Example sentences of "[vb infin] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The practice might not know that a need exists and may be able to help . |
| 2 | Oily fish is a topic this page has already covered in a previous issue , so you 'll know that a regular meal of oily fish — herring , mackerel , trout and the like — can actually halve your risk of having a heart attack . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know that a business like this needed much working capital ? ’ |
| 4 | Similarly , the Prevention of Terrorism Act requires bankers to prove that they did not know that a client 's funds were serving terrorism . |
| 5 | Firstly , many crimes do not have victims , and only the offender(s) will know that a crime has been committed — for example , illegal drug use and supply , soliciting by prostitutes or illegal abortion ( here we are talking about victims in the conventional sense of a separate and visible victim , although it could be argued that the user of illegal drugs is a victim him or herself , or that the unborn foetus is a victim in the case of illegal abortion ) . |
| 6 | For we can know that a species is related to an ancestral population by evolutionary descent , even though the details of the transition are controversial . ' ’ |
| 7 | It is likely , though , that few Ayrshire folk will know that a prominent part of the city 's waterfront is named after a native of the county . |
| 8 | The question raised by the Law Lords on the Circuit who referred it to the High Court was whether despite being deaf and dumb and uneducated , did the defendant know the difference between right and wrong , did she know that a consequence of guilt was punishment , and did she have the power of communicating her thoughts ? |
| 9 | The practice might not know that a need exists and may be able to help . |
| 10 | Any one who has ever played a game of ‘ conkers ’ will know that a swung string holding a chestnut acquires a stiffness equivalent to a shaft . |
| 11 | Well , we want to let you know that a new church is opening just down the road from you . |
| 12 | Those familiar with writing software for microprocessor controlled systems will know that a lot of development goes into the process . |
| 13 | But you can at least monitor their response on the graphic , via the LEDs , but there 's nothing to let you know that a program has been properly saved with the ‘ save ’ button . |
| 14 | Once you have done so , the word ‘ play ’ flashes in the display to let you know that a parameter has been changed . |
| 15 | He said last night : ‘ I did not know that a policewoman had been stabbed but something serious had obviously happened . |
| 16 | ‘ You do n't know that a tenant from your building was kidnapped that morning and that the evidence you 've just given could be vital ? ’ |
| 17 | We can know that a great master is a great master . |
| 18 | How can we know that a pupil derives satisfaction from ( in this case ) the learning tasks in which he/she is engaged ? |
| 19 | If you follow football you will already know that a substitute is a man who takes the place of another player . |
| 20 | Oh , and did you know that a stranger has arrived to see you ? ’ |
| 21 | We have to let customers know that a sale is taking place . |
| 22 | The judge in making an award of damages will know that a payment into court has been made , but will not know in what sum and so can not ensure that the damages awarded are high enough to beat the payment into court , if minded to make an award similar to that which the defendant has offered . |
| 23 | While still leafing through the statements he turned to Sara : ‘ We have a witness who claims to have seen you in Alexandra Road after eleven on Saturday night , and you may know that a woman was seen going in by the back door of this house at half-past . ’ |
| 24 | Securicor have joined the cowboys on the contract guarding and really I mean you must be getting sick of us getting up every time about security guards , but it 's an important problem and you must know that a lot of you must work at places where you 've got guards on the gate and we all should take a bit of interest in going to see these guards , find out that they 're working for two pound or two pound forty an hour , they 're working as many hours a week as they 'll actually work with no overtime rate , no night rate , no benefits worth having and I mean really I wish you 'd go to your companies and try and arrange site allowances , cos that 's the only way we 'll get any improvements , but when we talk about resolving grievances , we just took in Yorkshire region someone to a tribunal for constructive dismissal . |
| 25 | Do n't you know that a really submissive maid soon learns to please the Master in every way … every way , McAllister ? |
| 26 | Even if one does know that a compound exists there is no guarantee that the lexical information will be available . |
| 27 | Had he been one , he would know that a large part of the duties of anyone holding my office is to meet business men and their representatives to discuss their problems and concerns . |
| 28 | The hon. Gentleman may know that a tonne of plutonium is equivalent , in energy terms , to about 3.5 million tonnes of coal . |
| 29 | The House will know that a new Standing Order came into force at the start of this parliamentary Session . |
| 30 | I mean , I do I do take your point about the culture , and it and it 's it is a significant issue , which will take some time , I mean , probably wi with your experience in Social Services you 'll know that a substantial number of directors of Social Services are in fact female , and maybe one of the questions that we have to ask at a senior level is , our s senior erm , chief officers , erm , the fact that we 've got no woman , chief officer , and it may well be because now that we 've got an equal opportunities policy , that we may get applications from erm , very able women who see that we have got a clear commitment to equal opportunities demonstrated in this paper . |