Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] to know the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd very much like to know the extent of your experience . |
| 2 | Well I supposed we 'd all like to know the answer to that . |
| 3 | We will also need to know the tape density you would prefer . |
| 4 | Quantum chemistry may well yield progressively better approximations to ‘ the truth ’ , but we would also like to know the range of errors in the claimed predictions . |
| 5 | ‘ Do you really want to know the truth ? |
| 6 | How often do you really need to know the time to the exact minute ? |
| 7 | Tolkien saw the problem of evil in books as in realities , and he told his story at least in part to dramatise that problem ; he did not however claim to know the answer to it . |
| 8 | It seems most likely that three personal names are commemorated here — Drosten , Uoret and Forcus — but one would dearly love to know the significance , on the back , of a hooded archer holding what appears to be a crossbow . |