Example sentences of "we are [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are both a bit deaf so you 'll have to talk up . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We are either a civilian country in military uniform — or a military regime in civilian clothes . ’ |
| 3 | We are also a very large independent producer of natural gas through Enron Oil & Gas Company and are active in cogeneration and independent power production with extensive experience in combined heat and power installations . |
| 4 | We are also a member of another European Commission-funded international consortium which is evaluating the safety of VVER reactors in Ukraine and Bulgaria . |
| 5 | But we are also a part of a multi-national group , with all the security of a big name behind us . ’ |
| 6 | There is simply so much to do and we are already a little behind the schedule . |
| 7 | Our export business for Omega is poised for growth and a new distributor appointed in Spain and new market gains in Norway where we are already a major brand . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I know we are primarily a mental hospital , but you must understand how important it is . |
| 9 | We are simply a collection of people who like the mix of sensible advice and effort , and can turn that into advertising . ’ |
| 10 | It began with the statement : ‘ Perhaps the favourite accusation thrown at the National Front by its multi-racialist critics is that we are simply a bunch of bigots , that our stance on Race , the very heart and core of our political being , is no more than ignorant prejudice against Coloured people ’ ( Vanguard , April 1987 ) . |
| 11 | We are just a bunch of girls , ’ said one 15-year-old from the Ursuline convent . |
| 12 | We are just a bunch of girls , ’ said one 15 year old from the Ursuline convent . |
| 13 | We are just a grander version of that beetle bashing its head in a box at the sound of a tapped pencil . |
| 14 | Her mother Fran said : ‘ I can not believe we are just a few hours from going home . |
| 15 | ‘ My mother lives right next to the Strand and we are here a lot . |
| 16 | If you look at er the erm the er papers , what 's the book called , the order of proceedings , you 'll discover that we are quite a small body of four a convenor , vice convenor four ministers four elders four others and one representative from each of the four faculties erm of divinity .. from those members of the faculty who are members of the Church of Scotland . |
| 17 | But , unfortunately , I believe we are quite a long way off that outcome at present . |
| 18 | ‘ We are essentially a club where the members help to define the areas of research and development which are undertaken . |
| 19 | We are essentially a project-oriented technical organisation offering scientific and technical expertise in given fields . |
| 20 | He had worked in Belfast in the late 1940s , and compared the Labour scene in Derry unfavourably with that of the larger city : ‘ We may pride ourselves on being a city but politically we are still a small Ulster town . ’ |
| 21 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
| 22 | A week is a long time in football , seven days in fact , but somehow a reversal of February 's 11–0 defeat at the hands of today 's opponents would prove that Lazarus does n't have the last word in comebacks , and we are still a team to be reckoned with . |
| 23 | As a company and as individuals , we are still a very long way from the goals set at the outset of TOP in February 1992 and much remains to be done . |
| 24 | ‘ Gottle a geer ’ Gazza would undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to the team , but after Silvers recent professions of poverty , I tend to agree with the Guardian that this is a ‘ We are still a big club ’ smokescreen . |
| 25 | By the end of it all the mind-body problem will loom large — but this may be because we are now a little closer to it . |
| 26 | And we are now a quarter way through a four-year development plan ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ We are now a much more mature economy , ’ said the chief economist of a leading Singapore bank . |
| 28 | We are now a much more mature economy . |
| 29 | We are now a technological species , and until comparatively recently we paid little attention to species that were not . |
| 30 | We must prove to the world that not only have we grown rapidly , but that we are now a mature company and an industry leader . |