Example sentences of "and we all [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 A part or organ in one animal that has the same function as another part or organ in a different animal ’ ( 1843 ) ; ( on late nineteenth century biology ) — ‘ Morphology was studied because it was the material believed to be the most favourable for elucidation of the problems of evolution , and we all thought that in embryology the quintessence of morphological truth was most palpably presented ’ ( 1922 ) ; ( on developmental constraint ) — ‘ But if organisation and the laws of development exclude some lines of variation and favour others , there is certainly nothing supernatural in this , and nothing which is incompatible with natural selection ’ ( 1919 ) .
2 Nobody had seen the prisoner for a fortnight , and we all thought that he had probably left the moor .
3 I do not doubt that she wants to live and we all hope that she will .
4 Ivy and Margaret smiled , and we all agreed that it was remarkable that An Adventure had held so many people 's attention for so long .
5 BUT all the activities centred on Mosely and King 's Heath and we all know that our Birmingham Central Branch covers B5 , B10–14 and B25 !
6 There are two different problems , and we all know that in order to gain the confidence of patients , every doctor has to be seen to behave in an impeccable manner .
7 Brain of Britain — I 'm struggling with todays Sun crossword — I know it 's embarrassing but I 've only got a degree in Chemistry and we all know that chemistry students are amongst other things the partners of defenders with no brains , i.e Weatherall and Newsome .
8 What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here .
9 That 's right , and I think that erm , yes , there 's a notion that I find useful in talking to students that we all have a comfort zone , there are all things that we know about , that we know how to do and if anything comes up — I mean in business it might be accountancy , we do n't all know how to handle figures , and so that 's an area that we 've hived off in that area and we all know that when we do that we are , as it were , giving up a bit ; we 're saying ‘ well , I ca n't manage I just do n't have I ca n't do that , it 's not for me ’ .
10 On nights like this all Fontanellato was out , defying the curfew , and we all prayed that it would soon end and prayed for the people who lived there .
11 This already exists on private land , and we all accept that we can only search with permission and not at all when crops are growing .
12 Yet another happy and successful Christian Aid Week is now over and we all rejoice that £8063,36 can be given to the cause in 1982 .
13 And we all realize that our responsibility to be the catalyst for peace in the region does not end with the successful conclusion of this war .
14 ‘ We talked to Elizabeth , to Monty 's doctor and to Monty , and we all decided that it would kill Monty if we took him off the picture .
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