Example sentences of "[subord] we [am/are] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English Heritage chooses now to stress the responsibility of the many boroughs of which London is made up : ‘ Our policy is , in consultation with the boroughs , and over an agreed programme , to withdraw from the exercise of our powers where we are duplicating their functions ’ . |
| 2 | This not only reinforces our licence to operate in established areas but also supports our being welcomed to new areas where we are developing our business . |
| 3 | Under the Government 's Citizen 's Charter initiative , we have published a charter leaflet detailing what customers can expect from us , and the 1993 Corporate Pan emphasises areas where we are improving our services . |
| 4 | WHAT sort of country is it where we are told we ca n't pay tribute to our heroes ? |
| 5 | It stars Nolte , although we 're told he wo n't actually sing but he plays the dad of someone who does . |
| 6 | All Joe has to say about her is : ‘ Although we are divorced we are actually still trying to work things out . |
| 7 | In other words , the fact that we get most of our true beliefs from other people , whom we believe are better placed than we are to get them for themselves , is just a special case of the division of labour : namely , of epistemic labour , the labour of acquiring knowledge . |
| 8 | He is more eager and able to expand our faith than we are to have it done . |
| 9 | All Home Risks policies set out the cover for BUILDINGS , whether or not this cover is currently in force , so we are sending you the new wording , which you should keep with your policy . |
| 10 | I had no idea how the property market worked but I have friends who do , so we are giving it a whirl . ’ |
| 11 | We only pay interest on what we have actually borrowed so we are keeping our outgoings down till our new production facilities come on stream . ’ |
| 12 | A boat called Dodo 's Delight sailed out of Falmouth harbour this week … on board a crew of old boys from Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire … they 're off to make history as the first school group to sail around the world … they 'll be gone for twenty months … so we 're waving them goodbye in our Friday Feature |
| 13 | ‘ Someone 's paid your fine , so we 're taking you home , ’ they said . |
| 14 | We had to change the lock on their door , and the bloody lock cost thirty seven quid and each key cost five quid to cut , so we 're giving them fifty seven quids worth of security for nothing and they complain because I 'm not out by twelve o'clock . |
| 15 | In other words , we are not forgiven because we keep the law : but once we are forgiven we are called to keep it . |
| 16 | A hundred to the power of half , Add a half cos we 're multiplying which is a hundred to the power one , which is just a hundred . |
| 17 | no cos we 're doing my , taping my , we 're doing it onto a tape , music from L A Law , so what do we need to do ? |
| 18 | and then that will take us for a period of about probably three months cos we 're saying we 'll done one at least every six weeks . |
| 19 | Do n't look like we 're watching we 're watching this . |
| 20 | Clearly , if we are expecting our advertising to work in a particular way , against a particular sub-group of consumers , we should do our research in such a way that it will show up this sort of effect . |
| 21 | If we are to succeed we must have the best information possible from scientists , economists and other professionals . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , if we are to define what it is that influences our decisions whether or not to indulge our motivations towards crime we inevitably make suppositions about human needs or requirements , which are in turn predicated on assumptions about what it is that gives us pleasure or pain . |
| 23 | But then — if we are taking our time and stay to look at the town as a whole , walk around it in the cool and quiet of the evening when the shops are shut , and the traffic has gone home , and we can really see its contours and its bone-structure — other questions begin to arise in the mind , which even the best of guide-books does not answer . |
| 24 | Ours is a voice which can not be ignored , but if we are to use our influence to full effect we must both recognise and be capable of using our strengths . |
| 25 | ‘ Nuclear will be needed if we are to sustain our quality of life whilst ensuring we do not damage planet earth beyond repair . ’ |
| 26 | The UK market is small ( 4 per cent of the world ) and as Taylor said last year , ‘ we must now look overseas for opportunities if we are to continue our vigorous growth ’ . |
| 27 | Accordingly , it is important for us the view multimedia in this wider industry context if we are to assess its significance and likely future impacts . |
| 28 | ‘ But , ’ Frick went on , ‘ if we are to take our rightful place in history , then it 's time we came out of the woodwork . ’ |
| 29 | If we are controlling them we shall restock the venue with small fish , ’ he added . |
| 30 | If we are to digest it properly it must be swallowed whole . |