Example sentences of "[noun] to know that the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Chief Executive George Mathewson is delighted with the 8 to 1 seal of approval , ‘ It has been a terrific boost to know that the number of customers impressed with our service far outweighs those who have a complaint , ’ he said .
2 He had only to recall the inevitability of their first coming together , her passionate , uncomplicated , animal gusto in their lovemaking to know that the thought was paranoid .
3 Again , you do n't need a twin test to know that the gap in ability , build and luxury feel between the Orion and the Rover 416 is a substantial one .
4 Yet it was not beyond the power of reason and foresight to know that the days of the Indian Empire were numbered , if not in years , still in decades : the best and the wisest of the British in India had known and said it from the beginning .
5 ‘ It 's good for the confidence to know that the captain wanted me , ’ Larkins said .
6 This actually allows the lift maintenance monitoring organisations to know that the lift is out of action before you do .
7 I did n't need any further examination to know that the man was dead .
8 About 1300 journalists registered at this years ' show , and you have only to read the number of column entries and to hear the radio and to see the television to know that the content of this year 's Royal Show stands second to none in the technical content of agricultural exhibitions across the world .
9 Although one need look no further than the Institute 's mission statement to appreciate that it sees members ' interests as very much secondary to the public interest , it might be reassuring for practising members to know that the Institute , nevertheless , recognises their concerns and has taken proper account of them in determining its long-term objectives .
10 It was a relief to know that the house had not been depleted and that it remained uncontaminated .
11 It is a relief to know that the police , at least , were sufficiently attuned to the realities of contemporary social research to drop charges even if a nagging doubt remains as to how or by whom they were set on to the investigators .
12 It was poor propaganda for the outside world to know that the granary of Europe was suffering from famine conditions .
13 Eugénie was able to bring this message back to the Tuileries where it must have pleased the Emperor to know that the Queen was sympathetic to France 's difficulties .
14 ( c ) Sexual penetration occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony. ( d ) The actor is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and either of the following circumstances exists : ( i ) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated or physically helpless .
15 ( g ) The actor causes personal injury to the victim , and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated , or physically helpless .
16 ( c ) Sexual contact occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony. ( d ) The actor is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and either of the following circumstances exists : ( i ) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated or physically helpless .
17 ( g ) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated or physically helpless .
18 ( c ) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated , or physically helpless .
19 ( b ) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective , mentally incapacitated , or physically helpless .
20 The problem must be recordable , ie the observer must be able to say how frequently it occurs in order to know that the intervention ( manipulation of consequences or antecedents ) is having an effect ( good or bad ) .
21 The reason for the inclusion of the word ‘ limited ’ in the title of limited companies is to enable those trading with the company to know that the liability of members of the company with which they are trading is limited .
22 It is some comfort to know that the insurance companies do not have any great concern on this score .
23 I had only to look at the farmer 's face to know that the cow was worse .
24 It is important for the House to know that the telephone line is free to the users .
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