Example sentences of "[pron] know [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought at one time Didi and I would get along well enough , but , after finding my sweet , simple , clumsy , courageous , honest , fiery … ’ his voice dropped to a husky whisper ‘ … beautiful , passionate Sagittarian , I know no other woman would have satisfied me . ’ |
| 2 | … a set of men who live by death and never care to appear but at the End of Man 's Life … their Business is to watch Death , and to furnish out the Funeral Solemnity , with as much pomp and feigned sorrow as the Heirs or Successors of the Deceased chose to purchase : They are a hard-hearted Generation , and require more money than Brains to conduct their Business ; I know no one Qualification peculiarly necessary to them , except that is a steady , demure and melancholy Countenance at Command : I do not know , that they take Apprentices in their Capacity as Undertakers , for they are generally Carpenters , or Herald-Painters besides ; and they only employ , as Journeymen , a set of Men whom they have picked up , possessed of a sober Countenance , and a solemn melancholy Face , whom they pay at so much a Jobb . |
| 3 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 4 | I know no personal cause to spurn at him , |
| 5 | ‘ I know no such thing , ’ she says indignantly . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not probing , you know , Joe , but we 've been together months now , nine of them , in fact , and I know no more about you now than on the day we met , except that you come from the wilds of Northumberland . |
| 7 | Fact is , Harrison , I know no more about it than you do . |
| 8 | ‘ I know no more than you , Corbett . |
| 9 | I say they must have got the knowledge from him somehow , by what manner of deception I know no more than you . |
| 10 | I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I have heard of you , Master Procurer , and I know every one of your duties . ’ |
| 12 | I know every square inch of your delectable flesh , Miss Williams , so well that I could paint every luscious curve from memory . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , I know a private club , ’ Nicky replied airily . |
| 14 | He turned to Sally-Anne who was clinging to his arm , and said , ‘ I know a small chop-house near here , and when you have eaten you may tell me what happened , and how you came to be on your own , under attack . ’ |
| 15 | " I know a long time . |
| 16 | I think it was Old Harlow or Hoddesdon somewhere I used to go , I know a long way off we had to go because there was n't anything round here was there ? |
| 17 | Well I know a long while ago |
| 18 | ‘ I know a decent little joint , ’ said Biff , perking up . |
| 19 | ‘ I know a better way . |
| 20 | I know a better trick than that , any day of the week . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I know a great deal more about it than that , ’ said Margaret , in a full , satisfied voice . |
| 22 | ‘ I recognize that there can be no future for us together and yet I know a great fondness for the prince — a fondness that time , I suspect , will not lessen . ’ |
| 23 | Because I know a great deal about you and about your past . |
| 24 | ‘ And after last night , Caroline , I think I know a great deal more about you … ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I know a great deal about them . |
| 26 | I know a great deal about the difficulty of getting homoeopathic treatments referred by general practitioners because there is a homoeopathic hospital in my constituency . |
| 27 | Yes Chairman , I am following in Major 's shoes , I do n't reckon I know a great deal about it yet , and I 'm not sure that this erm , er , advisory er , committee is yet actually on the go , but I will go into this . |
| 28 | ‘ But I know a great deal about you . |
| 29 | Well we went off , we got off at Peel which was the other side as you know and there was Peel Castle right on the hill there and erm well after , and she said we wo n't go to these sea front cafes , well I know a nice restaurant , she said , up that road , and she said , just turn to the right and there we are , see . |
| 30 | I I I know a good doctor |