Example sentences of "we to [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the issue is , on which type of crime ought we to be concentrating ? |
| 2 | ‘ There are too many policemen around here for us to be hanging about . ’ |
| 3 | You can not tease us with a smidge of inside info on Jon , and not expect us to be hanging on every word . |
| 4 | I mean , I 'm not saying I want us to be living at the top of a tower block on some vandalized estate but there 's more to life than this , I know there is . ’ |
| 5 | And if this list of disasters was n't clear enough evidence of our marital discord , I 'm sure that our body language — scrutinised by a knowing psychologist — would further reveal us to be living distant and quite separate lives . |
| 6 | I would also I think put in a word for the work of the joint po policy panel erm which is shared between this committee and the social services committee because it seems to me that it is not for us to be thinking that there is a group of children for who nursery education is necessary er or desirable and a different group of children for whom something else erm is necessary and desirable , largely because of their parents ' position . |
| 7 | I personally would prefer us to be looking at some way of allowing greater scope for debate at section conferences , and where necessary to have decisions on general issues deferred to Congress for ratification or withdrawal . |
| 8 | Over these next few weeks I 'd like us to be looking at some of the interviews that Jesus had with various characters , sometimes with an individual , sometimes with a small group of people , and just to see some of the things that we can learn from them . |
| 9 | ‘ They do n't seem to us to be acting very sensibly , ’ says Thomas , quietly . |
| 10 | ‘ She 'll expect us to be plotting among ourselves , then , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Sub-paragraph ( c ) appears to us to be dealing with non-litigation costs . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you realise , ’ he said with a grin , ‘ that this is not a very appropriate place for us to be sitting . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It was n't uncommon for us to be putting out a 16-page issue at the end of the 1960s . |
| 14 | This is a perfect time for us to be putting our foot on the accelerator and move ahead , ’ says Colin Mitchell . |
| 15 | Now that target internally is is a figure for us to be working on back at the camp . |