Example sentences of "know of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may know of a suitable baby . ’ |
| 2 | Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out ? |
| 3 | Although I realise that he can not know of a particular incident that has been drawn to my attention today , is he aware that information has been sent to deceased claimants , thus causing a great deal of distress to the families concerned ? |
| 4 | THE ARBITERS of Britain 's nuclear future , now sitting at the Sizewell inquiry , might like to know of a new hazard connected with pressurised-water reactors . |
| 5 | Unskilled manual workers were also considerably less likely than average to know of a wide selection of credit sources ; sources which came higher up their list than average were moneylenders , mail order , tallymen , loans from finance companies , electricity or gas board schemes , and HP . |
| 6 | As many ponds are in beautiful gardens many readers may like to know of a possible source of free fertiliser . |
| 7 | I know of a young female who had to show a leading hand a tampon out of her pocket , to prove that she needed a toilet . |
| 8 | I know of a female member of this union who was sexually abused by her male colleagues , who I might add , are members of the G M B. |
| 9 | I personally know of a foreign company planning to establish a factory and recruit a thousand staff in Britain . |
| 10 | ‘ I know of a short lease up for sale , just off Soho Square , ’ Brassard interrupted . |
| 11 | I know of a lovely teacher who told her boys and girls in school about God 's plan for the animals and they had a mother bunny in her cage right in the schoolroom . |
| 12 | A Circular on this subject ( to appear in July 1965 as 10/65 , probably the best known of a long series of Ministry and Department of Education and Science circulars ) was already in draft , but Tony Crosland was anxious to improve it . |
| 13 | It did not include any formula for the future determination of pay , a principal element of the unions ' original claim , and ambulance workers on Merseyside declared an all-out stoppage from Feb. 26 until the results were known of a national membership ballot , in which , however , 81 per cent supported acceptance of the deal ( as announced on March 13 ) . |
| 14 | Curiously , a unique instance is known of a right-handed amino acid as part of a living thing . |
| 15 | The government alleged Dr Siraj knew of a planned coup attempt by military officers and that , although he refused to take part , he failed to report the matter to the security services . |
| 16 | Chris Ivory , chief executive at Bedale food firm Dalepak said he knew of a small company which would struggle to stay in business if it had to raise wages at the present time . |
| 17 | Families from Aberdeen , Glasgow and Edinburgh were included in the study after they were referred by medical practitioners who knew of a strong family history of the disease . |
| 18 | So we got engaged and waved my family off to Australia ; he knew of a little cottage we could buy not far from his boat yard — his boat yard , ’ she said disparagingly with a little snort of disgust . |
| 19 | Hafpor said he knew of a little hotel , and would we like to go there ? |
| 20 | MacIver had said he knew of a double-deck trailer which went every week from Cumbernauld to Stornoway , via Inverness , carrying £300,000-£600,000 worth of spirits , groceries and tobacco . |
| 21 | Sylvia knows of a good chap . |
| 22 | I have a memory , half forgotten from that time of youth and magic , that knows of a secret garden . |