Example sentences of "[that] what we [verb] is " in BNC.

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1 Rather than merely assert that what we desire is already reality , therefore , I would argue that our job is to discuss the contradictions and possibilities in the law as it has developed historically , as part of and in response to political and economic struggles .
2 The advent of commercial and domestic freezing equipment means that what we eat is no longer limited by the time of year — although whether you consider the flavour of food which has been deep frozen for any length of time to be as good is another matter .
3 When we say that what we see is a mile away , we must mean that were we to move forward a mile , we would be ‘ affected with such and such ideas of touch ’ ; and so Berkeley concludes that the things we see are not the same as those we touch .
4 The New Theory of Vision explicitly teaches that what we see is not what we touch , and exists only in the mind , not in an external space .
5 But it may be that what we do is is as you say that we Does that guidance thing give general broad headings ?
6 And thirdly , it has a very real er value in that , in going for er certification , we are actually putting checks and procedures in place which will help to ensure that what we do is the right price , is to the right time and is the right product .
7 ‘ I believe that what we do is morally positive in that it is keeping people alive . ’
8 Here , I can only think that he was saying , ‘ well , we do n't know that there 's the full authority of the city council in this view ’ , but erm I 'm not going to put up a defence , I just think that what we do is basically stress from yourself and from the chief officer that we do want this file known .
9 Er I ca n't , you know , there seems to be an inconsistency in so many people who are against national wars but er would say that what we need is a revolutionary situation in order to change things for the better within society .
10 ‘ John Dyson , ’ the chairman was saying , ‘ do you , as a journalist , agree with the suggestion that what we need is for the press to take a firm moral lead and play down all news to do with race relations ? ’
11 Yes , I think it 's totally clear that what we need is a short message , and it 's a white paper , and therefore it 's inviting a message , so what we really need is a short message to go with the A B C and the government act on the two S P's and I would give an undertaking at this point that it will go under the chief environmental health officers ' name .
12 To adapt a famous phrase , ‘ We may not know much about their art , but we know what we 're supposed to like ’ and the lecturer , quite properly , both confirms and extends this recognition , so that what we find is , again quite properly , something like celebration of unity .
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