Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] know [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Prince should have known better . |
| 2 | For example , a manufacturer of upholstery fabric may want to know how well his cloth wears , so he gives a certain piece of the cloth a standardized ‘ rubbing ’ test to see how many rubs it can stand before wearing through . |
| 3 | This covert attitude of declaring oneself unable to conceive as possible an exercising of audacity which in fact really took place gives the impression that the speaker thinks that the persons who did the action should have known better than to try . |
| 4 | Now I knew of no better , and Alan should 've known better because he 'd done a lot more removals than I had and he said Oh you 're alright Neal , do n't worry . |
| 5 | In addition , the food expert would want to know more about the local conditions and the alternative sources of nourishment available . |
| 6 | SCOTLAND captain Paul McStay would have known more about Italy had his transfer seeking summer ended differently . |
| 7 | 1910 The inn , which Coleridge must have known well , lay on the route from Culbone to Stowey . |
| 8 | Anyhow , it is only natural that an angler specialising in better quality fish should want to know exactly what they weigh . |
| 9 | But Einstein should have known better . |
| 10 | If rights are being infringed the Purchaser will need to know so that it can restructure the Business to avoid further infringements . |
| 11 | And your husband will want to know why they should be interested in his movements in connection with a man he never heard of . ’ |
| 12 | The policeman should have known better than to expect Duncan to fall for a cheap trick like that . |
| 13 | THIEVES who targeted two domestic garages in Mynydd Isa on the same night must have known exactly what they were after for in both cases they stole Kawasaki Jet skis worth of £2,000 each . |
| 14 | John Parkhouse would like to know more about the roundels . |
| 15 | In conjunction with this the therapist will need to know how much soiling is accompanying the learning of appropriate toilet habits . |
| 16 | They took it well , although Greg Downs will want to know why his defence did n't stop Nick Richardson from scoring . |
| 17 | I hope viewers will want to know how the relationships turn out . ’ |
| 18 | A customer who shops regularly at one retail outlet will get to know where the items she normally buys are displayed . |
| 19 | At any particular time governors and staff may want to know how the plans are progressing and whether they are being carried out as was agreed . |
| 20 | I do n't think my father would 've known how to use a paint brush anyway . |
| 21 | For a start , people would like to know more . |
| 22 | I 'm sure a lot of other people would like to know too . |
| 23 | I 'm sure a lot of other people would like to know too . |
| 24 | The computer people will want to know how the software will fit in with their portfolio of software , whether it will require additional computer equipment , how well it will be maintained , how portable it is and so on . |
| 25 | Rosalind would have to know now that she had n't posted the letter ! |
| 26 | If anyone has made application to their local authority for an In-Service training grant ( known as GRIST or LEATG ) Hilary Weedon would like to know how you fared . |
| 27 | With hindsight , the left would have preferred Healey to Kinnock as leader : like all old-style right-wingers , Healey would have known how to accommodate himself to the left ; whereas Kinnock felt obliged to root it out of the party . |
| 28 | McEllhoney would have know how to handle Dobson . |
| 29 | Members will want to know how Pat Keen has been getting on since she gave up her classes in the London area and moved to Newquay in Cornwall to look after her 94–year-old mother . |
| 30 | If the weekly total is much bigger than normal , the retailer will want to know why . |