hangaroa , There is but one small hotel ; our preference was for a guest house where we could meet a local family . |
| 16 | On Saturday we had an option of staying in camp and being lazy , reading or whatever , or paddling across the lake and climbing a 2 ½ mile mountain where we could climb a Ranger tower to see a magnificent view of the entire area . |
| 17 | Firstly , foreign investors , where we will get an ad-hoc interest . |
| 18 | He continued , " they are coming in here shortly and there will be papa , mama and a daughter ; we will go to the Savoy Grill where we will have a little meal " . |
| 19 | Please could I ask for a moment 's silence and look to the north er we wil where we will have a dedication fly past by A-Tens of the Eighty-First Tactical Fighter Wing . |
| 20 | Or we would wish a society like Iran with its shariah or Islamic law , which punishes thieves by cutting off their hands ? |
| 21 | Dear Mr Westgate , I think we should have more footpaths or we might have a good chance of being killed . |
| 22 | Let's hope they get him out fast , or we 'll need an anaesthetist . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose you ought to , but , ’ Jack gave an unexpected grin and for a moment the atmosphere of gloom lightened a little , ‘ let's make sure we keep Dora and Dieter apart or we 'll have a third death on our hands ! ’ |
| 24 | Lunch is no problem , as we can eat at the ‘ hamburger stall ’ next door to the department , or we can get an amazingly cheap and sustaining meal for 12 cruzeiros ( c. 15p ) in a canteen on the campus , which is rather like the prison canteen in ‘ Porridge ’ . |
| 25 | The span of possibilities here is enormous : we can follow Stravinsky in adapting Medieval forms ; we can write songs which are pure melody ; or we can use a form which ignores musical values , taking the guise of a word-drama . |
| 26 | One is to include corporate dummy variable of the intercept and see whether it 's T ratio or significantly different , is , sorry it 's greater than two right or we can use an F test , right , now that F test that 's given me that formula in the middle of the page is a very important test which was developed by a chap called Chow and as a result it become known as the Chow test and it 's a , it 's a test for parameter constancy , er do we have constant parameters in our model now it tells you how to compute this Chow test , in this particular case we 're only dummying the intercept , the Chow test gives exactly the same results of T tests , right , erm we wo n't bother going through it , if you want to go through this er sheet in your own time calculate that , that Chow test and essentially what it involves is splitting with the s the whole sample now into two sub-samples , right , the first sub-sample , right , is peacetime , the second sub-sample wartime , right , and you just compare the residual sum of the squares on the unaccounted for variation , right , between actual and fitted values , just compare the residual sum of squares between these two sub periods , right and if you use the formula that 's given there that will come out with exactly the same result , well in actual fact you can square , if you square the F statistic you get calculating one formula you will get T value , got from er the computer right , the er , the sheet goes on to say how we can er use dummy variables in slightly more complicated ways , right , we could see actually see whether the income or price elasticities of demand changed . |
| 27 | Here I am ! ’ and we can either pretend that it is ‘ out there ’ , or we can take a serious look at ourselves . |
| 28 | We can either accept that God is sovereign and recognise that this is part of his plan , or we can have a pity party and completely neutralise everything God wants to do through us . |
| 29 | It may be with a contact poison that quickly enters a soft-bodied creature like a greenfly and kills on contact , a stomach poison that works through the digestive system , a neurotoxin that paralyses the nervous system , or an asphyxiant that enters through the creature 's respiratory system , or we could encourage a natural predator . |
| 30 | Or we could feature a pious spiritual message in the style of a religious body . ’ |