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

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1 ‘ Did they know of the deep place in the pond ?
2 Yes — he will obviously see and know of the good points , but it is his job to find the faults and problems .
3 What do you know of the two men 's relationship ?
4 He did not know of the English habit of using such affectionate epithets rather haphazardly , and he was impressed that she should consider him her dear .
5 The zeks did not know of the bitter trial of the breakdown .
6 My hon. Friend will know of the considerable worry in the Radcliffe part of my constituency about the prospect of an opencast coal mine being developed there .
7 If the vendor does not know of the proposed management buy-out , or is aware but has not given approval , then the members of the management team almost certainly risk action against them for breach of their service agreements .
8 Anyone dealing with such figures will know of the enormous variation in coding practice in different areas .
9 Everyone associated with the game will know of the numerous titles won by Fred Daly , but possibly many will be interested to know of his achievements in The Open .
10 My hon. Friend will know of the widespread success of his unleaded petrol campaign , which has persuaded motorists to use a more environmentally acceptable fuel .
11 However , he would have been shocked to know of the pagan pleasure in nature and pretty womanhood experienced by Angel .
12 I would like readers to know of the excellent efforts you have made to stimulate community action in Wales .
13 Readers of Annan 's classic essay are equally certain to know of the elaborate interconnections in the Quaker world of philanthropy and reform .
14 Such a datIng of the interlaced square and saltire arrangements ( type C arrangements ) accords well with what we know of the continental parallels .
15 Few in the West know of the Muslim population of China .
16 you know of the right sort .
17 The number of people to whom he is a friend , if not because he has met them but because they know of the good works that he has done not only in Britain but throughout the world , must run into many hundreds of thousands .
18 From a famous letter to Rohde we know of the powerful effect that the meeting had on him .
19 The officers in the merchant bank , who know of the proposed take-over , and whose knowledge is itself unpublished price sensitive information , may deal , or counsel , or procure others to deal , provided it is done to facilitate the completion or carrying out of the transaction , that is , the bid .
20 The importance of the study of elites , as a way of assessing political attitudes and change , is well established , but there is little know of the social background of the members of Indonesia 's parliamentary bodies , the People 's Representative Council and the Supreme Deliberative Assembly .
21 Only I know of the old door hidden behind a crumbling shed .
22 People do n't know anything about the things that they 're not talking about , you 've had no experience of it , you do n't know , you know of the bad hairpieces and wigs
23 ( iii ) I assume you know of the English tenders that are invited — including Scotch .
24 Only our London intelligence people know of the safe house .
25 There is , I am glad to say , no direct allusion to the activities in which you engage in the Koran or in the Hadith of the prophet , although from what I know of the blessed Muhammad — may God rest him and grant him peace — it is not something of which he would approve .
26 We all know of the hon. Gentleman 's concern for environmental protection and for tropical and rain forests , but the article in The Guardian — I stress , The Guardian — drew attention to the fact that the proposal was to take only 20 cu m of wood per hectare , which is only eight trees , every 20 years .
27 I know of the hon. Gentleman 's interest in and concern about this ; they are shared by many others .
28 I know of the hon. Gentleman 's interest in the subject .
29 We all know of the dramatic effects of the venoms of snakes and spiders , the savage stings of wasps and jellyfish and the virulent poisons of scorpions and stingrays , but there are many other examples in the animal kingdom and some of them are even more lethal .
30 " From what I know of the previous accounts the Winter Marsh investment — or error of judgment — is one of the main causes of the group 's present financial difficulties . "
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