Example sentences of "know [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how do we know whom the secret channels would enlist ? |
| 2 | I do n't know I the other day . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you know who the prospective owner was , ’ asked the Captain , ‘ when you discussed these plans ? ’ |
| 4 | You do not know who the rival bidders are , who wants what , or how much they are likely to bid . |
| 5 | The shot was supplied by Chris Baldwin who thinks the observer was Tony Buxton , does not know who the green-fingered pilot was , but knows they both survived . |
| 6 | We should shortly know who the new owners of Showerings are and what plans they have for the company . |
| 7 | Do you know who the official Society representative in your region is ? |
| 8 | At first I did n't know who the bearded man was for ( as I realise now ) I had been too busy participating to see . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know who the other five are . ’ |
| 10 | In particular he thinks the educated should have at least two votes , he does n't say how many erm that 's a matter determined case-by-case I take it , erm erratically it could be a thousand votes I mean he does n't rule that out , he does n't say it has to be more than one er two , but erm his view is that the educated to a specially privileged in a specially privileged position because they are erm more able to use their vote sensibly or to be given more than one vote , so we need now there 's going to be a question erm how do you know who the educated people are to make such suggestions , anyone with a university degree will be pleased to hear gets more than one vote on Mill 's system . |
| 11 | I do not know who the hon. Gentleman thinks he is speaking for , but I remind him that these people are volunteers and join with the approval of their parents . |
| 12 | Gartmore investors will have to wait until the end of January to know who the new owners will be although it will almost certainly be an overseas based group . |
| 13 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 14 | Of course he had got to know him a good deal better at Ecalpemos … |
| 15 | I really want you to know what a fantastic job Celia 's done . |
| 16 | Another reason for rejecting this causal theory of meaning is that when one asks what is meant by a statement one is normally concerned to know what a reasonable speaker is saying in uttering it . |
| 17 | He needs to know what a ghastly little prick the boy was . |
| 18 | As was suggested at the outset , if one really wants to know what a particular field is concerned with at any particular time , one must simply observe what practitioners do . |
| 19 | Well , we need to know what the alternative point of view to our own is . |
| 20 | So why put him under the pressure , she sa cos I said , I want to know what the long-term effect of me taking him out of this is , because , effectively I 'm taking him out of something of the system , knowing , he 's going to miss that . |
| 21 | What , at least it will enable you to know what the tropical species are because some of them have got quite weird and wonderful names and most people do n't know what some of them are . |
| 22 | I am sure that the House would be interested to know what the Labour party 's industrial policy is for the motor industry . |
| 23 | In May 1953 the state Department told the British that the Shah wanted to know what the British expected of him . |
| 24 | For example , a speaker might provide a summary for someone who wished to know what the intended relevance of the lecture was but who was only familiar with the subject at an elementary level . |
| 25 | But it is useful to know what the conventional rules are , and also to bear in mind who you are writing for . |
| 26 | Thus we have a recipe for the dictatorship of the leadership of the ruling party , since they are presumed to know what the historical tasks of the proletariat are . |
| 27 | She would have loved to know what the erring Frau Gesner had done , but he had suddenly looked so stern , so sad , that she had n't the nerve to ask . |
| 28 | In reply , we would point out that , before we can even raise the question of correlation between linguistic expressions and extra-linguistic phenomena , we have to know what the linguistic expressions are , and for speakers and hearers ( even if not for strict behaviourists ) this means understanding them . |
| 29 | ‘ Operations in the national interest ’ was a favourite phrase ; good and sharp , and carrying the implication that if you needed to know what the national interest was , you did not deserve to be told . |
| 30 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |