Example sentences of "we [verb] from experience " in BNC.

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1 We know from experience that many factors — some of which may never be apparent to outside observers — determine whether a prisoner of conscience is released .
2 Rommel , indeed , put the blame on the Italians for leaking secrets : ‘ We know from experience , ’ he wrote in his diary , ‘ that Italian headquarters can not keep things to themselves , and that everything they wireless to Rome gets to British ears . ’
3 I want to hear how politicians plan to remove all nuclear weapons now that we know from experience — following the Gulf War — that nuclear weapons are not a deterrent .
4 We know from experience that MBIs have always carried a far greater risk than MBOs .
5 Again using the Solent area as a practical example , we know from experience that strong winds between north and north-east will significantly reduce tide levels .
6 ‘ We know what we are aiming for and we know from experience how far players can go if they are prepared to work .
7 Also , that 's what that 's the training staff we know from experience that our moving targets are .
8 The Labour Group often speak in general terms of gross strategic overviews of the economy of these regions and we know from experience what that means
9 One of its most distinguished distinctive characteristics is the size of site which we know from experience which the county Harrogate Borough and ourselves at least have already here can be the order of magnitude of fifty hectares .
10 Beck suggests that we have an automatic style of thinking which to a large extent determines the conclusions we derive from experience .
11 After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best .
12 We learn from experience that certain visible appearances are connected with tactile objects of a certain size at a certain distance from us .
13 It is all very well saying that we learn from experience .
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