Example sentences of "[vb mod] we [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Could we simply take an armful out to the treadmills and put them on and see what happened ? |
2 | Nor of course , if we dismiss the idea of ‘ memory molecules ’ , could we ever anticipate a pill to restore lost memories , for , as I have argued , these are represented in the brain not in the form of particular molecules but in a multitude of specific neuronal circuits . |
3 | ‘ May we just have a look down here ? ’ he asked appealingly . |
4 | Would we then have a guarantee against the occurrence of a crisis ? |
5 | Shall we just run a lab test on this chicken ! ’ |
6 | Yes the army officers , shall we just read a bit more of that bit ? |
7 | So , shall we just put a question mark ? |
8 | What happens if she does it on a weekend , will we just have a key ? |
9 | Will we ever believe an opinion poll again ? |
10 | First round … second round … will we ever get a Brit winning at Wimbledon ? |
11 | Can we please have a column for us 50-year-olds ? |
12 | Can we just spare a couple of minutes so we can get this straight , because I did rush through it , and it was , er , obviously wrong of me . |
13 | It is n't a case of wanting them they 're such good knives you do n't get them at that price , too often right can we just have a look at the price of microwaves , while we 're here |
14 | Right , can we actually have a look now the last bit is sort of more the nitty gritty before we go on to this . |
15 | I think if the committee did that then we 'd be back to what five or six years ago , when a whole afternoon was spent on that and I would n't commend that to you , but can we perhaps have a word with the officers at a later stage , take it on board what both Graham and Anne have been saying , and obviously not trying to do that in a meeting like this but try to prepare for it a month before-hand . |
16 | AFTER the recent wonderful developments in eastern Europe , particularly the fall of the Berlin Wall , can we now have a bit more freedom — other than the freedom to spend money . |
17 | Can we now produce a timetable up to the start of the course ? |
18 | Can we now discern a theory of meaning which , if correct , would force us towards some form of foundationalism ? |