Example sentences of "[noun pl] know [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further to the letters in Readers Forum ( April and August 1992 editions ) regarding pencil holders I am writing to let other readers know that these are available from Lyra ( UK ) Ltd. at the cost of £1.80 each plus VAT . |
| 2 | Knowledgeable boxing fans know that most of them are meaningless . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , inner-city speakers know that some /u/ items can alternate and that others can not . |
| 4 | FAITHFUL readers know that four years ago we wagered a magnum of bubbly against the proposed restaurant in the former TSB premises in Stanhope having a Michelin star by 1990 . |
| 5 | The Kiwis know that British is best and have said Klondyke 's quality is better than they can obtain in the far East . |
| 6 | Showmen knew that middle-class critics had to be bought off and that topicality could sell films to certain audiences but they also appreciated that audiences were more likely to go to the movies for spectacle , for adventure , for comedy , for sex , to see particular stars , and to be entertained in the widest sense . |
| 7 | The example might be further refined if these manufacturers knew that most of their cars were sold to men between the ages of ( say ) 35 and 55 . |
| 8 | ‘ I see in it a big step towards the achievement of these goals knowing that still it 's a long way to go with obstacles on the road that we shall have to remove — and it is possible to remove them , ’ Rabin added . |
| 9 | Members of Parliament who represent those areas know that that is the problem which we face . |
| 10 | All progressive voices in Islamic countries know that this is their fight too , because look what happens if we fail . |
| 11 | Reasonableness is thus judged in the light of circumstances known and foreseeable at the time the contract was made . |
| 12 | The British and other European countries knew that this would allow US airlines to fly from the USA , pick up passengers in Britain or in Europe , and fly on to any other destination , which would mean complete US domination of civil aviation . |
| 13 | But the sample might be restricted to males only ( say 7 ½ % ) if these companies knew that most of their sales were made to male customers . |
| 14 | Economists know that real flesh and blood human beings are not like that at all ; sometimes they are , but sometimes human beings do things which are manifestly not in their best economic interests . |
| 15 | Leading African civil servants entrusted with the day-to-day execution of policy over the last twenty years know that these are not necessarily the major problems . |
| 16 | Artists know that this has happened , but much of the art establishment has n't caught up with events , or looked back at the past in the light of that . |
| 17 | Industrialists know that that policy was a failure , and they do not want to go back to it . |
| 18 | Huntsmen know that convincing opponents they are ecologists is a tough job . |
| 19 | Huntsmen know that convincing opponents they are ecologists is a tough job . |
| 20 | Addicted only to love for their fellow man , these needle guerillas know that all life is precious |
| 21 | All experienced knitters know that different dyes knit up at different tensions ( I certainly know this from my experiments with the ballet cardigans — there can be as much as half an inch or about five millimetres difference in measuring the forty stitches ) . |
| 22 | In fact there 's been some discussion of this lately , John Elston has argued that if jurors knew that that 's why they were chosen to go on the jury , it would destabilize the princi the practice of it because if you knew you were going on jury just for self-education rather than to get the right results out the other end , then this would n't give you any way of motivating yourself properly for the jury . |
| 23 | And those who worked with him on ecumenical committees knew that this was nothing like so rigid an Anglo-Catholic as sometimes he was portrayed ; and remembered what he did for the Methodists and other non-Anglicans in Durham . |
| 24 | Chemists know that oxygen-free climates like this tend to foster the spontaneous synthesis of organic compounds . |
| 25 | But the easterners know that such measures , legal though they may be , could lead to a bruising ( for them ) battle with the EC . |
| 26 | All burglars know that ninety-eight per cent of all housewives decide to hide things in the tea caddy . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We need to let our members know that this is happening so that they can check out their own individual situation and we need to write to the regional council to find the basis for banding of agricultural housing here , ’ he said . |
| 28 | It would help other hon. Members to know whether British Rail has asked consultants to advise on whether it would be possible to build a satisfactory station above ground rather than underground , as proposed in the Bill . |
| 29 | Perhaps it will help hon. Members to know that those who are called to put a question today may not stand quite such a good chance in next week 's debate . |
| 30 | President Bush has agreed that the conventional arms treaty should be signed at summit level , and the Americans know that this means in practice that Mr Gorbachev will have his Helsinki 2 . |