Example sentences of "[adv] aware " in BNC.

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1 In her unsentimental way she loved children , though no one was better aware of their knavish tricks .
2 As films for private cameras were in very short supply — what was n't ? — I went along to him to be recorded for posterity , although being gloomily aware that I did n't photograph very well .
3 I am also extremely aware of what I eat .
4 I am extremely aware of the important and valuable role that nurses play in my constituency and I want to pay tribute to them .
5 We are extremely aware of the number of people carrying out treatments who are not members of our Institute for various reasons .
6 He had waited for her in the forests that fringed Tara , his mind filled with light and hope , his body more fiercely aware than ever it had been in his entire life .
7 As ever , he was aware that the occupant was listening for him , was perhaps aware even now of his presence there .
8 Last month , the hon. Member for Barking ( Ms. Richardson ) , perhaps aware — given her shadow portfolio — of the immense damage that the proposal would do to jobs for women , told Channel 4 news that if the minimum wage caused job losses , ’ We 'll look at it ’ .
9 As you are perhaps aware , this year 's Major Events Calendar is being printed in two six-month parts .
10 You are perhaps aware ’ , wrote Gould grandly to William Swainson in January 1837 , ‘ that I have two of Mrs Goulds ’ brothers in Australia engaged in collecting the natural product of that fine country , nearly the whole of which are consigned to myself and that consequently I possess perhaps greater facilities than most persons for the production of a work of this description .
11 As every woman knows , her hair is her crowning glory , or rather she knows that it should be , but there are those of us who are unhappily aware that , too often , our looks fall down on the job .
12 I was unhappily aware of him all day , moving about his room , occasionally muttering to himself .
13 She was unhappily aware of the picture she must present to him : her long bare legs as straight as a ramrod ; her spine curved downwards from her elevated buttocks ; and her seat raised so vulnerably .
14 Knowing the father 's case , the doctors were well enough aware that it was not mere instability that was wrong with the son .
15 It may also have been the case that magistrates were less willing to overturn the appeals of disappointed claimants , since they were well enough aware that the increasing burden of relief was being thrown on to a decreasing number of shoulders as the proportion of the village populations either needing assistance or at least no longer able to pay poor rates increased .
16 ‘ This is a good pub , ’ she said , hastily , obviously aware of having trespassed , her gaze passing over the heavy plush seating and lighting on one of the barmen who was openly resting his eyes on her as he polished glasses .
17 A mother who has put her daughter on the stage and made her into a teenage star is obviously aware that she is moulding something special .
18 It does strike us as unusual and while I 'm obviously aware of some of the individuals who are bidding , I do n't know their motives …
19 Erm he is obviously aware that er by not having the vehicle taxed it 's going to cost him considerably more than if he had er taxed the vehicle at the right , correct and proper time .
20 Erm he is obviously aware that er by not having the vehicle taxed , it 's going to cost him considerably more than if he had er taxed the vehicle at the right , correct and proper time .
21 Obviously aware of the moment when he 'd won the battle , Dane released her hands , and her arms slid of their own accord round his back , pulling him closer still , as if suddenly she could n't get enough of him .
22 We are obviously aware of the need for capital expenditure but fortunately we have got through the big capital programme in advance before the , the current which the treasurer may wish to comment on of the county 's overall capital programme , of which er of course there are , there is competition from other committees .
23 Which er , you know , adds to the doubt , you 're obviously aware of the
24 Det Insp Duncan said : ‘ We are obviously aware of the circumstances surrounding all these incidents .
25 But the sad thing is , he 's got he 's got quite a bit of brain , ai n't he , to come out , you know , little things like , although they 're rude , he 's obviously aware , but he 's wasting it all , ai n't he ?
26 But the wards are staffed twenty four hours a day , nursing staff are always about , we have dedicated security staff who can be called at a minute 's notice , and staff are obviously aware on kid 's wards how sensitive security is , and will be challenging people when they come on to the wards .
27 All at once she became achingly aware of the thinness of the cotton shirt that skimmed down over her thighs , the way the deep V where she had left it unbuttoned at the neck gave glimpses of the top curve of her breasts , and she immediately backed away .
28 Despite her confusion , she was achingly aware of a sharp sense of loss .
29 No one is clear where the situation can now lead ; they are only aware that the blanket of fear is suddenly not so suffocating any more .
30 Nor , when he woke , did he remember dreaming , he was only aware that the sunlight was streaming through the window , that the air was fresh and cool , and that his arm lay lightly against his side .
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