Example sentences of "know [conj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm well it 's sort of hel , it 's it 's really up to the mother really , you know or the single parent . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , even if we know that a urinary rhythm is due partly to the body clock , we can not yet be confident about details of the way in which this clock produces the rhythms in renal elimination . |
| 3 | Until you know that a certain person is going to be a good language helper , it is best to engage him/her for a day or a week at a time . |
| 4 | First , children might refrain from reporting or at least giving evidence if they know that a substantial prison sentence for a member of their family is the probable outcome . |
| 5 | That has now been achieved and , although we know that a long road awaits the negotiators , it is refreshing to see the leaders of the Palestinian people at the conference table and to watch their demeanour as they approach the massive problems . |
| 6 | Speich said , ‘ Mrs Goreng , you know that a good journalist always protects his source . ’ |
| 7 | I know that a Labour Government will be returned and I am sure that that Government will not take as long as from 1986 to the present time , as this Government have , to do something constructive about changing the law and bringing in legislation that could be enforced throughout the country . |
| 8 | So we know that a variable ratio reinforcement is likely to maximise the production of behaviour and erm also minimise the chance of that behaviour being given up immediately reinforcement is withdrawn . |
| 9 | They know that a new balance of power in Asia has been created by the Treaty … . |
| 10 | If people know that a new rule will be applied retrospectively they will behave in accordance with whatever rules they imagine courts would think in the general interest , and this will provide a great part of the advantage of such rules without the need actually to enact or adjudicate them . |
| 11 | I 'm an old hand at Falcon Sailing — it 's thanks to them I know that a holding tank 's nothing to do with the Russians in Prague . |
| 12 | " I know that a great part of me is darkness , not light . |
| 13 | We already know that a large majority of women who do paid work at home feel themselves tied by child-care responsibilities . |
| 14 | The big step is then getting the rest of the Council to take it on board , that 's the big step , you know , leisure , the neighbourhood office 's , I mean the neighbourhood office 's are quite good , I mean they 've got a , they 've got a budget , a development budget , and like in Katherines and Sumners I know that a large proportion of the development budget there went on projects for young people , you know , so there are using there money . |
| 15 | We all know that a full moon is not normally conducive to good fishing , so was that half moon enough to make the difference ? |
| 16 | Just as those who at the pre-school stage help children to learn to read know that a structured effort to consolidate all the skills connected with reading will be made in the primary school itself , so teachers in primary schools need to know what will be built on the skills , knowledge , interests and attitudes of the children whom they will pass on to the next stage . |
| 17 | Lastly we have a third group of customers who know that a brief telephone call with an experienced Matroc technician and the subsequent systematic processing would bring them significantly more than 50 pages of technical details . |
| 18 | For example , we know that a biological system of animals should function like any other system . |
| 19 | A coalition was formed in June 1757 in which Pitt ran the war , and justified his claim ‘ I know that I can save this country , and I know that no other man can ’ , while the Duke of Newcastle made sure that the majority in the House of Commons realized that their business was to vote money for Pitt 's military operations without too much fuss . |
| 20 | We know that no other vehicle was involved . ’ |
| 21 | I do nt give a fuck if a goal is disallowed that was offside if I know 1 ) That it was offside really and 2 ) I know that no other side will be allowed an offside goal . |
| 22 | Theatre staff know that no protective clothing yet devised will guard them 100% against exposure to HIV or Hepatitis B infection from the patient . |
| 23 | They know that every little bit helps . ’ |
| 24 | This would , on the surface anyway , appear to bode well for their chances but one thing is certain — they know that every big gun in Down 's considerable armoury will be firing tomorrow week . |
| 25 | And you begin to say things that do n't make any sense to people who do n't know what 's going on between you , but you know that the other person , to whom what you 've said is really addressed will know what you mean , even though he may not actually be there . |
| 26 | One main reason is that I know that the other person thinks I will act as promised and therefore she will do something which she would not do otherwise . |
| 27 | We now know that the ascorbic acid in the juice prevents discoloration . |
| 28 | It should be stressed , however , that — while the outlines of human activities are clear — there are still many uncertainties : for instance , we know that the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has risen about 9 per cent since 1959 . |
| 29 | In local authorities we know that the principal repayment must be financed through the revenue account , namely : |
| 30 | We know that the recent privatisation of bus services has led to escalating prices , a lowering of standards and customers ' complaints being ignored . |