Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] know " in BNC.

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1 In times of crisis and extreme demand it is easy to overlook the willing horses some of whom may not know their own limitations .
2 I may not know much , but I know the best way to deal with situations like this . ’
3 I may not know much about anatomy , but I am rug-smart .
4 I may not know how Selkirk died but I think I know why . ’
5 If I went there I should n't know which bit to aim for .
6 I should n't know what to say . ’
7 I — I should n't know what to do — ’
8 When she told me how she came to be a refugee , she paused reflectively before each statement , conscious that as a foreigner I might not know the history of Palestine before 1948 .
9 It is said that Peru has some of the best liars in the world — I could n't know , they are so good I believe them !
10 I could n't know I 'd be on a murder case . "
11 Well , I could n't know that , I did n't know .
12 What was truth and what was fancy I could not know .
13 But I could not know !
14 ‘ Whether it distracted everyone else long enough to slip five drops of something into Mrs Iverson 's coffee , I would n't know , Inspector . ’
15 I would n't know where to start .
16 I would n't know what to say . ’
17 ‘ You know I would n't know .
18 If there 's any song that I would like to do , but would never attempt because I would n't know how to begin , that 's the one .
19 I would n't know him if I tripped over him now . ’
20 ‘ If I was in your shoes I would n't know what to say either .
21 I would n't know about that . ’
22 I would n't know about addiction , ’ she said .
23 I would n't know where to begin .
24 As for test guitars , we 've got dozens — I would n't know where to begin . ’
25 I 've got a Seymour Duncan Convertible amp as well , and I know people say they 've had trouble with reliability , but I 've never travelled with mine so I would n't know !
26 I would n't know what ter do . ’
27 I would n't know if you could understand it , but it is a strange feeling for a sailor to sink a ship — for a split second you have the idea , should I or should n't I ?
28 I would n't know .
29 I would n't know .
30 ‘ There 's probably a sink or a lavatory somewhere , but I would n't know where to start looking . ’
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