Example sentences of "[adv] know [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only to know each day that tomorrow one would still have a roof over one 's head , a bed to lie in and food to put on the table . |
| 2 | I wish that pressure in the House would prove enough , but I am realist enough to know that change — real change — will only come now if we push from every side . ’ |
| 3 | I only know one person I only know one bus driver with children . |
| 4 | I only know one person , I only know one bus driver with children |
| 5 | ‘ I only know one story about you and that seems very much to your credit . ’ |
| 6 | I only know one spell . ’ |
| 7 | I only know one person I only know one bus driver with children . |
| 8 | I only know one person , I only know one bus driver with children |
| 9 | In fact , we only know each other because he worked for me — when he was a student . ’ |
| 10 | So you would know the output rate , or you think you 'd know the output rates but you only know those output rates if somebody bothered to collect them ! |
| 11 | Typically they are geographically mobile , living relatively far away from kin , work and friends ; they separate work from leisure and do not always socialise with the same group of people who all know each other . |
| 12 | ‘ We 've only known each other a year . ’ |
| 13 | She had only known one man , a moronic battle in neon light . |
| 14 | Géricault 's only known erotic painting was sold by Poulain et Le Fur on 26 June for FFr3.5 million £372,340 ; $740,957 ) . |
| 15 | Neico 's better known 320 model , a two-seat 200 mph-plus homebuilt , is due to be demonstrated in Europe over the next few months . |
| 16 | The better known end-Cretaceous extinction event can in many respects be considered as a mere temporary setback in this very dramatic faunal change . |
| 17 | The evidence for Cade 's operations suggests that they shared many of the characteristics of the better known Italian merchant bankers of the late middle ages . |
| 18 | These delightful animals are distantly related to the better known Giant Panda . |
| 19 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 20 | Like tonight , faced with the ordeal of going to a grand dinner party with people who all knew each other and were far removed from her experience , she had acquitted herself proudly and well . |
| 21 | McLeish repressed a grin and bustled into the big noisy pub on the corner , receiving an instant acknowledgement from one of the bartenders , who all knew any member of the C1 hierarchy . |
| 22 | The hero of modern times is the individual , and Wordsworth only knew one individual well enough to write about — himself ! |
| 23 | We read in the papers about the German war in Russia but we only knew one boy who was fighting there : Ada 's brother . |
| 24 | He only knew one word in three of the lyric he 'd chosen . |
| 25 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I think they only knew this morning , and you 've been so busy being cross — ’ |
| 27 | As throughout the tour , Ashenden had observed the opportunist self-seekers at the front of the queue ( as ever ) for the room-keys ; and in the rear ( as ever ) the quieter , seemingly contented souls who perhaps knew that being first or last to their rooms would make little difference to the quality of their living . |
| 28 | T : It sounds like he only knows one programme on the drum machine . |
| 29 | My wife uncovered the man 's secret through her friend 's husband , who apparently knows this teacher well . |
| 30 | Paul ‘ determined not to know any thing … save Jesus Christ and him crucified . ’ ( 1 Corinthians 2 v. 2 ) . |