Example sentences of "we [am/are] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who says we are not operating a business is deluding themselves . |
| 2 | We are not suggesting a sharp break at the turn of the nineteenth century or at the accession of Queen Victoria or whatever . |
| 3 | We are not proposing a theory of how a typical member generates his performance on the basis of this knowledge . |
| 4 | If a collective ethic is replaced by a personal one , we are not left a landscape without virtue . |
| 5 | And look on the feelings , etc. , as you look on a way of regarding the language-game , as interpretation ’ ; ‘ We are not analysing a phenomenon ( e.g. thought ) but a concept ( e.g. that of thinking ) , and therefore the use of a word ’ ; ‘ a concept is in its element with the language-game ’ . |
| 6 | We must ensure we are not placing a child in a family where his or her own mother may herself have been abused . |
| 7 | However , since we have argued that content is not the defining criterion of feminist perspectives , we are not claiming a new objectivity or neutrality . |
| 8 | We are not having a private discussion about Aschmann . |
| 9 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are not making a PR film for the Army . ’ |
| 10 | We are not making a documentary — get him on side if you can . |
| 11 | A Science Ministry spokesman said : ‘ We are not doing a Dianagate — there is no question of anybody listening in to conversations . |
| 12 | In talking of rules we are not offering a psychological theory of performance . |
| 13 | We work on the basis that we are not inflicting a footpath on the countryside but developing a footpath that is part and parcel of the landscape . |
| 14 | First and foremost , we are intentionally considering a limited subset of the potential causes of recent longer-term climate change . |
| 15 | the one 's that have got ta I said and as soon as you ai n't got no overtime ooh we are n't allowed a lot this week , we 're a bloody flat week da and a I said I do n't know what to do to keep you happy ! |
| 16 | The general point here and I want to make is that er , these are n't officers ' promises these are the members ' promises and er , erm , we 've got to be careful that er when they 're all drawn together that we are n't making a hostage fortune , erm and so that I think it is very important members take aboard er what is suggested and test them themselves to see that they are realistic , I would also say that er as these promises are being considered by the various committees and I note a considerable variation in standards which will need to be addressed when the promises er , have come back to the Policy Committee , these are particularly in reference to the time required to respond to er , erm complaints etc , it 's no use having the Highways Committee wanting two weeks and incidentally on promise number two erm I think that er any up , somebody else 's point er straight forward wants to be deleted , erm the highways require two weeks to respond er , erm hearts and libraries want a , you know half a day , er and we 've got to get these er erm more or less synchronized I think , and whilst I 'm thinking Chairman on the last page er of the er favourite for , for first for agent authorities , but it does n't give any indication about the contact point and as most of our population live in the agent authorities that the er it needs to be expanded to give the contacts er points for the members of the public . |
| 17 | We are thus given a means of exploring some of the behaviour ( especially the ‘ irrational ’ behaviour ) of our users , of exploring stories some of which cry out for psychoanalytic examination ( particularly ‘ classics ’ such as Lewis Carroll 's Alice stories and J. M. Barrie 's disturbing Peter Pan ) , and of understanding the profound impact of such books as those of Maurice Sendak . |
| 18 | Benjamin died there in Gower Street on 10 October 1879 , death from cancer and exhaustion being certified as the cause by J. M. Briggs , M.R.C.S. Consistently inconsistent to the end , he is given as a ‘ Silversmith ’ on the will , but as a ‘ Writing Clerk ’ on the death certificate ; just for good measure we are also given a final address for him to add to our collection : 355 Edgware Road . |
| 19 | The A5-A49 Telford-Shrewsbury improvements and two other bypasses are opening this year , and we are also supporting a £446 million local roads programme . |
| 20 | We are also developing a technique which allows us to identify individuals , their sex and age , from dung , and this will be invaluable in conserving rare and secretive animals , such as the Javan rhino , using real data rather than the statistical guessing used at present . |
| 21 | We are also developing a scheme for building an ethylene and polyethylene complex in Malaysia in 1995 . |
| 22 | We are also developing a common funding formula for self- governing schools which is fair , both to the schools themselves and to the local education authorities which is transparent and which offers a reasonable prospect of stability of funding . |
| 23 | We are also establishing a regional presence in the Middle East and Graham Hillier is soon to be taking up residence in Dubai to promote our activities in this region . |
| 24 | We are also preparing a complete guide book in four languages and are considering using state-of-the-art innovations such as virtual image technology . |
| 25 | But , unfortunately , we are also importing a great deal of paper so we produce more waste than we can cope with . |
| 26 | As a bonus we are also offered a pair of imposing and rarely performed Sancti ( ) . |
| 27 | We are also arranging a litter pick round the centre of the village on Saturday 3rd April staring at 10.30 a.m. from the Mill Yard . |
| 28 | We are also arranging a meeting with the Secretary of the Scottish Sports Association , though again , having seen their information on grant application , it seems unlikely that we will qualify for it . |
| 29 | This is as true in any detective novel as it is in scientific research or investigative journalism , and in supposing that the test-tube fusion idea had been overlooked for half a century we are already repeating a media ‘ factoid ’ that is incorrect . |
| 30 | The number of people identified who have made the move to the community was 768 at the last count , up to about September 1988. 526 are included in the evaluation , so we are already getting a lot of information about the potential of community care . |