Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are sometimes scared that , if we tell the other person what we think , we may hurt that person . |
| 2 | One day we may meet that villain , or the many like him , and have to fight for our very lives . |
| 3 | Of the scientific Discourses at the Royal Institution some were describing original research , occasionally very new as when J. J. Thomson reported in 1897 the discovery of the electron ( if we may allow that phrase ) ; others were in the nature of a review of recent work . |
| 4 | Here we ought to stress that evolution is not spurred simplistically on by ‘ random mutation ’ , as the Oxford zoologist Richard Dawkins points out in his book The Blind Watchmaker . |
| 5 | I think we ought to remove that list . |
| 6 | Oh , hang on David I think we ought to have that jumper off you . |
| 7 | Before we plunge into that debate we ought to recognize that recruitment to elite positions in the public and private sectors is said to be highly meritocratic . |
| 8 | Maybe we should change that shop to Bastardo Comics ! |
| 9 | Finally , we should mention that time deixis is relevant to various other deictic elements in a language . |
| 10 | As Mr Yeltsin preaches that Russia needs tax cuts to save the economy and brings in private contractors to manage a Moscow hospital , perhaps we should conclude that selling socialism , like selling moonbeams , is unlikely to be a lasting business . |
| 11 | My belief is that at Co-ordinators Meeting we should examine that concern and discover a workable and economic way of expressing it . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think we should make that sort of speculation without any evidence , ’ she snapped . |
| 13 | What does this second claim come to what is its state of the affairs of the state well , well we should assume that Mill ultimately utilitarian standard so that erm to manage the state 's affairs well is to maximize general happiness . |
| 14 | This brings us to the question of how we should consider that portion of the surplus-value which is unproductively consumed . |
| 15 | Maybe we should encourage that sort of leap more , erm even perhaps other people in our church family , being involved in that . |
| 16 | In developing a product these days everybody 's been very used to using P Cs , using graphical user interfaces , the idea of a mouse , drop- down menus , so on and so forth , and we should employ that technology . |
| 17 | We should recall that man did not originally evolve in a liberal democracy , but in the primal horde . |
| 18 | committee and that on behalf of West Sussex as a whole , we should grasp that responsibility , make it clear and I 'm not talking about the emergency arrangements which we 're coping with quite adequately it seems to me erm but I 'm talking about the coordination and overview of all the er contributing factors erm so that we can demonstrate that there is ultimately one body who can take er a view of these matters er ensure that there are not grey areas in future and to er initiate er action wherever it may be dealt with necessary . |
| 19 | I wonder if we should have that poster on sort of permanent display there to show the links that P P C have with different organizations , and also the sub-committees that people have brought in , because actually the C W L congress is a bit odd , as is actually on the sub-committee And I , on the P P C day you know actually said that the people at the had asked you what goes on at |
| 20 | we should have that result back , be able to tell you what 's happening . |
| 21 | We must tap that wealth with talent . |
| 22 | We must bring that cup back to Oxfordshire . |
| 23 | If we suppose that Nietzsche did feel committed to the plan 's extra-tragic Greek aspects ( ethics , politics and the rest ) , we must make that supposition without much in the way of supporting evidence . |
| 24 | What we have to do , we have to make the mental leap into a very different world in which witchcraft and dreams and superstitions and so on are mingling together and we must make that effort , and not just assume that somehow it 's William Gladstone who happens to be dressed up in Oliver Cromwell 's clothes . |
| 25 | In that regard we must ensure that food labelling throughout the food chain from the farm gate to the supermarket contains the country of origin so that British consumers can buy British . |
| 26 | We must ensure that pressure never stops . |
| 27 | Viewed from this perspective , we must observe that choice theory signally fails to respond to the hardship suffered by unsuccessful participants in the market . |
| 28 | We must defeat that fear of desperation and hopelessness , especially among the young . |
| 29 | We must take heart from our experience in Hyde Park , we must nurture that support and build up the confidence of our members . |
| 30 | ‘ I think we must agree that Keble was not at his most inspired when he wrote the hymn which we sang at Candlemas not so long ago — beginning , if I remember rightly , |