Example sentences of "to know [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gartmore investors will have to wait until the end of January to know who the new owners will be although it will almost certainly be an overseas based group . |
| 2 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 3 | Of course he had got to know him a good deal better at Ecalpemos … |
| 4 | I really want you to know what a fantastic job Celia 's done . |
| 5 | Another reason for rejecting this causal theory of meaning is that when one asks what is meant by a statement one is normally concerned to know what a reasonable speaker is saying in uttering it . |
| 6 | He needs to know what a ghastly little prick the boy was . |
| 7 | As was suggested at the outset , if one really wants to know what a particular field is concerned with at any particular time , one must simply observe what practitioners do . |
| 8 | Well , we need to know what the alternative point of view to our own is . |
| 9 | So why put him under the pressure , she sa cos I said , I want to know what the long-term effect of me taking him out of this is , because , effectively I 'm taking him out of something of the system , knowing , he 's going to miss that . |
| 10 | What , at least it will enable you to know what the tropical species are because some of them have got quite weird and wonderful names and most people do n't know what some of them are . |
| 11 | I am sure that the House would be interested to know what the Labour party 's industrial policy is for the motor industry . |
| 12 | In May 1953 the state Department told the British that the Shah wanted to know what the British expected of him . |
| 13 | For example , a speaker might provide a summary for someone who wished to know what the intended relevance of the lecture was but who was only familiar with the subject at an elementary level . |
| 14 | But it is useful to know what the conventional rules are , and also to bear in mind who you are writing for . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She would have loved to know what the erring Frau Gesner had done , but he had suddenly looked so stern , so sad , that she had n't the nerve to ask . |
| 17 | In reply , we would point out that , before we can even raise the question of correlation between linguistic expressions and extra-linguistic phenomena , we have to know what the linguistic expressions are , and for speakers and hearers ( even if not for strict behaviourists ) this means understanding them . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |
| 20 | They also need to know what the local currency is , the exchange rate and the rate of inflation . |
| 21 | Now , the other thing that I mentioned yesterday , or we mentioned yesterday , was that local radio is opportunity for practice in various ways , and most local radio in most forms , and we will have to know what the local knowledge is here , do welcome people who are sufficiently interested to contribute stories , information , angles for their programmes . |
| 22 | All I wanted you to do is put the highlights down it 's all we need we need to know what the important things are , okay , just a quick breakdown of things we talked about . |
| 23 | But if we wish to do something about these close and secretive ties between the executive , the military and industry , we need to know what the driving force of this development is . |
| 24 | The therapist needs to know what the main problems are , what caused them , what maintains them , and what possibilities there are for change . |