Example sentences of "we [verb] are [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , what we perceive far exceeds what actually interacts with our nervous system ; for what interacts with our nervous systems is occurrent energy and what we perceive are continuant objects ( see earlier , p. 98 ) . |
| 2 | In contrast , the rules of dress or of how we eat are unwritten guides to behaviour . |
| 3 | What is more , many naturally-occurring chemicals are highly toxic : the natural foods we eat are stiff with potentially damaging chemicals — plants , in particular , spike their products with an armoury of defensive substances ( see p 15 ) , fungi on the plants contribute their own toxins , and the bacteria in our gut add to the number we absorb . |
| 4 | The checks that we make are quick but thorough as we take our responsibilities seriously-no one wants to add to an existing debt problem . |
| 5 | Queer artists reject the work of assimilationist ‘ gay ’ film-makers such as Norman René , who says of his Aids-epidemic weepie , Longtime Companion : ‘ It was essential that the people we encounter are human and identifiable , so that the film is not about New Yorkers and gays but about people with whom audiences could identify . ’ |
| 6 | For Berkeley , then , what we see and what we touch are different things . |
| 7 | When we get to the ones that we say are awkward alright , we 'll er let you think of erm a way out , okay ? |
| 8 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 9 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 10 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 11 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 12 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 13 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 14 | Please check your policy schedule and certificate of insurance at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 15 | Please check your policy schedule at the back of your policy to ensure the details we hold are correct . |
| 16 | Both forests we studied are similar in structure , composition and site quality ( Table 1 and refs 14–16 ) . |
| 17 | But we stand by our contention that the issues which we simplify are genuine , very much alive , and illuminated by philosophical treatment as well as by reference to the International Relations literature . |
| 18 | All the computers we consider are general-purpose , at least in theory , although they may be oriented towards particular application areas . |
| 19 | The colours of the countryside as we pass are English colours , greens , golds , the high washed blue bag sky , but as my eyes become adjusted and my mind learns to relax I can see them change and become , in the blue grey light , more obviously French . |
| 20 | Of course we must , but at the same time we must endeavour to retain the practices and methods we know are right for our children . |
| 21 | The latter in particular deserve praise for the production of the Stage 2 submission , which involved the translation of written unit syllabi ( with all the problems of deciphering which we know are involved with that ) into a professionally-presented proposal document within the space of 10 days . |
| 22 | If we are planning on providing quality education then we must build on what we know are good basic principles , as listed below . |
| 23 | Or perhaps lawyers and judges all accept the proposition as obviously true though not true by convention : perhaps the consensus is a consensus of independent conviction , the way we all accept that it is wrong to torture babies or to convict people we know are innocent . |
| 24 | probably dead , most of the people we know are dead are n't they ? |
| 25 | Instead , what we get are sensational violent highlights linked by tepid speculation about the reasons why . |
| 26 | What we get are sensational violent highlights linked by tepid speculation about the reasons why |
| 27 | This is a tough remit but then the student trainers we selected are tough — a battle hardened crew from the cultural interface , who are either full-time interpreters or language teachers — and of whom I am inordinately proud . |
| 28 | We are steadily working towards the plans that we set out , which we believe are right . |
| 29 | the City Council 's remains as efficient as possible , and erm most all the posts that we have at present , we believe are necessary , but we do continue to monitor them and see whether it is necessary to continue to employ all the people that we are employing at the moment . |
| 30 | Erm we question the need completely for a new settlement and and we question that on the basis of population projection which we believe are reasonable . |