Example sentences of "[verb] know [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 2 | So why put him under the pressure , she sa cos I said , I want to know what the long-term effect of me taking him out of this is , because , effectively I 'm taking him out of something of the system , knowing , he 's going to miss that . |
| 3 | I want to know what the first three digits are . ’ |
| 4 | He needs to know what a ghastly little prick the boy was . |
| 5 | The therapist needs to know what the main problems are , what caused them , what maintains them , and what possibilities there are for change . |
| 6 | If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer . |
| 7 | As was suggested at the outset , if one really wants to know what a particular field is concerned with at any particular time , one must simply observe what practitioners do . |
| 8 | Well would you like to know what the fourteen great achievements are then ? |
| 9 | Of course he had got to know him a good deal better at Ecalpemos … |
| 10 | ‘ Operations in the national interest ’ was a favourite phrase ; good and sharp , and carrying the implication that if you needed to know what the national interest was , you did not deserve to be told . |
| 11 | Now , the other thing that I mentioned yesterday , or we mentioned yesterday , was that local radio is opportunity for practice in various ways , and most local radio in most forms , and we will have to know what the local knowledge is here , do welcome people who are sufficiently interested to contribute stories , information , angles for their programmes . |
| 12 | Thus we have a recipe for the dictatorship of the leadership of the ruling party , since they are presumed to know what the historical tasks of the proletariat are . |
| 13 | For example , a speaker might provide a summary for someone who wished to know what the intended relevance of the lecture was but who was only familiar with the subject at an elementary level . |
| 14 | She would have loved to know what the erring Frau Gesner had done , but he had suddenly looked so stern , so sad , that she had n't the nerve to ask . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've known her a long while ? ’ |
| 16 | You 've known him a long time ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ? |
| 19 | I see , when would you start knowing what the actual costs were , when would you start knowing ? |
| 20 | In May 1953 the state Department told the British that the Shah wanted to know what the British expected of him . |
| 21 | Well , we need to know what the alternative point of view to our own is . |
| 22 | All I wanted you to do is put the highlights down it 's all we need we need to know what the important things are , okay , just a quick breakdown of things we talked about . |
| 23 | But if we wish to do something about these close and secretive ties between the executive , the military and industry , we need to know what the driving force of this development is . |
| 24 | They also need to know what the local currency is , the exchange rate and the rate of inflation . |
| 25 | ‘ Now I have to know what the latest styles are it 's part of my job . ’ |
| 26 | In reply , we would point out that , before we can even raise the question of correlation between linguistic expressions and extra-linguistic phenomena , we have to know what the linguistic expressions are , and for speakers and hearers ( even if not for strict behaviourists ) this means understanding them . |