Example sentences of "we [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pursuit of truth , the effort to comprehend , arrange , interpret some aspect or other of the universe we perceive is an activity of humanity which justifies , rewards and motivates itself . |
| 2 | Anything we perceive is , by definition , something which operates through one of our sense organs . |
| 3 | If the surrounding web of reality which we perceive is partly true and partly false , then in order to get closer to the truth some things need to be doubted so that others can properly be believed . |
| 4 | I do n't want to start haunting Chambers ’ doorstep , yet I want to be absolutely sure that the moment we pick is the right one . ’ |
| 5 | What we lack is enough money . |
| 6 | I think the one type of penalty we lack is something between full custody and non-custody . |
| 7 | There is growing awareness that the type of food we eat is crucial to our health . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The food we eat is broken down by means of a series of enzymes in the mouth , stomach and small intestine to its simple component molecules which can then be absorbed into the bloodstream . |
| 10 | The diet that we eat is influenced by a variety of different factors , both consciously and subconsciously . |
| 11 | Just as we are all different in our body weight and metabolism , so the type of diet we eat is influenced by factors which differ from person to person . |
| 12 | The remaining two-thirds of the sucrose we eat is in " hidden " form , as in chocolate , confectionery , biscuits , cakes , soft drinks , and ice-cream . |
| 13 | Much of the factory food we eat is so tasteless that in desperation people reach for the brown sauce , tomato ketchup or pickles to perk it up . |
| 14 | The words we use come to us already imprinted with meanings , intentions and accents of others , and any utterance we make is directed towards some real or hypothetical Other . ’ |
| 15 | One of the mistakes we make is to imagine that if something is harmless or beneficial to us it must automatically be so to cats . |
| 16 | EVERYTHING WE MAKE IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE STRESS AND STRAIN OF REAL PHYSICAL EXERTION . |
| 17 | Every flight we make is international , with flight attendants from 10 Asian lands . |
| 18 | The words we use come to us already imprinted with the meanings , intentions and accents of others , our speech is a tissue of citations and echoes and allusions ; and every utterance we make is directed towards some real or hypothetical Other who will receive it . |
| 19 | In a society dominated by consumerism , every buying choice we make is a political act — by choosing to buy environmentally-friendly cleaning fluids and powders , avoiding aerosols and using lead-free petrol , we are not only minimizing our own impact on the environment but also registering a protest . |
| 20 | What we intend is to take up the area of ground you now have roped off , or a part of it — the broken corner of the hypocaust . ’ |
| 21 | What 's more , every kitchen we sell is planned and designed free of charge , then expertly installed by our teams of specialist craftsmen . |
| 22 | EACH GREENHOUSE WE SELL IS DESIGNED AND BUILT SPECIALLY DRAWING ON OUR LONG EXPERIENCE OF MEETING THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS . |
| 23 | And that 's all we got in n it ? |
| 24 | In this age of specialization , what we got is a lot of brilliant mechanics working four to five years behind theoretic technology , and a few abstracted theorists working out in the unknown and each disagreeing with the other . ’ |
| 25 | All we got is a piece of paper , which probably on that one tells the council they recommend approval of this . |
| 26 | Er , I make the point I think that , erm , we should oppose the er , Deregulation Bill if it 's based on providing deregulation by Ministers , because I think that 's a constitutional point that is of great import , but the , the rest of it erm , are really sets of principles that I hope you 'd agree to , subject to amen amendment and dis discussion , because the information that we got is that the consultation period is going to be very tight indeed , and that it might not be able to go through the normal committee procedures in order to put things through erm , with er , proposals in that , er , in that respect . |
| 27 | But that 's , that 's all the all what we got is in there . |
| 28 | And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean . |
| 29 | Yes so what we mean is an intro booklet sort of A five sixteen or so pages covering ten or fifteen sort of major Green Party policy areas . |
| 30 | ‘ The key thing in any business we back is to get on with people and be able to judge people 's strengths and weaknesses , ’ says Michael Queen , who is a local director with 3i . |