Example sentences of "know his [noun sg] around " in BNC.
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1 | If the adventurers can trick him into believing that , for example , his Master is in danger and they are here to help , then Gerd will be very eager to assist them , and he does know his way around the dungeons rather well . |
2 | By the time that man gets to Riga he will know his way around the town and every detail of his life from the day his father gave him a light-brown teddy-bear , to the movie show he watched last night . |
3 | The child care lawyer needs to know his way around the Children Act . |
4 | A small man whose charm belied his determination , he had proved his abilities in action in France , and — what was probably more important at this stage of the commandos ' ill-fortunes — he knew his way around the Whitehall ministries . |
5 | With that connection his collection began in earnest because Glackens knew his way around the prevailing cutting edge , mainly through his friendship with Gertrude and Leo Stein . |
6 | I enjoyed riding and Smoke knew his way around the island very well . |
7 | He was — interesting , and looked as though he knew his way around the world both backwards and forwards , including the inside of a lady 's bedroom — not that she was intending to let him inside her bedroom , but it might be fun to indulge in a little flirtation , might n't it ? |
8 | At the end of those ten minutes , though , they had taken a turn to the right , then one to the left , and it was apparent that Naylor knew his way around the area . |
9 | He knows his way around the course and , with any luck , I felt the ground would come up soft . |
10 | Knows his way around The Guardian crossword . |
11 | For he is convinced he knows his way around better than anyone else on earth . |
12 | In addition to machine advantage , Mitchell knows his way around the North West course , having won here in ‘ 84 and ‘ 89 . |