Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] our " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is with some trepidation that I mention our feathered friends — LARUS CANUS — the common gull . |
| 2 | The right hon. Gentleman said : ’ That is a firm commitment , costed and clear that I pledge our Labour Government will carry out . ’ |
| 3 | I made it clear that I wanted our discussion that morning to focus on business matters , but I realised that she had a need to talk to someone , preferably someone discreet . |
| 4 | The Dundee deaconess , who helped us with advice about children 's books an her own delightful design for a Chalet School sampler , said that she hoped our efforts together would bring ‘ help , food and life to many . ’ |
| 5 | A member of my staff for instance , trying to report sickness absence , told me yesterday that she dialled our number and had to wait more than four minutes before being answered . |
| 6 | At night we 'd recommend that you follow our lead through the throngs of people crowding the streets to the amazing bars , clubs , pubs and discos . |
| 7 | But unless you spent a lot on flowers and balls for the children and on Mary 's birthday present , considering that you had our 15/ and some 5/ or more yes more of your own a month ago , on which no calls but fares need have been made , to which was added about 30/ ( or more ? ) lately , and from it all not 30/ was spent on the dress , you should have a sovereign left : add to this the wages of this month to come , and there should remain , after 35/ to the spectacle man , fully a sovereign , which , considering our needs for the future & also your promises , nay , certainties , at which I laughed , should go to the bank . |
| 8 | Finally Husband said : ‘ I assume , security being what it is , that you know our ultimate target is Gustav Eismark ? |
| 9 | Your master has persuaded me that you found our correspondence helpful , and that I should resume it . |
| 10 | " I hope that you found our New Year ceremony of some interest . " |
| 11 | You also said that you liked our colour pages . |
| 12 | It is a requirement when booking your holiday , that you accept our special travel insurance , unless you or a Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance arrangements with us . |
| 13 | I hope that you find our proposal acceptable and look forward to the prospect of working closely with you on this project . |
| 14 | Together , these two concepts of ‘ closure ’ and ‘ reproduction ’ demand that we integrate our understanding of economic processes that allocate people to certain positions in a hierarchy with an understanding that such positions also depend on people 's perception of class , their sense of class culture , the culturally perceived ‘ pecking order ’ — the higher reaches of which are humorously caught by Les Dawson 's commentary that heads this chapter . |
| 15 | It is a more sophisticated account than the simple trait and style theories that we began our account with . |
| 16 | And with it being Tuesday it means that we 've our missing persons feature , where are you now , round about three thirty today , so if you 've lost touch with a friend , relative or neighbour we could find them for you if they 're still in the East Midlands . |
| 17 | Lt John Garrett , commanding officer of the Walton on the Naze Sea Cadet unit , said : ‘ The yacht Rebel has always provided an excellent training opportunity for Walton cadets and we too share the sadness and sense of loss that we know our friends and colleagues will be feeling . ’ |
| 18 | And it 's when the drama becomes " tingly " that we know our organisation is working well ; that we 're beginning to get things right intuitively . |
| 19 | Might I suggest that we ask our MPs to use their influence to stop all advertising and sponsorship of smoking products which are now largely directed at young people ? |
| 20 | We were not much concerned at discovering that we shared our beds with lice , or that the hotel also doubled as a brothel for the town 's leading gentry , because for us it had the finest view in the world . |
| 21 | The case of the Tari Furora paralleled that of the Melanesians in ‘ Marie Lloyd ’ , but it is to his ideal City , and his actual urban Western civilization that Eliot relates this Papuan discovery : ‘ … if we are so helpless in the hands of our ‘ civilization ’ that we admit our inability to prevent it from ruining Papuans , what hope have we of saving ourselves ? ’ |
| 22 | So do French politicians : ‘ it is through Europe that we affirm our presence in space and across the world ’ , declared President Mitterrand at the Le Bourget aerospace show in June 1987 . |
| 23 | If we describe ourselves as advocates of animal rights , therefore , it is quite different from saying that we rest our case with anti-cruelty or pro-welfare . |
| 24 | But it 's also important that we get our message across more effectively , and in that , that we 're reflecting your views more effectively . |
| 25 | Erm the other part of course of quality control is making sure that partners and staff er to speak on quality er er it is ess essential that we attend the necessary courses to keep us up to date , it is essential er that the er that we get our C P units , it is essential that staff are not withdrawn from er training courses er when there 's a pressing client there er so that we should er ensure that everybody gets the necessary training to achieve this objective . |
| 26 | ‘ Prudence ’ , claimed Sam Smiles , ‘ requires that we pitch our scale of living a degree below our means , rather than up to them : but this can only be done by carrying out faithfully a plan of living by which both ends may be made to meet . ’ |
| 27 | Part of the Medau Society 's submission to the Sports Council was that we increase our membership numbers , and therefore our income — if we do not achieve this it will have repercussions on our grant . |
| 28 | We may see then that we chose our reference point at infinity . |
| 29 | It ca n't be true to say that we chose our friends , |
| 30 | But the inner reformation demanded that we abandon our old earth-bound modes of perception and Hilton uses the metaphor of the pilgrimage to depict this process . |