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

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1 Lexander did not know the word Junker .
2 ‘ Colour Of Spring ’ , released in ‘ 85 , was the majestic , towering album that Talk Talk 's growing legion of fans had always known the band could make .
3 Heseltine dubbed Portillo his ‘ AA man ’ — when Hezza did n't know the answer he knew a man who did !
4 Rincewind did n't know the meaning of the word premium , but his mind was working fast .
5 Jeopardy had always known the future , or had perhaps chosen it himself that day .
6 Willi did n't know the meaning of restraint , not in any aspect of his life .
7 The porter who had accompanied the procession was called before the Board , and in explanation said that the driver of the cart did n't know the way , nor did he himself .
8 Sam did not know the Aga Khan 's stud at Chantilly from a Leyland double decker bus factory in Preston , but he knew how to say the right things .
9 Yet for many years most Europeans did not know the system existed and it was no substitute for full EMU .
10 Even if a person did not know the consequences of giving up their autonomy , it is in fact these consequences which make the relinquishing of autonomy wrong .
11 Willie did n't know the tune and as he could n't read he could n't even follow the words .
12 ‘ Now this devotee did not know the letters .
13 Bonnie Sibbald and colleagues conclude that , because general practitioners did not know the qualifications of the counsellors they employed , those counsellors were probably unqualified .
14 This leaves us to assume that the beneficiary ought to pay in the event that ( iii ) it could not be shown that the testator , had he known the land was pledged , would have left something else or ( iv ) the testator did not know the land was pledged .
15 Men like Luke Hunter did n't know the meaning of permanence — or fidelity .
16 Quinn did not know the area , but he knew of it .
17 At first his challenges were met by rival warbosses , and there were several bloody battles , but after rumours of Azhag 's victories became well known the tribes gave up any ideas of fighting and flocked to join the growing Waaagh .
18 Azhag and his tribe fought its way out of Todtheim easily , indeed , Azhag seemed almost to know the way out .
19 Peter grew up to know the value of money , and was taught by his caring , careful parents to save and be prudent in financial matters , and cautious of whom to trust in business .
20 Three mothers did not know the children 's birth weights ; these mothers had one , two , and four children .
21 Stupid bastard did n't know the difference . ’
22 Jenkins admitted to ignorance , but covered himself by saying that the selectors did not know the team either .
23 This man did n't know the house before James started to have it renovated .
24 Lizzy had never known the love of a father , a real father .
25 It was n't Creed in the window , after all , it was just some advert for brilliantine , but his heart did n't know the difference and he sat there until it slowed .
26 The driver did not know the colour of the man 's eyes .
27 Thompson did not know the details then because he did not want to .
28 In that case , the House of Lords concluded that a bank giving information as to the liquidity of one of its own customers to another bank so that the latter could show the information to one of its customers could be liable to that customer , even though the first bank did not know the identity of the second bank 's customer , the ultimate recipient of the information .
29 The federation had asked to meet the council after a local sample survey showed that three out of five school children did not know the name of their townland .
30 Roland did not know the answer .
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