Example sentences of "know what the " in BNC.

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1 Mr Doblin claimed that no-one at the hotel seemed to know what the cost of a telephone call should be .
2 She wanted to hear interviews with other survivors and to know what the emergency services had to say — the fire fighters who rushed to the scene , the doctors who performed the operations .
3 It is required to know what the relationship is between A and E , choosing from : greater than ; less than ; equal to ; can not say .
4 IF YOU want to know what the future holds for Europe 's financial markets , the best guess is usually to look at America 's present .
5 There was no question that a tunnel was technically feasible , but 1 wanted to know what the economics would be .
6 She wanted to know what the UK Vehicle Division was doing to correct its appalling track record of recent years , particularly when compared with its Continental plants .
7 ‘ Operations in the national interest ’ was a favourite phrase ; good and sharp , and carrying the implication that if you needed to know what the national interest was , you did not deserve to be told .
8 If the only way to give the drama momentum is to allow through ( 1 ) an emergence of crude competition between the teacher and pupils or through the even cruder ‘ I 'm the baddy not to be trusted ’ approach of ( 4 ) , then she may have to abandon altogether her intention to open up ( 2 ) , the recognition by the townsfolk that here is an official who can not know and indeed who does not want to know what the cost of this decision will be to those of us who are faced with it .
9 Whatever the nurse staffing arrangements , each one needs to know what the patient has been told and what currently appears to be understood .
10 it will be interesting to know what the Police Band costs , which the ratepayers never hear , and what did the rodeo , performed by the Mounted Section , cost the long-suffering ratepayers ?
11 Thus we have a recipe for the dictatorship of the leadership of the ruling party , since they are presumed to know what the historical tasks of the proletariat are .
12 I want to know what the first three digits are . ’
13 ‘ I expect you want to know what the future has in store , do n't you ? ’
14 It also helps to know what the fish was labelled when you bought it .
15 Mrs Laughton resigned with much regret , saying as she went that Orkney Islands Council did n't appear to know what the role of the Reporter to the Children 's Panel should be , and determined to make her concerns public .
16 And I 'd be interested to know what the masses of London think . ’
17 IT is impossible to know what the IRA hopes to gain from its current wave of bombing .
18 ‘ Some of the other customers stood up and demanded to know what the Chancellor was going to do about the economy , ’ says proprietor Moziruddin Ahmed , who was far too discreet to say whether Mr Lamont paid by Access .
19 ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’
20 As the aim of many of the BES assured tenancy companies is eventually to obtain value by selling or redeveloping the properties when they are vacant , it would be useful for shareholders to know what the market value is with vacant possession , even if the present value with tenants in possession is also shown as a note .
21 If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer .
22 Many seemed not to know what the knives and forks were for and took the napkins for handkerchiefs .
23 Within a week he was a member , within a fortnight he 'd come out at home and within three weeks his father was at the CHE group wanting to know what the hell was going on .
24 Mr Dick also wanted to know what the term ‘ fine lace ’ means .
25 They also need to know what the local currency is , the exchange rate and the rate of inflation .
26 If you think you might want to take an HIV antibody test to find out if you are infected , it is important to know what the test can and can not tell you .
27 She took the programme from his hand as if wanting to know what the song was , but her eyes were shut as she bent her head over it .
28 ‘ They need to know what the standards are in professional tennis these days .
29 Coaches ought to know what the children should be practising .
30 You will therefore need to know what the value of your pension would be if you stay in SERPS or your company scheme , whichever is applicable .
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