Example sentences of "know a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on — although I know a lot of fine actors have done that . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been here before so I know a little bit . |
| 3 | The Dockerty family have been growing hops since Tudor times and know a thing or two about them . |
| 4 | But Jews know a good thing when they taste it and alighted on the herring because it was inexpensive , piquant , nutritious and versatile . |
| 5 | It 's not possible really to understand Eastern Europe now unless you know a little bit about its history for the last 150 years . ’ |
| 6 | Beth thought it was something to do with the heat haze but I know a centaur when I see one . |
| 7 | There was the public humiliation of being dropped from the side ; the autocratic style of managers , who were themselves as afraid and insecure as their players ; the refusal to let good players use their natural talent to play , forcing them through repetitive training ‘ systems ’ and naïve ‘ game plans ’ ; the petty jealousies of the players , their hierarchies , and childish pranks ; the fear of the new signing , who has to be included at the expense of an old friend ; the view of a match from ‘ the inside ’ when you know a team-mate does not want the ball but wants it to look as if you will not give it to him . |
| 8 | I know a church in Tappersdorf . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've met so-called intelligent people before , ’ he said in a challenging way , ‘ and I know a lot of questions that can baffle them . ’ |
| 10 | These rural people know a great deal about the land issue and agriculture , but the implications of a one party state do not affect them directly . |
| 11 | It is wonderful to have this array of foods accessible to us , but it is even more exciting when you know a little about the food , how it is produced , how to prepare it and how it should be served . |
| 12 | The Dolphin People shamans know a complex series of whistles that signal the dolphins to venture close to shore . |
| 13 | Besides , they will not be put off because they know a bargain when they see one . |
| 14 | I know a whore when I see one . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You know a lot about them . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Surely you know a pigeon ? ’ |
| 17 | Like you know a lot of those old people round there . |
| 18 | It was of course simple mischance that this rat-tat should happen , even though the kiosk is not so far as I know a particularly busy one . |
| 19 | This is true , and no one can say they know a score , however well it may be known in the mind , until it has been tried on the orchestra . |
| 20 | I know a racket when I smell one . |
| 21 | ‘ I know a decent little joint , ’ said Biff , perking up . |
| 22 | ‘ I know a lady lawyer who can get you off , even if you 've been going round the shops buying poison , ’ he said . |
| 23 | And there is a high proportion of people who know a good deal about what they are looking at and may even have seen it before . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't go to photocalls or to anywhere I know a mass of photographers are going to be . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're out of date because you know a lot ’ , one of his colleagues tells him . |
| 26 | I know a lot of smackheads . |
| 27 | ‘ I know a room full of spare tyres . |
| 28 | We know a good deal now about the way in which the genes act . ’ |
| 29 | They are bringing their children to a school about which they already know a great amount and have decided that it meets their needs . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't suppose you know a lot about literary criticism , do you ? ’ |