Example sentences of "n't [adv] know [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It 's inconceivable that Andrew did n't eventually know what was going on .
2 It 's like if you had a doctor testing some aboriginal tribe for blood types — they would n't necessarily know what he was doing . ’
3 He would n't necessarily know what was actually in all the crates .
4 Aye , yeah well she , she was , you know there 's a period of time where they , they sort of leave the grammar school and the , and the , they do n't just know what they , what 's gon na happen
5 The message of the Rio summit has been ( as if we did n't already know it ) that this is a small and fragile world and where conservation is concerned , everything is everybody 's business and that does n't just apply to the white rhino but to the artistic patrimony as well .
6 Oh he 's an engineer and he do n't fucking know nothing .
7 They wo n't fucking know who Chris is .
8 ‘ His father do n't hardly know he 's born yet , ’ said Maxie scornfully .
9 They think that I 'm just a mousy old woman , and could n't possibly know what goes on — they 've taken away all confidential work from me and Mr. Lennis treats me as if I were a half-wit .
10 When we take a tuck or slip stitch card and try knitting it with a changes of colour , we do n't usually know what the result will be .
11 To her knowledge she had never led anyone into anything she could n't handle herself , but as he had pointed out before , she could n't always know what sort of reaction she was stirring in those who listened to her songs .
12 And I did n't always know what I was feeling either .
13 Er we did n't always know what was going on but erm , we did catch the planes when they took off in the morning and we watched them come home in the afternoons and we got some ideas sometimes when things had n't gone quite right and I 'm sure we did share with you in your grief .
14 I suppose even sort of , with a with a plumber , you know , y you do n't I mean , I suppose they do n't always know what they 're looking for .
15 To tell you what to do but it 's also knowing how to do it , because sometimes especially if we knew in the truth , we do n't always know what to do and if we 're very young you see , we 're , it 's , it 's one
16 You do n't always know what 's good for you , you do need someone to say .
17 The trouble with being what you were was that although your judgement was impeccable , the rest of the world just did n't always know it .
18 We wo n't ever know what might have been if the two had met .
19 I did n't ever know it .
20 As I had never actually made a cold application for a job before , I did n't really know what to make of this .
21 And I do n't really know what to say .
22 And I do n't really know what to say .
23 I do n't really know what 's going on , but everyone 's arguing about summat .
24 I do n't really know what to say , so I just look at Marie .
25 We think , but we do n't really know what they were saying to each other behind closed doors .
26 To add to the senseless tragedy , the Japanese did n't really know what to do with all the dolphin carcasses once they had killed them .
27 He set up on his own because the company he worked for , Top Man , did n't really know what was going on , on a street level .
28 Gedge told Slag fanzine early in 1986 : ‘ I do n't really know what shambling means .
29 ‘ I do n't really know what went on from there .
30 Do n't keep using expressions such as ‘ You know ’ , ‘ Like ’ , ‘ Er … ’ or ‘ Um … ’ — they all make it sound as if you do n't really know what you 're talking about .
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