Example sentences of "know [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We wo n't know for a couple of days but everything points to her having used large amounts of cocaine , ’ a senior detective told TODAY . |
| 2 | And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't know for a minute wait a minute |
| 4 | ‘ But I do n't think people in business are that open to contacting a firm they do n't know for a health check . ’ |
| 5 | I ca n't say it 's been marvellously successful but I do know for a fact that the conditions of the working class was improved tremendously by organizations in the thing which has come to be described as trade-unionism . |
| 6 | So stealing being a quick resort , you 'd I 'd f I I know for a fact I 'd find myself turning to it firstly and not lastly . |
| 7 | And how do you know for a fact that they intend to bring these sorts of techniques in to Britain ? |
| 8 | God , do you think I 'd come near you , talk to you about it , touch you , if I did n't know for a certainty that you want me as badly as I do you ? ’ |
| 9 | Do n't know about a presentation . |
| 10 | she did n't know about a party . |
| 11 | No , I do n't know about a spray , I do n't know although the fountain the fountain idea , does n't it . |
| 12 | Well , I do n't know about a cure , but Adamski certainly possesses a voice similar to that of Robert Smith . |
| 13 | Well , I do n't know about a cure , but Adamski certainly possesses a voice similar to that of Robert Smith . |
| 14 | ‘ What do you know about a sports-fisherman called Dream Baby ? ’ |
| 15 | I want to let you know about a study we have initiated on the usual basis of ( almost ) nil funds — hence we ca n't offer you a lucrative contract ! |
| 16 | I think we should know as a service |
| 17 | of course we do n't know what , as your Lordship says we do n't know as a matter of fact what the , the height of the |
| 18 | FLORA Thompson enthusiasts might like to know about a reprint of a 56-page guide of Liphook written by her and which is certain to become a collector 's item . |
| 19 | ‘ Because there 's nothing else anyone could possibly want to know about a man three days dead . |
| 20 | They will want to know about a childminder who fails to provide a safe environment or where children appear to be neglected or ill cared for . |
| 21 | In the form of a very brief list of what we want to know about A Level , could you do it ? |
| 22 | But there are basic things that the journalist will want to know about a story that you can work out in advance . |
| 23 | Horne had first made his name on radio in the days when most people still called it the wireless — on another wartime show which supposedly told everything you ever wanted to know about an RAF station . |
| 24 | Therefore , it is against that back-cloth , that I respond to these orchestrated criticisms and express my views on the man I have come to know as a friend and a very good colleague . |
| 25 | We need to know as a matter of urgency what ( if anything ) is wrong with the Faculty 's arguments against the DSS view . |
| 26 | ‘ I got to know after a time that he ad-libbed because he got bored with his lines . |
| 27 | Do you really know of a Labrador like that or are you — ’ |
| 28 | Do you know of a company which produces self-supporting fencing which is flexible and can be placed around the pond which is an informal shape . |
| 29 | I was in favour of a world religion — an all-enfolding religion rejecting no one , but I did not then know of a church or religion which would include all men . |
| 30 | Does anyone know of a supplier or second-hand dealer who might have one ? |