Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] to know " in BNC.

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1 Jesus had not left them orphans : he had come to them in the person of the Spirit , who was not only the special gift of the Messiah to the messianic people in order to enable them to know his continued presence with them , but was the first instalment of the Age to Come , the pledge that the last days which had dawned with Jesus of Nazareth would , one day , come to God 's perfect conclusion .
2 However , members of the public and councillors still seem to expect me to know every detail about every file in the department — an impossible task for anyone !
3 It was unreasonable of him to expect her to know what it meant to people like Mrs Appleby to receive a visit from an employer .
4 Someone has to experience it to know to the full how you feel .
5 Right judgment is to help us to know what to do in difficult situations .
6 I hear what you say , and I hesitate to make any further comment on that , given the current climate , but let's set about just examining the shape of the difficulty at the moment , and see what we can as it were immediately deal with ourselves , and what we can try and persuade other people to help us to know .
7 " You should just see her , you ca n't imagine , you would have to see her to know why she chose it , " and all the time , as she spoke , some more assured , sophisticated account underran her words , silently , in her own mind , an account by some other girl , some girl who could wear such garments , and laugh at them , and explain them , and not suffer — some girl so far above such things that nothing could pull her down .
8 The business of a ruler was to force them to know their job and do it .
9 Deane almost scored with a delightful back heel flick type effort ( you have to see it to know what I mean ) .
10 For younger children , for example , I would do ‘ Sing a song of sixpence ’ correctly to get them to know the words , and then sing .
11 This is to latt you to know and the rest of you Justes of the Pace that if Bakers and Butchers and market peopel if thay do not fall the Commorits at a reasnabell rate as thay do at other Markets thare will be such Raysen as never was known .
12 It was bulky and badly tied up with paper and string but Sarah did n't need to feel it to know what it was .
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