Example sentences of "we [modal v] take [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Pat is also establishing good working relationships with the organising bodies of sport , particularly the CCPR , Regional and National Sports Councils , so that we may take advantage of all the contacts and expertise at their disposal .
2 Lord Tyrrell , the former diplomat , who became BBFC President in 1935 , notoriously declared that ‘ we may take pride in observing that there is not a single film showing in London today which deals with any of the burning questions of the day . ’
3 Mr. Shaker : With this we may take amendment No. 17 , in clause 12 , page 6 , line 32 , at end insert , " and shall ensure that employees " pension rights are in no way diminished by the operation of this Act . "
4 We should take heart from the encouraging stories I have heard recently about the success some retailers have had in selling British cheeses to the French .
5 Maybe we should take item seventeen and allow him , is ten minutes going to be enough ?
6 Clearly , therefore , we should take heed of these warnings and never enter clouds which are actively electric .
7 occurred when the climate was sensitized by a long-term shift from glacial to the current interglacial conditions , but whether we should take comfort from the fact and the past 8,000 years of stability is debatable .
8 We all unanimously felt we should take action .
9 ‘ It 's the Lord 's will we should take care of the Widows and Orphans , ’ he said .
10 We should take care to distinguish between instances of the definite article which are textually determined by a previous mention and those which are determined by assumptions about the schemata of the receiver .
11 We should take note of reports that the Ove Arup route chosen by the Government will wreck a £1 billion scheme for 7,000 jobs and 6 , 500 new homes , which apparently have already been approved in principle by the Department of the Environment , in the Barking reach area of the Thames .
12 We must take heart from our experience in Hyde Park , we must nurture that support and build up the confidence of our members .
13 If we hurt someone , we must take responsibility for it .
14 We must take cover . ’
15 We must take advantage of this wonderful fruit .
16 Economic life moves in cycles of peaks and troughs , and we must take advantage of the peaks so as to withstand the pressures of the troughs .
17 In the serial conditioning procedure we must take account of the fact that stimuli possessing associative strength ( and thus conditioned reinforcing power ) follow the target stimulus .
18 We must take account of the cause and effect relationship which God has built into his created order , by unearthing and facing facts .
19 In considering Ronald Reagan 's pre-political experience , therefore , we must take account of his long training in the communications industry .
20 We must take account of the various ways in which the word " style " has been used in the past : but we should be wary of becoming slaves to verbal definition .
21 It seems that there is a high degree of creativity in the lexicon which we must take account of .
22 We must take account of this possible difference in considering the form and worth of Constitutions .
23 However , we must take account of the sign change for the spatial components of the metric equation on going from three-space to space–time , and so where K is the Gaussian curvature .
24 In calculating the expenses of production of a commodity we must take account of the fact that changes in the amounts produced are likely , even when there is no new invention , to be accompanied by changes in the relative quantities of its several factors of production .
25 We must take note of trends and changes , we must recognise pressures as pressures , we may need to broaden our concepts and tolerance in marital issues and family concerns : but at least we can be fairly sure that marriage and the family as we know them will outlast our time .
26 ‘ Our process for generating electricity is environmentally friendly , but as a company deeply concerned about the environment we must take action to ensure we are not guilty ourselves , ’ he said .
27 If such people are not genuine asylum seekers we must take action to protect the rest of the community , including the ethnic minorities , from them .
28 We must address the social ills that are at the root of much crime ; we must take action to divert young people into more positive ways of using their time and lives ; we need the sort of common-sense and long-term commitment shown by my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) and his team .
29 We must take action to deal with the changed situation we presently face .
30 While we must take sin lightly we must not live as if we are unforgiven and unreconciled .
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