Example sentences of "[vb base] we [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other meaning uses plastered in the type of structure which we have introduced in the present section ; notice that it allows addition of to be ( and that it is parallel in its overall structure to ( 42 ) where there is a non-finite clause complete with subject , verb and object ) : ( 41 ) Clara wants the façade to be plastered ( 42 ) she wants the builders to plaster the façade Let us also take note of a subtle and rather interesting ambiguity , found in : ( 43 ) Oliver imagined her red-haired This may mean that Oliver is allowing himself to speculate on the effect of , let us say , adding a wig to a blonde lady of his acquaintance ( and this may therefore be called the " cosmetic " version ) ; or he may be trying to build a mental picture of someone he has never met ( the " unacquainted " version ) , in which case imagined could be replaced by supposed with very little alteration in the meaning of the whole . |
| 2 | Let us now set Monday in its place . |
| 3 | Let us now introduce sustainability . |
| 4 | I mean we certainly have views on this er and er you have er encouraged us to express them . |
| 5 | I think I think we 'd better erm er er you know we both have doubts . |
| 6 | ‘ You know we always used candles down here when we were using the workbench , Joe . |
| 7 | The terms of God 's condemnation encourage us also to interpret Moses ' address to the people as a cynical expression of a lack of trust in God 's power to provide the water , and to suppose that Aaron tacitly shared his disbelief . |
| 8 | You have to dial the code O six O two if you 're ringing from outside the Nottingham area and if you ring us please have pen and paper with you cos we 'll give you a number to ring back . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we just had help from an unexpected quarter . ’ |
| 10 | I think we still have priority at the moment to computers , in effect Paul is going |
| 11 | Nor do we yet have evidence that removal of proximal adenomas prevents proximal colon cancer . |
| 12 | Why do we generally make wine from grapes rather than any other fruit ? |
| 13 | We are quick enough to admonish and complain and rebuke , but all too seldom do we actually give praise when either an outstanding achievement has been made , or even more rarely , when an outstanding effort has been made but has not succeeded . |
| 14 | Do we ever see articles or helpful hints aimed at us ? |
| 15 | As individuals do we accept our responsibility to be peacemakers or do we passively allow aggression to be part of our lives ? |
| 16 | At the very least , the exhibition provides food for thought : as the 21st century nears , do we really want architecture that looks as if it was built in the 18th ? |
| 17 | Do we really want nature to be so comprehensively at our back and call ? |
| 18 | ‘ Do we really want nature to be so comprehensively at our beck and call ? |
| 19 | Do we really need Kaplan-Meier and log rank techniques to dismiss chance ( ie , accept that there was a real effect ) as the explanation of the outcome difference ? |
| 20 | Blades and knives are endemic on our streets — do we really need sword swallowers and self-mutilators on the stage , supposedly in the name of art and entertainment ? |
| 21 | Why the criticism , and why do we often get things wrong ? |
| 22 | Do we still need stuff from schools in |
| 23 | Disposable society : So why do we still hear clamour from the environmentally conscious that plastics represent everything bad in our disposable society ? |
| 24 | Few establishments can boast , as we can , that there are those who enter here classed as ‘ normal ’ in that regard , yet leave us fully fledged dyslexics . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish we still had patrons ’ , Roy Spring says , ‘ they made all the difference . ’ |
| 26 | Well whatever system we have we still need time |
| 27 | ‘ If you mean have we ever made love , ’ Robbie felt compelled to say , ‘ the answer is no . ’ |