Example sentences of "we know [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 We must take note of trends and changes , we must recognise pressures as pressures , we may need to broaden our concepts and tolerance in marital issues and family concerns : but at least we can be fairly sure that marriage and the family as we know them will outlast our time .
2 Whether or not schools as we know them will exist in the future is uncertain but we can be sure that there will be information and that its importance will grow in social and economic terms .
3 For we can not feel what we know we ought to feel — that ‘ the masses , are ‘ just folks ’ .
4 Four times people at higher levels tried to kill it off , and four times the people working on it came back and fought for it , argued for it , provided justification and evidence for why it should continue : ‘ Just give us a little more time ; we know we can make it work . ’
5 we know we can make to that standard .
6 So , we could have somebody start at twenty pound a month and we know we can make a profit and we can provide a good service to the clients , a good level of cover .
7 We know we can succeed .
8 What we have promised in our ’ most urgent ’ package we know we can deliver .
9 ‘ You know us Taureans — we only fight when we know we can win .
10 We feel it 's got a , in a sense of what we produce within the training situation , we know we can sell .
11 We know we can turn each other on , we know that your body needs mine as mine needs yours .
12 We know we can fund all that , because we know that we can raise the additional revenues we need , and we have told the British people where they will come from .
13 We know we can get the inhibitor genes into a cell but we ca n't tell whether we 'll be able to produce this inhibitor efficiently enough until we test it .
14 Nobody is absolutely able to put their hand on their heart and say we know we can get there . ’
15 Over the two matches we were every bit as good as Liverpool and , if we 're honest , we know we should have beaten them on both occasions .
16 We know we should find porn utterly repellent but we can not help finding it endlessly fascinating .
17 ‘ But their spinners are pretty useful and we know we will have to bat well second time around . ’
18 During a boom we can afford to ignore our little mistakes , but when money is tight we only buy make-up that we know we will use .
19 Well let's not say all nine planets for all we know they 'll discover a new one tomorrow .
20 ‘ For all we know they might come back married .
21 ‘ Now we know they can go in and do a job .
22 We know they can play this game but the defence is shocking .
23 They can read , we know they can read !
24 For all we know something may have happened today but I might not hear for ages
25 well we know I shall go through the fields , but we can still take the short er cut through the estate up Bedford Road , by the cemetery
26 ‘ Something for the MEDAU NEWS , please write it if you would — Not too long and not too short — we know you 'll make it good ! ’
27 We know you 'll love them .
28 Keep up the good work of entertaining your fans on court Steffi ; we know you can do it ; your fans are behind you all the way .
29 Mr Smith , erm , obviously you want to respond to that , but at the same time could I just press you towards your view and it 's really relevant to the districts surrounding York , that we know you can live with the figures of provision as set out by the County Council in the alteration , how ar are you aware of the figures which are being proposed by other participants in the discussion for Greater York ?
30 We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’
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