Example sentences of "[verb] we [modal v] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we start to take responsibility for our thoughts and begin to see that every negative thought has a negative return , we realise we can use life like a beautiful game . |
| 2 | They 'll know we can speak English , at least . " |
| 3 | I say if you want we 'll phone Leslie |
| 4 | You say we might have trouble in the States . |
| 5 | But as the subject develops we can expect researchers to be more explicit about exactly how they expect a pragmatic theory to be formulated . |
| 6 | ‘ After Dad died she promised we would visit Italy together , but somehow we never did . |
| 7 | So we still promised we 'd see nanny and we have n't , and we still promised to go to aunty 's and we have n't . |
| 8 | Oliver said , ‘ We 're going to play sardines , you promised we could play sardines … ’ |
| 9 | When I got rid of fear I found we could make friends . |
| 10 | If an order was cancelled we would have difficulty finding another buyer . |
| 11 | Goram said : ‘ Not many people in England believed we could beat Leeds and I do n't suppose there are many Frenchmen who think we can beat Marseille either . |
| 12 | ‘ My lord of Gloucester says we shall reach London by the morrow , ’ Richard reminded him . |
| 13 | The problem turns out to be the boss of the club , who says we must pay $8 if the girls are to leave . |
| 14 | The problem turns out to be the boss of the club , who says we must pay $8 if the girls are to leave . |
| 15 | The problem turns out to be the boss of the club , who says we must pay $8 if the girls are to leave . |
| 16 | Anyway , who says we should throw Ruby Dobby out ? |
| 17 | Eventually he stopped at the window-seat and sat down by Elisabeth : ‘ He says we should ask Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre to act as caretakers of the houses on the usual terms until further notice . |
| 18 | We have adopted aims that may not win the war against poverty , but we hope we 'll win battles to ease the burden on those older pensioners , especially those living alone on low incomes . |
| 19 | ‘ The delay is part of the normal process , but I hope we can move things along , ’ said Souness . |
| 20 | ‘ I hope we can reach agreement with China and that , where we have disagreements , they wo n't poison our relationship , ’ he said on ITV 's Walden programme . |
| 21 | ‘ I hope we can reach agreement with China and that , where we have disagreements , they wo n't poison our relationship right across the board — certainly wo n't poison it for all time , ’ said Mr Patten . |
| 22 | ‘ If they manage that , I just hope we can force Liverpool into making as many errors as in the first leg . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a great day for me and I hope we can get Barnet the promotion we deserve . |
| 24 | We hope we will meet members of the Medau Society at our 1993 Gymnastics World Championships in April 1993 at the National Indoor Arena , Birmingham . |
| 25 | There are various historical reference points made available to us , by which it is said we can chart Britain 's fall from grace . |
| 26 | ‘ The one thing you have got to give the fans is hope , and we 've got the staff at Aresenal to get them believing we can win things . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If the situation does not ease we would take advice nearer to the date from the Foreign Office about the tour , but at the moment we are not in the business of calling it off unilaterally . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Like most married couples , ’ says Matthew , ‘ we imagined we 'd have children . |
| 29 | and I tell you what we shall do we shall change arms |
| 30 | So , imagining we would have problems with security , I turned round , dumped the cartridges at Brookes 's and returned to the Palace . |