Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | He subsequently abandoned the forgery allegation and amended his counterclaim to plead ( i ) non est factum on the grounds that Mrs. Steed did not know that she had been appointed attorney and was not aware that she was signing a transfer of the property ; and ( ii ) that the transaction effected by the transfer was not a sale and was not within the power conferred by the power of attorney . |
| 2 | The new pleading , so far as relevant to the claim against the building society , constituted ( i ) a plea of non est factum based on the proposition that Mrs. Steed did not know she had been appointed attorney and did not know she was signing a transfer of the property ; ( ii ) a plea that the transaction effected by the transfer was not a sale and was not within the power conferred by the power of attorney . |
| 3 | Mr. Lloyd , counsel for the defendant , has attacked this part of the judgment by relying heavily on the proposition that Mrs. Steed did not know anything about the power of attorney and her status thereunder . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing , ’ Corbett sighed ‘ I just thank God Mistress Agatha did not know you were asleep . |
| 5 | His voice was hatefully mocking , and whether it was the drink talking , or his resentment of all women because of what one beautiful woman had done to him , Dr Neil did not know . |
| 6 | For some unaccountable reason she had bent down to inspect the floor , hoping , though Dr Neil did not know this , to escape the attentions of Havvie and his friends , all of whom had known her well in her old life . |
| 7 | This shows , does n't it , that Aunt Nellie did n't know very much about ‘ t' Brownie gals , ’ because doing good turns in the home is just what they are specially clever at ! |
| 8 | Obviously Frank Morris does n't know much about trade union history . |
| 9 | to Coronation Street do not know all the facts of course , we are ignorant of the finer points of the time gone by , but why is Deirdre so lasted to Ken I 've yet to catch up with Wednesday night 's proceedings on my video contraption , but the last thing that I heard Deirdre say to Ken as he was recovering on a put-u-up in her front room was , I 'm stuck with you till you back on your feet and as far as I 'm concerned it ca n't come soon enough for me , Ken lay there immobile , stunned , a cruel carry on , what 's the poor chap done , but then I 've missed too much |
| 10 | What they did not know — and perhaps Mr Desai did not know either — was that urine contains large amounts of melatonin — a chemical secreted by the pineal gland which is involved ( no one knows how ) in setting the body 's natural rhythms . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course we would n't — but Mr. Olinton does n't know that . |
| 12 | And now she knew that Uncle Knacker did n't know any more than she did , and she was on her own because her parents could n't afford expensive lessons or a top-class pony . |
| 13 | As yet Mr. Bowden does not know how much money he has raised , but expects the final total to be well over £250 . |
| 14 | But Mr Craven did not know this . |
| 15 | Since even Mr Kinnock does not know the secret of what he really thinks , what chance is there of anyone else finding it out ? |
| 16 | Ironically , though Mr H did not know it , mental-health reformers in Japan were at last making some headway . |
| 17 | Then clutching her daughter Maria Dingwall , she added : ‘ Mr Clarke does n't know he has got Iris Bentley to fight . |
| 18 | Mr. Burgess did not know that in fact the deceased 's investments were worth about £105,000 . |
| 19 | Mr Kronweiser did n't know where he stood with her , and he hated that feeling . |
| 20 | Something Sir John does not know . ’ |
| 21 | Mrs Hill does n't know if it will work , but says she 'll try anything to try to save her daughter 's life . |
| 22 | ‘ And this Mrs Fanshawe does n't know ? ’ |
| 23 | Already there were a couple of people watching , Kevin Simpson 's mother and an old man whose name Stephen did n't know , hungry for excitement on an empty April Saturday . |
| 24 | Mrs Turpin did not know Bernard of Clairvaux 's observation , that the first step into pride is comparison , and the subsequent steps lead into a self-focused life . |
| 25 | Mrs Hnatiuk , who was wearing a fast-looking white jockey cap , was only two rows in front of her and Mrs Frizzell did not know how to bear the suspense . |
| 26 | " I am sure Mrs Dallam does n't know all that . " |
| 27 | The press , the TV and the radio would like to know what 's going on and , incidentally , so would I. Kersey does n't know , or he does and is n't saying . ’ |
| 28 | It does n't matter what Mrs Jones thinks because Mrs Jones does n't know or care . |
| 29 | " Mrs Abigail did n't know about her husband . |
| 30 | Vitor d'Arcos did not know the truth . |