Example sentences of "this [noun sg] do [adv] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writer of this sentence does n't know whether the reader is male or female , but has chosen to use " his " as a GENERIC to mean " male or female " , overriding the normal use of " his " as a gender-specific pronoun meaning " male " . |
| 2 | ‘ Now this devotee did not know the letters . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're the only one here that the police in this district do n't know , ’ said Sikes . |
| 4 | This woman does n't know anything , like ! |
| 5 | This man did n't know the house before James started to have it renovated . |
| 6 | How is it that you do n't know and in your letter to me you said this trust did not know where that money had been withdrawn at the same time Andrew director of Eastern Arts was quite happy to write to me to tell me why he was quite happy to tell the press over the phone why how is it the trust did n't know ? |
| 7 | The vast bulk of mainstream manufacturers in this country do n't know how to use our designers . |
| 8 | People in this country do n't know what winter really means . |
| 9 | Suddenly , they let him down and one said , ‘ This guy does n't know what we are talking about or he would not ask , ‘ Who is he ? ’ ' |
| 10 | This reader did not know whether to be more depressed by the carefully presented statistics , or the faint praise offered to bus managements for their efforts to rescue some kind of order from a rising tide of chaos . |
| 11 | 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 . |