Example sentences of "of our [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conflict theorists emphasise that most areas of our lives involve us in institutionalised power relationships , and most of us are subordinate most of the time . |
| 2 | anyway he went to the toilet , went a wee and I put him back in bed and he was laid there and anyway and , and he eventually dropped off , anyway I was telling my mum about it yesterday , and I did n't sort of think no more of it the next day , right , and mum I said well if ever he gets that again she said you should from the doctor she said , because , one of our boys had it she said and it was a blockage |
| 3 | Couple of our boys covered it today . |
| 4 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 5 | before the padlock could be put on , one of our maids dared it . |
| 6 | If the death of our parents helps us to think about death in a constructive way and to prepare for our own , the experience is neither negative nor morbid but of positive value and importance . |
| 7 | The imperfections of our parents cause us to generate compensatory emotions that go on influencing us throughout life . |
| 8 | Sometimes the rigidity of our approach tripped us up . |
| 9 | We should be talking with them and going out of our way to assure them that we do not wish to engage in a price war . |
| 10 | I hope that they reach a decision sooner than later , a decision to allow the most needy members of our society to join us . |
| 11 | From 1689 a new form of service was established for that day , thanking God for discovering " the snares of death that were laid for us " in 1605 , " and likewise upon this day " for bringing King William " safely into this Kingdom , to preserve us from the late attempts of our enemies to bereave us of our religion and laws " . |
| 12 | This is a not unreasonable thing to have as one of our procedures remind you and ten , twenty . |
| 13 | To follow our example through , leaving school is often a traumatic time : there is usually much regret but , on the other hand , there is also great excitement at the thought of doing new things and meeting new people at college or at work or wherever the next part of our life takes us . |
| 14 | Anyway , that took a lot of our work do you see , back to clear them . |
| 15 | Many of our friends thought us too independent and adventurous to leave the shores of old England , and thus plunge into foreign countries not beneath Victoria 's sway , with no protecting relatives , but we can only say that we hope this will not be our last excursion of this kind . |
| 16 | He believes that Signet has given his firm a competitive advantage — ‘ a major part of our practice is providing advice to all types of businesses and the sophistication of our system helps us to service our clients ’ needs more efficiently ’ . |
| 17 | Another 36% liked it quite a lot , but almost as many men enjoyed it only a little , not very much or not at all ( 7% of our sample say they ca n't remember how they felt ) . |
| 18 | But people feel banks are too unapproachable : as one of our interviewees put it , ‘ they are not for people who live on council estates ’ . |
| 19 | These were , first , our freedom as responsible moral agents , for the ‘ ought ’ of the categorical imperative implies the ‘ can ’ of our ability to obey it or to refuse to obey it ; second , immortality , which brings with it the prospect of reward and punishment , and the advance towards higher and fuller good than can be attained in this life ; third , God himself as the supreme Good , the ultimate guarantor of the moral order of the universe . |
| 20 | This sweeping view of our species makes it clear that we must urgently learn from our past to plan for our future . |
| 21 | Lest we seem obsessed with sex , we should point out that only 18% of our respondents ranked it ‘ very ’ important in their lives — with the largest group ( 47% ) putting it at a more discreet ‘ quite ’ important . |
| 22 | ‘ If enough of our members want us to provide an exam for them , then we should do that . |
| 23 | As the level of stress in the system of our bodies rises it becomes increasingly likely that the body will produce physical , mental , or behavioural symptoms , or any combination of these , in response to this stress . |
| 24 | A search of our files revealed we were up-to-date and all titles ( two reprinting titles excepted ) had been despatched . |
| 25 | The Great Mother aspect of our nature makes us insist on knowing and doing best . |
| 26 | Orwell warned in 1946 that the English language ‘ becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish , but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts . ’ |
| 27 | The depth of our batting meant he had to wait longer than some , but he is a fiercely committed Lancastrian and he has been prepared to stay put and fight for a place instead of looking elsewhere for a regular spot . ’ |
| 28 | " The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep the land of Israel from the [ Mediterranean ] sea to the river Jordan for the generation to come " , Shamir stated . |
| 29 | Well a lot of our people said they liked him did n't they ? |
| 30 | ‘ Have any of our people contacted him ? ’ |