Example sentences of "[conj] we must [be] " in BNC.

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1 We were now in the 20th century irrevocably , ‘ part of an age where we must be allowed to take the possible risks of our own knowledge . ’
2 I agree with the hon. Member for Cardiff , North that , although we must be involved in protecting the environment nationally and internationally , in the end , it is a local issue , crucial to those whom we represent .
3 We must shift from viewing animals as made for our benefit to thinking that we must be of benefit to them .
4 What the results do indicate is that we must be prepared to consider radically new views of reality without placing locality in a central position .
5 Another commonly-accepted indication of intelligence is the way animals deal with the unpredictable contingencies of their world through learning ; and it is here that our intuition tells us that we must be dealing with something very like intellect .
6 It is the level of friendship that we must be realistic about .
7 ‘ What this means for Liberal Democrats is that we must be much less exclusive in our approach to politics and much more inclusive to others in this one .
8 Because most of us have ignored non-European cultures in the past does not now mean that European and European/American culture have become less valid or that we must be tempted to rewrite history twisting facts to suit our present crisis of confidence .
9 Before I could n't understand , and I almost felt it was a bad reflection on us , and that we must be the worst institution that Italy has .
10 Following the December 1991 European Community summit at Maastricht , there is a consensus among all three major UK parties that we must be part of the process leading to monetary union .
11 I also think that we must be the place where programmes get made because nobody else wants to make them , nobody else would make them .
12 In this context it becomes obvious that we must be careful not to oversimplify the ideology of distant cultures , either in time or space , simply for our own ease of comprehension .
13 We had discussed this business of how people 's appearance literally alters in the eyes of their lovers , and suddenly I blushed , for it seemed to me he must be remembering this too , and that we must be looking for the same thing , as one might take down an old book in a moment of hungry nostalgia and start to re-read , hoping it may provide the same remembered enchantment as before .
14 We told them the truth and as usual when a panic was over they apologized but warned that we must be patient .
15 It may go wider than this , but at the very least it shows that we must be cautious about blaming the draftsman .
16 ‘ There was a feeling ’ , observes Small , ‘ that we must be doing something right . ’
17 Well , if they 're green , all I can say about us , that we must be cabbage-looking .
18 We are told by the Government that we must be prepared to tolerate environmental devastation and a senseless waste of more than £1,000 million worth of extra public money because the Ove Arup route is necessary if prosperity is to come from the regeneration of east London and the east Thames corridor .
19 I agree with the Prime Minister that we must be at the heart of Europe , working with our partners to build Europe 's future .
20 It lies at the heart of Europe , which means that we must be not in a minority of one but right there where the decisions are made .
21 He added that we must be his guests at the great banquet he was holding that night for other Scottish lords who had come south with him .
22 Our new guidelines will also say that we must be careful to ensure our programmes do not perpetuate myths , reinforce stereotypes or cause offence to particular groups or minorities .
23 As damages are paid on a full and final settlement basis , you will appreciate that we must be sure that the report is full and accurate before I begin any negotiations to try and settle the case .
24 Er I was very conscious that we must be careful , say do nothing and certainly to accept no resolution which might even appear we do n't have a on planning application and this is .
25 And that , logically , leads me to the obvious conclusion — that I love you , and that we must be married as soon as possible .
26 This means that we must be aware of the microeconomic theories of consumer behaviour , of the firm , of public sector activity and of distribution .
27 We wo n't ever be wealthy , but the mere fact that we ARE working means that we must be healthy and all those extra stolen minutes in the warmth of the winter sun is richness indeed .
28 She put down her needle and thread and went on , her voice calm with conviction , ‘ Of course we do not know what God plans for us , so we must be ready to accept His will in all things , but sometimes prayer alone will heal the one who is ill and this is the best way . ’
29 ‘ Over the last three years our sales have quadrupled so we must be doing something right .
30 ‘ But we 've come away with two victories — so we must be doing something right .
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