Example sentences of "know [conj] [pron] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FIVE-year-old survivor John Tomlins still does not know that his brother and sister died in the ferry tragedy . |
| 2 | Fortunately , many of them know that their relatives and friends will be calling in to see them from time to time ; but ‘ from time to time ’ does not take care of those long days and nights in between , when , apart from their often desperate need for company , they feel frighteningly cut off from the world of people who would come to their aid at once if they fell ill , if only they had the means of contacting them . |
| 3 | They know that their charts and signs are merely ‘ props ’ to aid their art . |
| 4 | We all know that our success as learners depends very much upon how we feel about the content , whether it is interesting or worthwhile , and about the way in which the learning is approached — whether we will have to sit and listen or take notes , or whether we will be able to become directly involved in the process and dictate its pace . |
| 5 | As he was going — he was in the passage — he turned round and said : ‘ I do n't suppose you know that your father and your Aunt Beryl were both illegitimate . |
| 6 | I know that my thoughts and feelings are as safe as Cabinet Office minutes behind this beard . |
| 7 | ( I saw a party of friends — all knowing that their host and hostess must either clear up before retiring , or rise early before going to work the next day — whisking round to help before they left . |
| 8 | She knew that her presence and unwavering support was as important to the outcome as all the physical and psychological preparation that Lennox had been through in the past few months . |
| 9 | From the letter Brian had received from the newspaper last November , we knew that his sisters and friends were working for him and we had also heard that Jill , Nick Toksvig and other friends were active on my behalf . |
| 10 | But his voice was husky , and she knew that his need and love were as urgent as hers . |
| 11 | The Labour party knows that its spending and taxation plans have been rumbled — and they dislike it . |
| 12 | Ludovico had all the confidence of the good-looking young man who knows that his charm and social position make him welcome everywhere . |
| 13 | He has at least some degree of control over his immediate circumstances , but even if he is unable to exert control in particular cases , he at least knows that his views and decisions count . |
| 14 | Who knows whether our success or failure might bring the prophecies about ? ’ |