Example sentences of "know what [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children 's needs change as they grow , so it 's important to know what milk they should be drinking at different stages . |
| 2 | Alright , when the supply comes on to the market , you know , it may be nine months down the road if it 's an annual crop , if you 're looking at something like erm , production of cocoa , right now , a cocoa tree takes about nine years to mature , therefore alright , you 're not going to know what prices are going to be nine years down the road , you 're going to have to base your production decisions and therefore your output decisions on what prices are nearly a decade , nearly a decade ago . |
| 3 | ‘ I want to know what Salome and Alec Reynolds were doing down in Kent on Saturday . ’ |
| 4 | Consumers have to know what services are available to them and how to access and use those services effectively . |
| 5 | They 're not interested in one-night stands — and they even want to know what making love is like for girls . |
| 6 | ‘ You need to be a genius to know what ticket to use . |
| 7 | Obviously it can also be essential for you to know what flower or leaf you have pressed , although you will discover that on examining the finished material . |
| 8 | They do n't necessarily need to know what management is , they can learn all that . |
| 9 | He did n't seem to know what Jed was talking about . |
| 10 | She wanted to know what Jed thought about the Dobson affair . |
| 11 | The important thing about exercise is to know what kind is safe and how much is enough . |
| 12 | But Papert wants something more , as he wrote in Mindstorm : ‘ I want to know what kind of computer culture can grow in communities where there is not already rich technophilic soil . |
| 13 | ‘ My colleagues and I will be very interested , ’ he said sourly , ‘ to know what kind of propaganda that red magazine you work for can make out of an international survey of prospective parents . ’ |
| 14 | The industry 's insularity has cracked wide open since the Blues Brothers first walked into a bar and demanded to know what kind of music was played . |
| 15 | yeah , but that 's the , what it means , I want to know what kind of a word it is |
| 16 | Many of Johnson 's readers wished to know what kind of reading Dr Johnson thought suitable for young ladies , and it transpired , to much amusement , that he had given young Miss McQueen an arithmetic . |
| 17 | Melissa had been intrigued to know what kind of man could persuade Iris to leave her beloved garden for the best part of a fortnight at the height of the growing season . |
| 18 | I 've got a police contact who 'd just love to know what kind of racket you 're into , here . |
| 19 | If you want to know what kind of playground children really want , ask them ! |
| 20 | Whenever a jury in this class of case returns a verdict , whether of guilty or not guilty , intelligent readers of newspapers and weekly journals may want to know what kind of film was under consideration . |
| 21 | For example , a historian will be interested in finding out what is written on a sheet of medieval vellum , whereas an archaeologist will want to know what animal skin was used , how the vellum was made , and what pigments were used for the ink . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to know what discussions took place during the Rover negotiations on other civil and military issues ; on launch aid for the Airbus ; and on the general tax affairs of British Aerospace . |
| 23 | A criterion description should enable interested groups ( pupils , parents , teachers , employers ) to know what skills are encompassed by the particular criterion . |
| 24 | Also , and this is more tricky , we want to know what Riddle 's financial position is . |
| 25 | Users need to know what peripherals are needed such as printers ( and the make of printer which can be used with the program ) or robot arms or whether a joystick is needed . |
| 26 | If you really want to know what rabies is like , turn to pp 120–125 of David Anne 's vivid and powerful Rabid ( 1977 ) . |
| 27 | Thermodynamics can indicate which mineral species will be in equilibrium with conditions prevailing in the weathering environment ; but the rate at which this equilibrium is achieved is often extremely slow and consequently it is important to know what factors control the rate at which more stable weathering products are created . |
| 28 | It is of some importance , therefore , to know what factors determine consumption so that appropriate policies to combat unemployment can be devised . |
| 29 | I longed to know what Eva made of things , what she thought of Jamila , say , and the marriage of Changez . |
| 30 | I want to know what unit linking will do for me . |