Example sentences of "we [vb base] [that] [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may perhaps be properties which are evidence-transcendent , by which we mean that it is always possible that they be absent even though we have the best possible evidence of their presence . |
| 2 | However that may be , we suggest that it is more important to have committed members than representative ones , and in this regard our evaluation of the Coordinating Team is very positive . |
| 3 | Having firmly rejected this device for the other adjective constructions discussed so far ( not excluding the postnominal attributive ) , we consider that it is only in Sections 4.5 onwards that we have encountered a construction where the adjective can reasonably be treated in this way . |
| 4 | In the same fashion , Kant maintained , the nature of our knowledge can not be understood if we assume that it is simply fed into us from outside ourselves , and that we are merely passive recipients of information from the world around us . |
| 5 | We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time . |
| 6 | We know that it is fairly uncommon for adult relatives to share households today : only 12 per cent of households contain three or more adults and not all of these will involve relatives sharing ( Social Trends , 1988 , p. 36 , table 2.2 ) . |
| 7 | A now famed example of the former ( and we understand that it is now denied by Rolls Royce ) is that the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow was nearly called the Silver Mist which would have been most unfortunate when selling to the German market . |
| 8 | ‘ Although we consolidate using spreadsheets at the moment , we find that it is quite a lot of hard work , ’ says finance director Mark Nabakov . |
| 9 | But when we examine exactly which books are being read , we find that it is usually books first encountered as TV programs or movies . |
| 10 | In this corpus we find that it is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent , and in those cases where one does , it is usually for special effect . |
| 11 | Even if Westminster were to realise its folly in being a signatory to the Agreement , we believe that it is too late to accept continuing Westminster domination and their future treacherous schemes for our land . |
| 12 | We believe that it is educationally wrong to teach a subject in isolation without linking it to the outside world . |
| 13 | However , we believe that it is only right to point out that we are not a specialist tour operator in the field of holidays for the disabled . |
| 14 | Similarly , if we can image that the research could lead to a diverging range of possibilities we believe that it is much more likely to lead to unexpected discoveries than would be the case if researchers were focused on a well specified target . |
| 15 | We feel that it is much better to recognize clearly that some roles should be the teacher 's province and that the program designer should not try to employ the program in such roles . |
| 16 | There is always the risk with workplace ballots that they will not be properly conducted , which is why we think that it is infinitely preferable to have postal ballots . |
| 17 | Hence , if stripping of the anal mucosa with encoanal anastomosis is used in older patients , we think that it is more likely to lead to lower anal pressures and faecal leakage after operation than the technically simpler alternative of end to end anastomosis . |
| 18 | We think that it is now time to review past demonstrations and to decide on the next steps . |
| 19 | As the machine enters the twentieth century we notice that it is more streamlined . |