Example sentences of "[verb] not [adv] know the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she did so she realised she did not yet know the name of their unexpected guest . |
| 2 | Mrs Priestley said they did not yet know the identity of the donor but she and her husband would like to express their gratitude to the donor 's family . |
| 3 | Nothing so far has disproved the contention that the classical Greeks did not even know the name of the Jews . |
| 4 | And she did not even know the name of the kind benefactor to whom she owed so much . |
| 5 | Corbett said the ‘ Miserere ’ and ‘ Requiem ’ realising he did not even know the man 's name . |
| 6 | He despised the rural ignoramuses who did not even know the system . |
| 7 | ( A famous actor interviewed recently on the radio said that , when he had learned his part in a play , he did not just know the words he had to say but where the new paragraphs came and when he had to turn the page of the script . |
| 8 | Her lawyer said she did not then know the consequences of the accident . |
| 9 | Hosts did not always know the names of such guests and considered it impolite to ask , at least until the meal was over . |
| 10 | They do not just know the ropes : they make the ropes . |
| 11 | Although there is no direct evidence on the subject of Richard 's upbringing and education — we do not even know the names of his tutors as we do in his father 's case — it is none the less possible , by using romances and treatises , to reconstruct the type of education which he must have undergone . |
| 12 | An intensive course in Russian is provided for those who do not already know the language . |
| 13 | The horizontal love scenes , which now ‘ educate ’ any teenyboppers who do not already know the facts of life , would have earned instant dismissal in his day . |
| 14 | Scientists do not yet know the sex of the chicks . |
| 15 | We do not yet know the implications for job numbers of the reorganisation , but as stated in the AEA Times Bulletin there may be a need to plan for more reductions than previously anticipated . |
| 16 | Unfortunately we do not yet know the accuracy of the three tests in combination . |
| 17 | Negotiations for contracts after 1993 have not started , so we do not yet know the tonnages or the volumes . |
| 18 | The first round has already been filmed at the flight simulator in Leicester , the assault course in Bolton and the studio questions in Manchester , but Paul does not yet know the date of transmission . |
| 19 | Amongst the working classes in this area , there seems to be no stigma attaching to a woman with a child she does not even know the father of ! ’ |
| 20 | Is not the truth of the matter not only that the Secretary of State is doing nothing about the housing needs of the service men and women who will be made redundant , but that he does not even know the facts ? |