Example sentences of "know how [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish you and your staff to know how sorry I am that Punch is to be no more . |
| 2 | At least the man was wise enough to know how dangerous he was . |
| 3 | I 'd like to spend a few minutes now trying to pull that together and then go onto how we evaluate these plans , because you 've all produced these and would n't you like to know how good they are and how bad they are ? |
| 4 | Like a wine connoisseur who only has to sniff the vintage to know how good it is , a cat can learn all it wants to know without actually trying the food . |
| 5 | Do you want to know how easy it is to affect the environment of the world by planting trees or buying eco-friendly products ? |
| 6 | ‘ So far she does not seem to know how sad it all is , ’ he murmured . |
| 7 | It is difficult to know how far they were a significant deterrent to claiming relief , but over the long term there is little to suggest that any parish maintained the lowering of its poor rate which sometimes accompanied the initial operation of a workhouse . |
| 8 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 9 | and everybody was clamouring to know how much they were going to get and er we were always trying to head them off by saying that er , theirs was next on the list and er |
| 10 | But erm I 'm just really interested to know how much they 're likely to be and erm find out how much the Byrite people will erm charge for them . |
| 11 | Erm , on this paper I just wanted to ask you , erm , Simon says it 's from the erm , American agency , how many jobs , I , I would really like to know how much we spend , or how much is spent on trying to achieve jobs from American , from companies in America , and erm , how many jobs have been created ? |
| 12 | He was happy to know how much I enjoyed Russian literature . |
| 13 | ‘ I do wish you 'd make some effort to grow up , ’ said my mother before she could stop herself , for she did n't want her future son-in-law to know how much I could irritate her . |
| 14 | I want you to know how much I appreciate your dressing-table . ’ |
| 15 | So if I wanted to find out erm Let's do that one with the the N H S , and this time I want to know how much it 's going to be It starts off at a hundred pounds . |
| 16 | With all due respect to have an obsession to getting American viewpoint to erm , set up in England , and I would just like to know how much it really comes to ? |
| 17 | If Aunty Linda wants to know how much it 'll be to get the thing , flower thing here again . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps you would like to know how much you 've inherited ? ’ offered St John politely . |
| 19 | ( b ) proper definition of the purposes in reading will help you to know how much you need to understand . |
| 20 | I only want to know how much you can pay me for them . " |
| 21 | That was said in anger and confusion because I did n't want you to know how much you 'd hurt me ! ’ |
| 22 | I could n't stop myself thinking of the nights she had spent with Harry and wanting to know how much she had enjoyed them . |
| 23 | Apart from the cat she was going to spay , no other clients came in , but there was a telephone call from someone who wanted to know how much she charged for a booster injection . |
| 24 | He wanted very much for her to know how much he loved her , so he had called her ‘ Mam ’ , then ‘ Angel ’ , and now ‘ Sweetheart ’ , because it made her happy . |
| 25 | However , the treasurer needs to know how much he will be borrowing not just today but for the rest of this week , the rest of this month and the rest of this year . |
| 26 | After being arrested by the Securitate , Lupescu is dragged in chains before Ceauşescu , who demands to know how much he is paid for his jokes . |
| 27 | And after five years of marriage , he wants you to know how much he still loves you . ’ |
| 28 | It was tearing her apart to know how much he must love the pale , blank-eyed girl . |
| 29 | She does not want to know how little she weighs . |
| 30 | I have to know how long she 's likely to be out of commission . ’ |