Example sentences of "[adv] know the " in BNC.

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1 Erm we more or less know the young the young thug element as such .
2 My world of science is so much richer than theirs , because I not only know the systematic names , but I am also fluent in the trivial ones , the scientific nicknames which allow us to chat about science over coffee .
3 But if we only know the bell according to those systems we call logic or science , then we can only talk about bells .
4 ‘ But I only know the songs I sing at school , ’ I told her warily .
5 In between the two mosques , in the great arc of roofs and terraces which surmounted the houses of Shahjehanabad , I saw for the first time that secret Delhi which lies hidden from those who only know the city from ground level .
6 As compared with the more usual situation in which we only know the activity of people over a short period , such data raise some challenging statistical and econometric problems .
7 Wycliffe said : ‘ You obviously know the family . ’
8 Be very careful if offered fish as a ‘ pair ’ unless you have actually seen them breed and raise young , or you personally know the seller .
9 They already know the part they have to play to ensure its success .
10 If you already know the basics of map and compass work but want to improve your skills , why not take part in one of the day courses organised throughout the Lake District National Park ?
11 Frank Mort has commented on this kind of separation between the new intellectuals who are happy and confident to mix genre and ignore qualitative and semantic difference ‘ because they already know the map of Western culture ’ and are distinct from those ‘ who do not carry with them those levels of cultural capital . ’
12 Many specifiers already know the advantages of using Trisomet composite roof and wall panel .
13 When schoolteachers ask questions , they already know the answers and are simply checking to make sure you know them , too .
14 Most traditional midwives , for instance , already know the women they care for during and after pregnancy .
15 For example , we already know the physical laws that govern everything that we experience in everyday life .
16 We already know the basic physical laws that govern the activity of the brain , and they are comparatively simple .
17 ‘ I already know the reputation . ’
18 As with problem solving , the difficulty with asking the right — questions is that we can not do so unless we already know the answer .
19 I already know the answer .
20 Turning back to the landlord , Giles Aplin said , ‘ I already know the name of the man who gave you this watch — but I want to hear it from your lips — and I want the truth . ’
21 She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’
22 But are n't you forgetting I already know the contents of your case ? ’
23 Let us assume that we already know the size of sample , the type of respondent ( child , housewife , air traveller , etc. ) , whether or not questions are to be asked on more than one occasion , whether there are likely to be seasonal fluctuations , whether the study is to be factual or attitudinal or both , and so on .
24 In Staffordshire the jurors said that they knew ‘ by the evidence of old people , and by those who best know the truth of the matter , and by perambulations previously made ’ .
25 You just know the camera crews wo n't turn up until we respond to their provocations , ’ says Gene .
26 You just know the boys are gon na do it , because the trio in question are suave killing machine Bugsy Siegel ( Richard Grieco ) , business schemer Meyer Lansky ( Patrick Dempsey ) and mediator Frank Costello ( Costas Mandylor ) .
27 Mr Thomas is a witty writer , and I 'm sure his data-gathering has been impeccable , but somehow I just know the water around him is going to be thick with dorsal fins in February .
28 ‘ No , Bunny , I just know the way your mind works . ’
29 Drink , you ca n't see it if you put them in water , you just know the water 's gone but it might of evaporated .
30 if we 'd have started de it 'd have been another six months , no disrespect to Adrian but , you know , I , I just know the history of how it would have progressed .
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