Example sentences of "[Wh pn] know [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 2 | What was mocked was the arrogant superiority of the traditionally educated arts man who knew nothing of the second law of thermodynamics . |
| 3 | Those are the innocent victims , who knew nothing of the serious fraud . |
| 4 | For how could a reader who knew nothing of the original matter — the origin of the Silmarils , the rise and fall of Numenor , the triumphs and ultimate ruin of Gondolin , etc. — find a way in ? |
| 5 | A 26-year-old woman accountant who knew nothing about the mechanical side of vehicles asked her more knowledgeable friend to find a car for her . |
| 6 | McKenzie , who has never been in trouble before , was described by people who knew him as a pleasant individual . |
| 7 | As a person , Whitaker was frequently described by those who knew him as a great store-house of energy and enthusiasm , who could manage that rare gift of imparting such enthusiasm to others . |
| 8 | Even in Carluke , there are those who are far from convinced that Beattie , then only 19 and described by those who knew him as a train-daft ‘ big softie ’ , was capable of such a violent act . |
| 9 | Those who knew him in the early 1970s in Florida remember a young man who beat balls at night after working a day job . |
| 10 | One who knew him in the Bandung period , Takdir Alisjahbana , recalls : ‘ A fascinating personality … few [ were ] able to resist his charm . |
| 11 | The organization claimed membership from all parts of the South , and its membership contained education specialists , lawyers , people from the media , and civil servants , at least one of whom knew something of the existing channels of power and communication between church and state in the national school system . |