Example sentences of "know [Wh det] [noun] be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The specificity means that one must know which organism is being sought as each test will only seek that organism . |
| 2 | The use of Colour Index Generic Names , enables us to know which pigments are being used in each paint . |
| 3 | The use of Colour Index Generic Names , enables us to know which pigments are being used in each paint . |
| 4 | The class structure affects people 's attitudes and behaviour significantly , so that it is important for advertising to know which class is being aimed at . |
| 5 | I do n't even know what channel is was on , Charlotte |
| 6 | But it is obvious that the sentences form part of some larger act of conversational interaction between two speakers ; the sentences contain several references that presuppose shared knowledge ( e.g. ‘ that meeting ’ implies that both speakers know which meeting is being spoken about ) , and in some cases the meaning of a sentence can only be correctly interpreted in the light of knowledge of what has preceded it in the conversation ( e.g. ‘ You ca n't be sure ’ ) . |
| 7 | Large sales forces , backed by national press and television advertising and thorough test marketing , ensure that the wholesalers , retailers and customers all know what products are being offered . |
| 8 | If I point to a particular item in a room and say " that " , we can say that the demonstrative encodes distance from the origo , whether actual or mental , and the coincidence of indexical and symbolic meaning is only possible when we know what object is being pointed to . |
| 9 | Knowing what subjects are being taught is easier now that schools work through published programmes of study . |
| 10 | And all medical staff at each site knew what data was being collected before the audit started . |