Example sentences of "we [vb mod] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though we have not yet attained a full system of compulsory registration , we may be said to be moving , surely and at an increasing pace , in that direction . |
| 2 | Thus we may be said to have duties of kindness towards the animals ; but it is incorrect to represent these as strictly duties towards the animals themselves , as if they had rights against us . |
| 3 | When we know what a printed word is , we may be said to have collected data about it from the page . |
| 4 | ‘ But when you do return we may be gone … and the sack as well . ’ |
| 5 | As we go on in our faith , we may be led into areas ‘ beyond reason ’ , but what we mean by this is beyond humanly discernible reasons and not in any sense against reason . |
| 6 | Indeed , a single success if it is too costly in terms of time , commitment , motivation or any other resource , may be at the expense of future changes — and we may be seeing some evidence of this at the moment in terms of the reactive stance of large parts of the service . |
| 7 | We may be seeing a reflection of a more widespread export of consumables . |
| 8 | ‘ For the first time since the start of the recession , ’ said Mr Hayward we may be seeing some glimmer of light , particularly as the figures tie in with the slight decrease in receiverships this quarter and with recent reports of an increase in business optimism . |
| 9 | But one of the station 's journalists , Belfast-born Fionnuala Sweeney who presented the night 's occasion to Europe said at the end of it all : ‘ Who knows — we may be seeing you in Ireland next year . ’ |
| 10 | So , in 1923 , he printed Yeats 's ‘ Biographical Fragment ’ giving the poet 's dreams with learned notes on tree worship , dying gods , and falling stars ( which we may be tempted to relate to ‘ The Hollow Men ’ ) . |
| 11 | If a reductive programme of this kind is possible , we may be tempted to provide a rational reconstruction of our knowledge which shows how the credibility of derived claims can be traced to that of the foundation . |
| 12 | If we are at the bottom of the organisation we may be motivated by the desire to satisfy physiological needs . |
| 13 | At the top of the organisation we may be motivated by the desire to satisfy self-actualisation needs . |
| 14 | I 'm afraid we may be bringing you bad news . ’ |
| 15 | In The Secret Sharer , the narrator-reader relationship is objectified by the use of " I " , so that we feel the observer as being a separate identity from ourselves , however much we may be invited to share his vision . |
| 16 | For instance , we may be setting Dryden 's Song for Saint Cecilia 's Day and wish to abbreviate the following verse by cutting out less important material : We could reduce this to the following , which retains the important parts of the above , keeps the message exactly the same , but brings it down to more manageable proportions from a musical standpoint : |
| 17 | This is not the moment to rehearse the arguments for and against the various options with which we may be presented in December , so I leave the House with two brief thoughts . |
| 18 | In this way we may be helping Iain Whyte , National Secretary of Christian Aid/Scotland . |
| 19 | After all , we may be learning as we go along but it is n't long before we discover that not everybody has a sylph-like waist or arms that with a little stretch will trail along the floor ! |
| 20 | ‘ Sidacai has not been condemned in order that we may be served , but to satisfy the Yasa , ’ Artai responded , bridling . |
| 21 | Guilt is culpable responsibility — we are guilty of some specific offence , or we may be seen by others or see them as so ; in this sense we carry the more or less factual responsibility for damage or potential damage to some other person(s) or society as a whole . |
| 22 | With sodium , too , we may be fulfilling a need for this vital nutrient which controls the movement of fluid in and out of body cells . |
| 23 | We may be hanging on to relationships which reinforce low levels of self-esteem . |
| 24 | We may be assured that , on the Judgement Day , ‘ no one shall be made to answer for what he knows nothing of ’ . |
| 25 | With other feelings we may be burdened by their strength , yet still be free enough to choose whether we express them to others by word or action , indulge them or keep a tight rein on them . |
| 26 | We may be requiring a change in the culture of the organisation . |
| 27 | Erm although we may be collecting more than that , and we may be collecting less than that . |
| 28 | Erm although we may be collecting more than that , and we may be collecting less than that . |
| 29 | We may be expecting a promotion at work . |
| 30 | The type of valuation report we may be asked to provide will be either a ‘ value added ’ report ( where the firm provides a commentary ) or an ‘ assurance oriented ’ report ( where the firm reports on a valuation prepared by a third party ) . |