Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] we [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , long before this immediate question arose , we and our partners — and , I believe , the whole world — made it clear that we are not prepared to recognise the alteration of boundaries by force . |
| 2 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |
| 3 | Laura 's father , John , said : ‘ People have been very generous and we 're very grateful . ’ |
| 4 | She admits : ‘ Curry is a great favourite for all the family , especially when the weather is cold and wet and we 're out fighting an election . ’ |
| 5 | If we just win freedom that freedom will become very empty if we 're not able to use the power that it gives us to create justice and peace in the region . |
| 6 | That 's very interesting because we 're always going back to the earlier comment that , perhaps people like scientists , like sociologists are intelligent , but not in touch . |
| 7 | I was quite interested 'cos we 're actually doing a book on the history of anatomy at the moment , but there was , it was , again that was a nice little theme in the middle of everything else . |
| 8 | It always strikes me as odd that we are incredibly specific in our lives about the small things , ordering a sandwich for instance : we order type of bread , filling , relish , seasonings and extras . |
| 9 | Actually , we were probably more technical than we are now , 'cos we had a year 's break between the two bands and in that time we lost all our talent , so we had to start again . |
| 10 | It seems strange that we are still together . |
| 11 | It seems that our collective wish for this state is so strong that we are quite unable to contemplate the opposite . |
| 12 | If you say , How far would you go in an hour , keep the time fixed so we 're not changing all three things , cos then it 's really confusing . |
| 13 | Michael Hickey 's mother , Ann Whelan , who was among a large crowd of protesters outside the Home Office , said : ‘ Our message is simple that we are not going anywhere . |
| 14 | The power of celluloid is so seductive that we 're often unaware of how all-pervasive — and persuasive — its message can be . |
| 15 | Understanding the gender-specific connotations of certain fields of learning is crucial if we are also to comprehend the process by which gender inequality is produced in education . |
| 16 | We were very fortunate and we 're still fortunate . |
| 17 | The results are often appalling if we are not able to unload stress as we receive it by letting our feelings out . |
| 18 | The weather is perfect and we are now experienced enough mushers to be able to enjoy the high speeds without anxiety . |
| 19 | Our exams ca n't be that serious if we 're like got these things on surely ? |
| 20 | Subsequent action by the pursuer in the case in question made challenge of that decision unnecessary and we are tolerably confident that it is wrong . |
| 21 | The poisons they use in the fields are very strong and we 're always having to take people off to the hospital . |
| 22 | I 'm massaging and grooming her feet twice a day now because lying in bed is creating some roughness on her heels and the sides of her feet that could get inflamed and sore if we 're not careful . ’ |
| 23 | It seems incredible that we are not able to carry out this one . ’ |
| 24 | As the ball hangs there , moon-white against the wall of cloud , everything in the world seems briefly up for grabs and I am seized by two contradictory feelings : there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable ; there is so much shit in the world that it is amazing we are happy even for a moment . |
| 25 | Our house has increased in value and we feel lucky that we 're not affected by the slump in the housing market . |
| 26 | ‘ We played to the game plan , worked tremendously hard and we are still in with a chance . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She 's drop-dead gorgeous and we 're very lucky to have her . |
| 28 | ‘ Of course , the place is filthy and we are only able to clean up superficially . ’ |
| 29 | We should never decide , we should never get it into our heads , that we 're okay now , we 've got our freedom , that we 're fine because we 're never going to be fine . |
| 30 | In short , the history of the Chaloners reminds one that people living in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were as varied and as human as we are today . |