Example sentences of "we [vb infin] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The questions about European integration are the classic questions about any form of government : how do we want to be governed ? |
| 2 | This , he argues , is good news for reform since it makes fudging the issue harder : ‘ We still have not answered the basic question : do we want to be Libya or Europe , to re-establish an old-style communist regime or to promote market institutions ? |
| 3 | The second truism is one I shall need to answer the question : why should we want to be told the truth ? |
| 4 | Why , for a start , do we want to be tellees , i.e. to adopt other people 's beliefs ? |
| 5 | Do we want to be a party to further undermining the NHS in this way ? |
| 6 | ‘ They said what did we want to be . ’ |
| 7 | Where do we want to be ? |
| 8 | What is the best method of achieving the objective ‘ where do we want to be ? ’ |
| 9 | Trying to drag her arm free , she gritted , ‘ And why do n't we want to be seen ? ’ |
| 10 | Did we want to be able to identify a ‘ schizophrenic ’ at ten paces ? |
| 11 | Do we want to be all that closely identified with the Government over a thing like this ? ’ |
| 12 | Why do we need to be reminded about the eradication of time all the time ? |
| 13 | Do we need to be reminded of the current legislation ? |
| 14 | Well the question then is do we need to be charging work supervisors |
| 15 | What training , in languages and other skills , do we need to be ready for the single market ? |
| 16 | Wha what do we need to be a ? |
| 17 | Salvation is found by reaching this enlightenment , and enables the editor of The New Humanity to write , ‘ It is no longer a question of ‘ What do we do to be saved ? ’ but more a realisation of ‘ ‘ How do we express a richer , more abundant lifestyle as saved individuals ? ’ |
| 18 | How can we expect to be lifted by the language of prayer ‘ if the sentence itself needs to be lifted — by a stretcher ? ’ he asked . |
| 19 | How can we expect to be lifted by the language of prayer ‘ if the sentence itself needs to be lifted — by a stretcher ? ’ he asked . |
| 20 | But this poses a problem : if ‘ crimes ’ are diverse , changeable and selective , how can we expect to be able to make any general statements about the conditions that influence their prevalence ? |
| 21 | Do we plan to be full-time or merely spare-time smallholders ? |
| 22 | He argued , ‘ How would we like to be invaded by a foreign fascist dictator and compelled to speak Spanish and drive on the wrong side of the road ? ’ |
| 23 | But at the end , we are alone , and only in the lives and memories of our children , our friends and our work can we hope to be remembered . |
| 24 | ‘ Do we have to be saddled with her ? ’ demanded the little man . |
| 25 | Why do we have to be so humiliated by officialdom ? |
| 26 | Erm , but I think , I mean , do n't we have to be a bit careful about supporting other organizations in other towns ? |
| 27 | you see we have to be a bit careful because what happens if we closed down right and transferred out to the field |
| 28 | What time , what time have we got ta , do we have to be back ? |
| 29 | I said how exact do we have to be . |
| 30 | So what when do we have to be back ? |