Example sentences of "know [indef pn] of [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Obviously a client will not discuss intimate affairs with someone whom he believes to know nothing of such matters , or whom he thinks may condemn or be shocked by his problems .
2 I just want you to know nothing of that kind will happen again — ever . ’
3 But Clare seemed to know nothing of this side of the relationship between her brother and her cousin .
4 I do know something of this city . ’
5 ‘ I have never met him and we know nothing of each other ! ’
6 I know nothing of such matters ; I thought arranging such a consignment would take less time .
7 ‘ I know nothing of this part of the world except for the tales sometimes told in the hall about the mountains . ’
8 We were greeted with disbelief and they finally said , ‘ You know nothing of this business , you come to us with a facile and futile plan .
9 ‘ But you know nothing of any kidnap ? ’
10 ‘ You know nothing of any woman in his life ? ’
11 Police know nothing of any accident .
12 ‘ Cleo , ’ Dauntless said warningly , ‘ you know nothing of these children .
13 ‘ My salary is sponsored by British Coal which means when I am fund-raising I know none of that money will be going to pay for my work .
14 But she knew nothing of these things .
15 Ernie , who was employed by him , would go up on a Sun day to feed his stock and unbeknown to Dick Gooding would bring the old mule back with him , hitch him to the hand cart and pull it over to Birling Bank , this went on for some time and poor old Dick knew nothing of these goings on .
16 Others maintained that , even if he knew nothing of these crimes , he was morally responsible in that he had contributed substantially to the general climate which allowed members of his organization to believe that such acts were justified in order to destabilize the government of Terence O'Neill .
17 My boyfriend knew nothing of these habits and the first move was to tell him , which relieved me incredibly ( actually to admit to someone how unhappy I was with these eating habits ) .
18 He knew nothing of any advance further to the west near Mons.
19 Christina knew nothing of this decision until she over-heard peter Thomas , the duty manager , chatting to the food and beverage executive later that morning .
20 ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago .
21 The Führer does n't want this , and certainly knows nothing of this removal of the crosses . ’
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