Example sentences of "know what the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , we need to know what the alternative point of view to our own is . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Federal Judge , Harold Green , ordered the immediate release of the transcript , saying the public has a right to know what the former president said . |
| 5 | I am sure that the House would be interested to know what the Labour party 's industrial policy is for the motor industry . |
| 6 | Well would you like to know what the fourteen great achievements are then ? |
| 7 | I want to know what the first three digits are . ’ |
| 8 | In May 1953 the state Department told the British that the Shah wanted to know what the British expected of him . |
| 9 | Once more a terrible curiosity overcame him , to know what the third girl looked like . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But it is useful to know what the conventional rules are , and also to bear in mind who you are writing for . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |
| 17 | They also need to know what the local currency is , the exchange rate and the rate of inflation . |
| 18 | Now , the other thing that I mentioned yesterday , or we mentioned yesterday , was that local radio is opportunity for practice in various ways , and most local radio in most forms , and we will have to know what the local knowledge is here , do welcome people who are sufficiently interested to contribute stories , information , angles for their programmes . |
| 19 | All I wanted you to do is put the highlights down it 's all we need we need to know what the important things are , okay , just a quick breakdown of things we talked about . |
| 20 | But if we wish to do something about these close and secretive ties between the executive , the military and industry , we need to know what the driving force of this development is . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I have to know what the latest styles are it 's part of my job . ’ |
| 22 | The therapist needs to know what the main problems are , what caused them , what maintains them , and what possibilities there are for change . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not know what the final outcome will be and would stress that there is no obvious solution at this point , but at least we now have adequate time to look at all the alternatives . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't for the life of me remember the English name for this vehicle and certainly did n't know what the Russian name was , so I asked him what he would call it . ’ |
| 25 | Accordingly , one is constrained in the way which one can refer to the preceding paragraph in the printed document — because one does not know what the preceding paragraph will be . |
| 26 | It claims to be ahead of schedule with NT-on-Alpha , a relatively meaningless phrase since we do n't know what the real schedule is . |
| 27 | One of the bosses announced : " We do n't know what the real trade figures are going to be . |
| 28 | By the end of this week we shall know what the Labour Party no longer stands for , such as unilateral nuclear disarmament and full-scale nationalisation ; but what , in essence , does it stand for ? |
| 29 | I do not know what the Labour party is so proud of , because under the previous Labour Government manufacturing output fell by 2 per cent . |
| 30 | ‘ I doubt if they would know what the bloody hell you were talking about . |