Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we do say that its object [ has ] been gained , and that after all the stir and excitement , the inconvenience … we are back where we wished to be , and with the miners ' case under negotiation . |
| 2 | Maybe we should have solved our problems more quickly ( of course in a perfect world everyone always should ) , but better by far to have gone on and on , testing , probing , questioning and changing , until we finally had a solution which worked and could take us where we wanted to be . |
| 3 | Erm , we need to know what the position is now , and where we want to be , so , a lot of the influence is going , what change the influence is going to bring about . |
| 4 | The attached plan shows an indicative layout , although we hope to be able to introduce flexibility into the allocation of plots in order to accommodate individual requirements . |
| 5 | We are apolitical although we have to be aware of the political impact our work can have in some areas . |
| 6 | ‘ Research is important , although we have to be selective . |
| 7 | Rosenthal comments that ‘ the history of science generally , and the history of psychology more specifically , suggest that more of us are wrong longer than we need to be because we hold our theories not quite lightly enough . ’ |
| 8 | Our elder daughter , a budding journalist , had her birthday a few days after Easter Day , so we seemed to be stuffed with Simnel cake and birthday cake and chocolate eggs . |
| 9 | Being out of touch is bad news so we need to be constantly on our guard that we do n't assume that we know what our consumers and clients are thinking or that we know what they want . |
| 10 | The Ego clutters up our reality with a great deal of unnecessary detail , in the hope that we 'll miss the ‘ whispers ’ — so we need to be discerning about what we pay attention to . |
| 11 | ‘ We stand for what 's good in our country , so we have to be brave and reveal ourselves . |
| 12 | ‘ They wo n't want to come here and get whacked again , so we have to be ready , ’ said Souness . |
| 13 | It needs to be hot water , so we have to be careful . |
| 14 | Such things happen , so we tried to be philosophical . |
| 15 | It was there my husband and I began to develop our theories , Darcian Monetarism as it came to be called : that the answer to our current economic ills is not to control inflation but to encourage it until we cease to be a money economy altogether . |
| 16 | until we cry from being slapped |
| 17 | It is a dilemma : if we strive to be ever more efficient for this moment in time , does that make us more efficient for the future ? |
| 18 | We can not live in isolation if we wish to be close to God . |
| 19 | If we wish to be true to the principles of serialism , we must be so meticulous in our work and choice of serial forms that the octave problem does not occur . |
| 20 | As a Company we are still striving to set our standards even higher , and although such an approach increases our costs of production we believe that this is the only way forward if we wish to be trading with the larger livestock producers in the future . |
| 21 | If we wish to be a passive industry , instead of pushing for advancements , then little will change . |
| 22 | We will soon find out if we deserve to be where we are . ’ |
| 23 | If we came to be audited |
| 24 | We are so constituted , that if we insist on being as sure as is conceivable , in every step of our course , we must be content to creep along the ground , and can never soar . |
| 25 | If we decide to be less cynical , we could suggest that God triggered a supernova at exactly the right time to draw the Magi towards the place where His son was being born . |
| 26 | If we appear to be unable to do without families , then they must be beneficial for us . |
| 27 | If we expect to be ill , the likelihood is that we will be . |
| 28 | What , what we will prove to ourselves if we want to is it does n't matter where you work , the amount of time that a salesmen spends driving about in his car is almost exactly the same regardless of where he works . |
| 29 | If we want to be neutral , should we continue normal supplies to the Reds or should they be discontinued ? |
| 30 | ‘ If we want to be up there with the big boys then let's study and use their tactics . ’ |