Example sentences of "we all know the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now we all know the word recession ; we 've heard of it before , but , but what does it actually mean ?
2 We all know the story of the two beautiful swans who brought forth what was regarded as an ugly duckling but which later surprised everyone by turning into a swan itself .
3 Whatever you think about sliced bread ( for myself , I detest it ) , we all know the expression meant we did n't know how we managed before it existed .
4 We all know the limitations of a friend teaching you to drive — the finer points are never brought out unless the friend is himself an instructor .
5 But the lanky striker got no such protection from his own manager following the 24th-minute incident as Reid blasted : ‘ We all know the rules and there is no excuse for that .
6 We all know the Government 's policies to be right , to be in the national interest . ’
7 Well , we all know the basics in English .
8 We all know the dangers of labelling groups and individuals within the current political climate .
9 Erm , we all know the problems that some people have got into by opting out .
10 There 's a Danish proverb , you know , that states that fish and guests smell after three days and er we all know the visits which have begun so successfully from friends and relatives , it need n't be Christmas , it could be at any time of the year , which are often ruined by people lingering on well past their sell-by date .
11 All must be equally under suspicion , though we all know the master or mistress would never think of doing such a thing . ’
12 But one thing I would say and I think this is very valid and think pe it wo n't be long before people start to pick up on it and er we have n't got a national accounts , a proper national accounts team cos we have n't got the people and we all know the reasons why but nevertheless you know they 're , they 're pinpointing areas of big business with big companies like and and not allowed to go into new business
13 We all know the problem : we legislate too much , and that must apply to all of us .
14 Leaving aside the rights and wrongs of that dispute , we all know the importance of representatives .
15 We all know the importance of television and radio journalism .
16 We all know the answer is yes .
17 Well , I think we all know the answer to that — it 's called micros — chips with everything .
18 I mean , we all know the world 's not perfect .
19 But erm er I I I I really feel very strongly about this that we all know that democracy does n't just consist of electing a a national parliament once in five years , we all know the strength of democracy comprises that where the complex of local institutions of local bodies made up of people serving in different ways , not necessarily elected , that is what comprises democracy and it is that which is being undermined again by this measure in this in this Bill and I do say to Your Lordships that for the reasons given by both my Noble Friends er Lord and by , by the Noble Lord , Lord Lord er that there has been no demand for this
20 We all know the words to this one .
21 We all know the face and hands of the figure , set in its marble chair , in that circle of fantastic rocks , as in some faint light under sea .
22 The description is rather slender , but Pater was able to assume some existing knowledge on the part of his reader : ‘ We all know the face and hands of the figure , set in its marble chair , in that circle of fantastic rocks , as in some faint light under sea . ’
23 We all know the facts and figures by now … if you do n't then you must have been on a different planet this weekend …
24 But the S Q L code which is sent to it has to be interpreted when it gets to the server machine , and we all know the difference between compiled and interpreted code .
25 We all know the result of the R A F's careful training methods , a wonderful of record of enemy planes shot down .
26 And as we all know the show remains a firm favourite .
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