Example sentences of "[adv] we [modal v] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However much we may lament Mr Swinton 's recent seclusion , we are forced to conclude that it has done him nothing but good . |
| 2 | The experiments were short-lasting ; and we do n't know how much we can apply figures from medieval England , with small dies of low relief , to the ancient world . |
| 3 | We may now represent this simplest of linguistic situations as follows ( the minor complication potentially caused by the presence of PLURAL is ignored here ) : Naturally we shall use E as our symbol for the occurrence of an entity , and P for that of a property . |
| 4 | Naturally we will exercise discretion , but we wish to make the sharing of information normal , rather than leaving it up to the client to make the case for access . |
| 5 | Perhaps we would fling pride aside and ask someone for the price of a cup of tea , actually intending to spend it on that . |
| 6 | ‘ Let's go and get some tea and perhaps we might make inquiries about types of jobs amongst the local farmers . |
| 7 | Perhaps we 'll find Burrows ’ fingerprints at the scene , then it 'll be ‘ Elementary , my dear Watson ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps we 'll have coffee another time ! |
| 9 | Also in England the police would n't go to a fire , but we go in the hope that perhaps we could save life . |
| 10 | I would like to hear from any other readers who share my interest in exotic foliage plants and perhaps we could swap cuttings and propagating material . |
| 11 | Erm I think of the heroines that we 've studied , Emily also perhaps we could include Matilda from Attranto erm , Maude from Uncle Silas Helen Huntingdon from Wildfowl Hall , and Helena , I would say , not Rosa Budd , she 's not in this tradition |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps we could have lunch before you go ? ’ she forced out , as if the idea was merely spur of the moment , merely friendly , merely pleasant . |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps we could have cider with our picnic , ’ said Betty . |
| 14 | Perhaps we could have dinner out first depending on what time it starts . |
| 15 | Perhaps we should tell Blackadder . |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps we should build machines to site the machines , ’ said Telford wryly . |
| 17 | Perhaps we should draw satisfaction from our willingness to accept such directives , unlike so many of our European colleagues , but if that is the situation now , when most Members of Parliament believe that we are still Members of a sovereign Parliament , what might it be like if we were to surrender the rest of our sovereignty to Brussels or to the European Parliament , in which we have only 16 per cent . |
| 18 | Perhaps we should include people who work in the area but do not live there ? |
| 19 | Ah right , well perhaps we can chase people up when they . |
| 20 | Perhaps we can play Tottenham when they have n't got er Gary Lineker in their games any more . |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps we can persuade Tammuz Malamute to entertain him . ’ |
| 22 | Perhaps we can have dinner some other time . ’ |
| 23 | Alright , well when you 've finished here perhaps we can touch base . |
| 24 | of it as well , because obviously we could take advantage of the cheaper prices now to do it . |
| 25 | If only we could persuade George Bush to look back at Iraq to see what has been left behind . |
| 26 | If only we could get Branson , right , to sort out British Rail . |
| 27 | So we shall postpone consideration of just where the semantics/pragmatics borderline cuts across the field of deixis until 2.3 below . |
| 28 | So we shall have copies of errors being duplicated in the population . |
| 29 | So we shall have lemon chicken , stuffed mushrooms , we had something else did n't we last time ? |
| 30 | And so he said ‘ well , we have three sons , all of whom were going to war , and er so we would have room for three children . |