Example sentences of "[vb -s] n't know [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The man does n't know what on earth to do . ’ |
2 | He has a way of standing with his hands by his side or behind his back , as if he does n't know what on earth to do with them . |
3 | So y y y you , you , you , you 've got at least three things which are all sort of brewing up there and you think good grief what a , what a , what a state to be in because the poor doctor does n't know what on earth to do , poor Jan does n't know , well it 's worse for Jan cos she 's sitting there thinking I 'm going potty or , you know , ca n't stand properly or you know is leaning over or , or numb down one side of her face or , or or whatever it was , it was i i it was the , the dizziness I think actually which which was most alarming . |
4 | He is deeply insecure and does n't expect love , never having received it before , yet he deals with Miranda 's death so matter-of-factly , hardly seeming upset at all , that he ca n't have cared for her very much as an individual , which is not surprising as he really does n't know her at all well . |
5 | James 's mum said to me , and she does n't know her from Adam , she said |
6 | There 's a lovely erm James Thurber cartoon which shows somebody sitting in a room and there 's a lovely party going around and everybody else is talking very animatedly and somebody 's looking over their shoulder and saying contemptuously , ‘ He does n't know anything except facts . ’ |
7 | It is now suggested that ‘ he does n't know anything about politics ’ — in effect , that he is not medically qualified for his spin-doctoring consultancy . |
8 | He does n't know anything about hard men . |
9 | He does n't know anything about the baby , and I never want to see him again . |
10 | I said : ‘ George does n't know anything about fences . |
11 | my supervisor does n't know anything about writing an outline . |
12 | She does n't know anything about it . |
13 | B does n't know anything about the bike |
14 | I 've just visited my grandmother at the chapel of rest and I 'm pleased she does n't know anything about this |
15 | But I 've got this other kid , he 's twenty eight , and he 's absolutely a waste of time , he does n't know anything about it . |
16 | Well , cos David really does n't know anything about the air braking or anything like that . |
17 | it 's , probably he does n't know anything about it |
18 | from erm Andy there 's a party and a units party but he does n't know anything about a units party . |
19 | I hate this subject , especially with a teacher who does n't know anything about it . |
20 | Alternatively , if you , if he says , ‘ Well I want to have a , I read something and I want to have a discussion , ’ you think this chap does n't know anything about it , and you actually do a lot of the work for him or her in the circumstances . |
21 | Howard goes across to the man curiously , since he does n't know anyone in this city . |
22 | ‘ The goat does n't know it at first , but learns . |