Example sentences of "we [adv] know of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , we only know of the existence of these structures because of the waterlogged nature of the peat in which they are found , since without such conditions they would have rotted away and disappeared . |
| 2 | What we already know of the Titfords can serve as a model : Charles the Cheesemonger in the late 18th century had 13 children , seven of whom died in infancy ; his grandson , Benjamin the Silversmith , had reduced the number of offspring to five , and would live to see all but one reach adulthood . |
| 3 | As a good biologist , Birch begins with life , with what we directly know of feeling , living , purposing and choosing . |
| 4 | And we also know of his early life something more than the official biography , since , thirty years ago , his sister defected to here . |
| 5 | ‘ We also know of a supporters coach and a couple of min-buses going . |
| 6 | We also knew of the same facies in Egypt and Israel . |
| 7 | Again the virgin birth , in view of what we now know of human reproduction , has become highly suspect for people . |
| 8 | Also we often know of drugs which will reverse some of the changes ; drugs which will steady an irregular heartbeat , drugs which will lower a high blood pressure , and so on . |
| 9 | The week when we really knew of the treatment of the Jews in Holland he could not eat either . |
| 10 | Sir , — Contrary to your assertion ( see ACCOUNTANCY , October , p 14 ) that ‘ When the Scottish Institute employed Charlie Clark … it had no idea what a talent it had acquired , ’ we certainly knew of Charlie 's pre-eminence as a piper . |