Example sentences of "knows [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently someone knows about a hazard , but fails to communicate with those who need to know . |
| 2 | USL says it ‘ knows for a fact ’ NET2 contains proprietary AT&T code . |
| 3 | Which he knows for a fact she does not spend on the child . |
| 4 | I 'll have a look , but I 've had him doing actual words , like first words er , you know erm , Ben and large and in and out and just the , the easy words and Luke and his own name , so he is already got the idea that when you write a letter you ca n't just write any letter , you 've got to make letters say something either as erm , as an alphabet or in the form of words , so of course she says to , would you all like to write me a sentence , well he 's already passed that stage , he thinks himself well I ca n't write a sentence , what he knows as a sentence consists of words that make sense , so they 're all sitting there going a N , N , N , Q , R , S , N , T , T , and they 're saying a sentence like I went to the shops with my nanny , well Alex has already passed that stage , he knows that that is n't sensible , so he must of turned to her and he said , I ca n't write like that , my mummy will shout at me |
| 5 | Lisa B says again and again that she knows as a model going into music she has to prove herself . |
| 6 | next thing he knows after a week it er , finds it and then it 's gone in n it ? |
| 7 | If a vacant position is not immediately available , reassignment might still be considered if the employer knows of a position which will become vacant within a reasonable time . |
| 8 | Ignorant me only knows of a Paris ‘ Conservatoire ’ , but I presume there must be such an august institution nearer to hand ( and foot ) . |
| 9 | Aristotle knows of a time in which the constitution of Massalia had been even more oligarchic than it was in his time ( Pol . |
| 10 | The author knows of a client who did this after he had lost a frightful lot of money . |
| 11 | As the hon. Gentleman knows from a debate on London which he attended , last year nearly 3,000 attacks were reported in London — an increase of 8 per cent . |