Example sentences of "they [modal v] know the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme prompted a huge stream of calls from viewers who thought they may know the man who abducted Stephanie and held her captive for eight days before escaping with a £175,000 ransom . |
| 2 | The scattered crowd drew closer together and listened quietly , but when he gave his warning about the Riot Act , glances were exchanged , a few grinned openly , and a wit called out , ‘ They must know the law here — that is why they have all stayed at home . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They must know the hazards and we want them to start their sex life in the happiest way possible . |
| 4 | Local authorities must be sure they are providing the right care for children , and with increasing pressure on budgets they must know the money is well spent . |
| 5 | If they are to study evidence they must know the right questions to ask . |
| 6 | They must know the risks . |
| 7 | And I think it 's important that they , they should know the , the amount of information that is available , and how I think , how well we do monitor er our financial performance . |
| 8 | They should know the mature and extent of their authority and responsibility and that of fellow managers at all levels . |
| 9 | There was no reason why they should know the answer , but he felt sure they would . |
| 10 | I think they 'll know the difference though . |
| 11 | Most of them are opportunists , most of them come from the local area they 'll know the housing estates and whatever happens . |
| 12 | Anyone who believes they might know the identity of the driver is urged to contact Colchester CID on ( 0206 ) 762212 . |
| 13 | Because surely if ‘ they ’ knew how wonderful the spinning diamond meanings were , they 'd know the box was far too good for the likes of her . |
| 14 | If they did n't have their own hair they 'd kn they 'd know the emotional effect of hair loss . |
| 15 | and they used to know the , the wrongdoers , and when alleg allegations were made about any violence on the police , they would know the policeman pretty well , and more often than not they could tell whether a policeman might be of the type who might provoke anybody , they knew the policeman very well indeed , and my word if the policeman was assaulted in my early days , he 'd got to have a jolly good excuse not to be sent to prison . |
| 16 | They would know the real meaning of religious freedom , something which has never really existed throughout religious history . |
| 17 | Pray that they would know the gentle touch of our Lord in their lives in the coming days . |
| 18 | Pilger and Hayling wrote a job description outlining the editor in chief 's total power over the editor , which was to be shown to applicants for the editor 's job so they would know the position . |
| 19 | So , for example , they would know the current orders and be able to compare these with similar periods in the previous years , they would also have a ‘ feel ’ of production levels , stock levels etc. even though this information may be of a more qualitative rather than quantitative nature . |
| 20 | and they used to know the , the wrongdoers , and when alleg allegations were made about any violence on the police , they would know the policeman pretty well , and more often than not they could tell whether a policeman might be of the type who might provoke anybody , they knew the policeman very well indeed , and my word if the policeman was assaulted in my early days , he 'd got to have a jolly good excuse not to be sent to prison . |
| 21 | They will know the EC and the procedures of the Commission . |
| 22 | They believe MPs could make a killing as they will know the likely outcome before the vote . |
| 23 | ‘ They will know the game is being televised all over Europe and they will give everything because of that . |
| 24 | They will know the children , and will be fully aware of other aspects of what pupils are learning . |