Example sentences of "we [verb] of one " in BNC.

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1 In his survey of London , published in 1889 , Charles Booth commented on the overlapping territory of the various visitors from churches , the Charity Organisation Society , and other charitable organisations in Deptford : ‘ we hear of one woman busy at the washtub calling out [ to a new visitor ] : ‘ you are the fifth this morning ’ ' .
2 This is not unusual we know of one set on a 90 at 36,000 miles from new
3 We know of one prolific kite-maker , whose kites are marketed everywhere , who uses no more than a sharp knife of the ‘ snap-off ’ type to cut dozens of panels in a laminated pack around a metal template .
4 We know of one family collection consisting of 10 pictures that have not been seen by the general public .
5 Many issues and proposals must have been discussed : we know of one proposal , that of Cardinal Robert of Courson for compulsory poor relief , which was rejected .
6 Before going further let us dispose of one standard excuse that usually crops up when people talk about time pressures .
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