Example sentences of "[vb base] we [vb mod] [verb] our " in BNC.

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1 But , for the time to come , I hope we may double our diligence , if the war with France do not obstruct our endeavours … for time is so far spent , past our meridian , that the affair calls for diligence .
2 During a panic attack we may feel our heart beating very fast and very hard , our bodies begin to sweat very heavily , we may feel unreal , faint , dizzy , and nauseous as blood is pumped away from the head and the stomach .
3 We accept we must re-examine our supervisory arrangements — and our priorities — in the light of this history . ’
4 I want to see the er possibility of British Rail being able to say , well you know we could improve our act , we could do things differently , and er we we wou we have experience of running a railway , and therefore , you know , please let us bid .
5 I suppose we should get our German actually should n't we ?
6 But in the first place I believe we should direct our attentions to unschooled lay usages of the word .
7 ‘ Well , I 'll say this , ’ said one elderly notable : ‘ We did n't think owt to that Machin when he were alive , and I doubt we 'll change our minds thirty years after he 's gone . ’
8 The one thing they seem to be trying to do now is obfuscation and delay er and I think we ought to voice our concern and I hope the Council will agree to ask the Town Clerk to express concern at the way it 's being handled .
9 And if it means fifty percent of whatever we get in capital receipts going to pay off our debts , it 's a worthwhile attitude , and I think we ought to take our debts responsible .
10 And now in reverence to the mill I think we should lower our head
11 I think we should express our concern in the way that it 's being handled and I think there are grounds for concern and I think must be aware that this Council is watching what they 're doing .
12 And also I think we should record our admiration at how she has coped really over the last few years
13 Erm , and I think it 's also perhaps right that we should note with pleasure the comment made in the third paragraph on the second page , about the work of Mr and Mr , er , I think that does rec er , give some recognition to erm , er the role that the archivist 's are playing in the wider community , and I think that is extremely er commendable and I think we should send our congratulations from this committee er , and our support for what they 're doing .
14 I think we should prick our ears at that .
15 ‘ In the next few months we will see what the public think we should spend our money on , as we look at the results of a survey . ’
16 I think we should get our
17 I think we can protect our children much better than we do , for one thing there is a law that says it 's illegal to sell tobacco to children under sixteen , that law is flouted every day in a large proportion of the , er the shops in this city and in Scotland .
18 I think we can expect our keeper to have a good game always , with exceptional games often enough .
19 So good luck to the firm determined to revive the Pakamac raincoat and if they do we 'll eat our grey plastic button-down hood .
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