Example sentences of "did n't know the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I smiled , nodding my head , not unhappy that he 'd jumped to the wrong conclusions , but surprised that he did n't know the secret of paying by instalments . |
| 2 | As I accelerated my pace I asked myself what I was doing here , and I did n't know the answer . |
| 3 | She did n't know the language . |
| 4 | I did n't know The Rolling Stones had started playing just down by the river . ’ |
| 5 | If you did n't know the tunes , you 'd assume Holly 's lyrics decorated some innocent backporch spooners from the turn-of-the-century : ‘ Stars appear and the shadows are fallin' You can hear my honey callin' . ’ |
| 6 | Everyone in the whole marine department just threw up their hands in horror and told me I was crazy , I did n't know the first thing about ships , the whole marine fleet would fall apart . |
| 7 | You know the end , and I know the end , now we know what happened , now we know what I should have done … but I was not at the end of the movie , I was in the middle of the movie and I did n't know the ending . ’ |
| 8 | He repeatedly stated to Timms , ‘ It was a fair fight , two onto two , I 'm sorry , I did n't know the man had died . ’ |
| 9 | He had been told that he did n't know the first thing about it , that the young were all the same , destructive and careless , that Mrs Irving set a value on her privacy . |
| 10 | I did n't know the full map . |
| 11 | Sometimes , if they did n't know the one I was after , they sent me off in search of one or two they had of their own . |
| 12 | I did n't know the particulars of it . |
| 13 | I did n't know the answer and neither did anyone else . |
| 14 | They did n't know the name of any one of them , they just wanted the best . ’ |
| 15 | The driver must be someone who did n't know the district well , or he would n't have gone along the Applewick lane ; and that meant it was very likely he would n't realise that his van would hit the arch of the bridge instead of going under it , just as her daddy 's had done once . |
| 16 | As for the problems , I often did n't know the answers myself ’ . |
| 17 | When I began to be seen around camp with a new face , I was subjected to a lot of nudging and winking from those who did n't know the facts , and people came up to me with knowing smiles on their faces , saying , ‘ I see you 've got a new boyfriend ! |
| 18 | I was n't too keen on this cheek to cheek business , with men I 'd never seen before and did n't know the names of , but I kept on telling myself not to be standoffish and to relax a bit , but as for jiving — no , I could n't do that . |
| 19 | I was n't going to let her think I did n't know the jargon . |
| 20 | We did n't know the railings was dicky . |
| 21 | When I was a first year I was put in as ballboy and I did n't know the rules . |
| 22 | But they always gave me the choice first and put me in a dilemma , though I did n't know the meaning of the word then . |
| 23 | It was n't Creed in the window , after all , it was just some advert for brilliantine , but his heart did n't know the difference and he sat there until it slowed . |
| 24 | It was as if she really did n't know the answer . |
| 25 | Well , she did n't know the answer . |
| 26 | Willie did n't know the tune and as he could n't read he could n't even follow the words . |
| 27 | You did n't know the girl was pregnant ? ’ |
| 28 | Algerian Karim Ederesi , 20 , did n't know the emergency phone had connected him with police . |
| 29 | He did n't know the doctor and was very disorientated and frightened for the rest of that day and the next ; but on the following one it was as if it had never happened . |
| 30 | They did n't know the meaning of the word ‘ retreat ’ . |