Example sentences of "[adv] know [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One problem is that we do not necessarily know what a particular wavefunction looks like , and it is here that the LCAO approach to the construction of molecular orbitals is very useful . |
| 2 | The question of diet generally for elderly people has already been mentioned in Chapter 3 , and all who are trying to ensure that an elderly parent ( particularly one who is living alone ) is eating sensibly know what a difficult problem this is . |
| 3 | Every weekend now , tens of thousands , perhaps hundreds of thousands of people are taking tablets containing unknown substances , and God alone knows what the real long-term consequences of that are likely to be . |
| 4 | The problem is that without measuring the heights , and their frequency , of all adult males we will not know what a representative sample would be . |
| 5 | Perhaps the English do not know what an immense treasure they possess in having maintained the choral tradition in colleges and churches , since it provides an unsurpassable musical training , an important number of truly fine choirs , and , finally , the possibility to experience ( and for the listener , to enjoy ) repertories that the long-suffering Spanish enthusiast scarcely knows since they are not performed [ in Spain ] . |
| 6 | Accordingly , one is constrained in the way which one can refer to the preceding paragraph in the printed document — because one does not know what the preceding paragraph will be . |
| 7 | I do not know what the Labour party is so proud of , because under the previous Labour Government manufacturing output fell by 2 per cent . |
| 8 | I do not know what the right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) heard , but I distinctly heard the Foreign Secretary answer yes on several occasions . |
| 9 | Geoffrey Robertson , QC for Mr Henderson , told the judge after the acquittals : ‘ The prosecution was brought by one hand of the Government which did not know what the other hand was doing . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do not know what the final outcome will be and would stress that there is no obvious solution at this point , but at least we now have adequate time to look at all the alternatives . ’ |
| 11 | I do not know what the hon. Gentleman means , but I regret that , as ever — and typically of Labour Members — the hon. Gentleman seems to glory in gloom and despondency in identifying the more negative aspects of things , rather than looking at the positive . |
| 12 | I do not know what the hon. Gentleman is talking about . |
| 13 | But this is the mistake of ignorance , because they do not know what the contemplative life stands for . |
| 14 | Perhaps the right hand , in the shape of Kenneth Baker , does not know what the left-hand , in the shape of the present health minister , Norman Fowler is up to ? |
| 15 | Unfortunately , many of my letters home miscarried , because , Turkey being neutral until towards the end of the war , the post went through enemy-occupied Europe : I do not know what the Nazi censors made of some of my missives . |
| 16 | If you do not know what the true variable costs are , how can you make correct decisions ? |
| 17 | The shot was supplied by Chris Baldwin who thinks the observer was Tony Buxton , does not know who the green-fingered pilot was , but knows they both survived . |
| 18 | You do not know who the rival bidders are , who wants what , or how much they are likely to bid . |
| 19 | I do not know who the hon. Gentleman thinks he is speaking for , but I remind him that these people are volunteers and join with the approval of their parents . |
| 20 | We should shortly know who the new owners of Showerings are and what plans they have for the company . |
| 21 | AN ACCORD aiming to shake off local government 's image of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing was signed in Essex yesterday . |
| 22 | And he should n't have admitted to not knowing what the Emerald Isle was . |
| 23 | Not of his talent — he always knew he was good and he always knew what a great songwriter and performer he was — but for instance , he was nervous of audiences . |
| 24 | She argues that while the research provides clues about the types of preventive programmes that may be of help we also know what a complex problem child abuse is : The implication seems clear . |
| 25 | Oh , mm , I do n't , I do n't really know what the hot wax does . |
| 26 | We now know what the Labour party 's agenda is on that issue . |
| 27 | We decided to send you this newsletter as we now know what the White Paper on local government reform says . |
| 28 | But that really wo n't last long much after the erm , well we do n't know , I er , nobody really knows , I mean , British Aerospace has fragmented into all of these property groups and Rover and everybody 's got fingers in the pie and we 're not , we 're sort of caught half way between short-term aims to make a quick profit from trying to get Shell in you know and that sort of thing , but I mean , we just need to talk about , nobody really knows what the long-term policy of the main British Aerospace Board is . |
| 29 | Do n't know what a rotten life their daughter will have . ’ |
| 30 | If she does n't know what a good thing you are , I feel sorry for her . |