Example sentences of "we [be] [det] " in BNC.

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1 We are all culpable in Carlotta 's death , since we agreed to let her stay behind ; we could have ordered her to return . ’
2 We are all here as free men — not tenants , and not plaintiffs or slaves but free people who are determined to remain so .
3 And you must know that , because we are all here .
4 ‘ There are no leaders here — we are all on a level .
5 ‘ I say we are all leaders .
6 We must keep up the pressure on the lairds , the stream of meetings , so that we are all welded together , we feel our accumulated powers , day in day out .
7 We are all bound for Spasov , and all the fun as well as the sorrow lies in aiming that way .
8 Certainly we are all on the move , if only mentally , and perhaps the open road of Stepan 's ‘ gentle and unresentful heart ’ will see him to Spasov before nous les autres .
9 That 's because we are all impressed by authoritative statements spiced with statistics .
10 We are all supposed to look like nice people , with nice habits .
11 ‘ I do n't think there 's anyone now who thinks we 've got it right , but we are all struggling to do that . ’
12 While it ( profit ) is a nasty word we are all here for one reason .
13 Colin Stephens 's sprint for his try again showed a Wales stand-off in the making — although his coach , Gareth Jenkins , for the umpteenth time , counselled caution : ‘ We are all expecting too much of Colin .
14 But in the end we are all caught up .
15 We are all in the same boat out here .
16 We are all living in holes in the ground having all kinds of shit thrown at us and all you can talk about is one star being brighter than the others . ’
17 It 's getting light as we scramble down one side of a blown bridge across a river , then scramble up the other side , slipping down , and pulling each other up again until we are all assembled on a grassy bank .
18 I hope to go in with songs we are all happy with , the arrangements agreed and the musicians properly prepared .
19 But then , we are all different .
20 For days after we are all victims to the angry itching bumps they leave all over us .
21 I have a Jamaican friend , she says there should be no difference if someone is West Indian , Indian or African , we are all black .
22 from early childhood we are all aware of the annual cycle of the season and its effect on nature , from the general sense of dormancy in the winter to the burst of light , warmth , colour , and activity in summer .
23 We are all aware to some degree of the daily rhythms of nature around us .
24 At the end of the debriefing we are all still on speaking terms , and no one disagrees violently with the criticism of his performance , which is What you would expect from anyone Who aspires to take their profession seriously .
25 We are all growing old and we shall die and be buried . ’
26 We are all excited about it , but you do n't have to go if you do n't want to .
27 It is frightening how dependent upon drugs we are all becoming and how easy it is for doctors to prescribe them as the universal panacea for our ills .
28 We are all working for the same goal , ’ he says .
29 As Ms Boston suggests , we are all enriched by an engagement with Arican literature and culture .
30 We are all packed . ’
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