Example sentences of "of [v-ing] our [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Smoking units hopes to discourage pupils from taking up the habit , with the obvious obverse of encouraging our smokers to consider seriously giving it up . |
| 2 | With each passing decade , the chances of losing our parents increases , as does the awesome inevitability of taking our turn at what Gail Sheehy describes as ‘ the front of the generational train ’ . |
| 3 | A study published by Age Concern Scotland asserts , that , ‘ to be dependent is to face the danger of being less than fully human because to be dependent is to live with the prospect of having our bodies cared for but our personal and social lives neglected or even dismissed as irrelevant . ’ |
| 4 | It is because trust has been eroded by the long running conflict between central Government and the teaching unions that as a nation we are far from realising the ideal of having our schools staffed by the true professionals that children deserve . |
| 5 | The question of arming our cutters has been discussed fully on several occasions and a decision against this step has always been reached . |