Example sentences of "not know [pron] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many years these agencies operated free of any congressional oversight and , while many members of Congress clearly preferred not to know what they were doing , any attempts that were made to find out were firmly rebuffed . |
| 2 | Thus contracts are not generally binding on the following people : persons who at the time of making the contract were either minors , or so insane or drunk as not to know what they were doing . |
| 3 | Yes , I find it a lot easier actually not to know what they 've done , when you start work there you tend to come over these cases , which to do |
| 4 | He said : ‘ We have very good arguments to prove that we can not be held responsible for the actions of a few people who did not know what they were doing . |
| 5 | Those who afterwards blamed Lambeth 1958 for platitudes did not know what they were talking about . |
| 6 | When Yellow Bull visited his detained chief , Joseph told him , ‘ I do not know what they mean to do with me , but if they kill me , you must not kill the officer . |
| 7 | They will not know what they are going to do , and will probably end up doing nothing . |
| 8 | One witch said , ‘ It is a powerful tool in the occult and we would also warn anybody who does not know what they are doing to stay well clear of the ouija . ’ |
| 9 | Again , she did not know what they were . |
| 10 | Father , forgive them ; they do not know what they are doing ( Luke 23:34 ) . |
| 11 | On the one hand , it may well be felt that an old person 's wish to stay with a carer should be respected unless their mental state is so gravely impaired that they literally do not know what they are doing . |
| 12 | On the whole their families did not know what they did at work . |
| 13 | It is … no defense of consigning either humans or animals to environments that ignore their biological , social , or psychological interests … to claim that these individuals do not know what they are missing and so can not be any worse off for not having it . |
| 14 | Reactive attitudes of this sort are contrasted with so-called ‘ objective ’ ones , which we adopt towards agents who are not regarded as morally responsible : thus we often try not to resent injuries done to us by small children or the mad , because we recognise that , in some sense , they do not know what they are doing . |
| 15 | If they do not know what they want , they know what they do not want : not school , not set college syllabus , not residential home , not training scheme , not assessment , not sheltered employment , not activity centre . |
| 16 | Its a , during the course of the time of the crucifixion , Jesus is on the cross and its says there , there were two others also who were criminals , were being lead away to be put to death with Jesus and they came to the place called The Skull , there they crucified him and the criminals one on the right and the other on the left , but Jesus was saying father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing , and they cast locks divided up his garments among themselves and the people stood by and looking on and even the rulers was sneering at him excuse me , and even the rulers were sneering at him saying he saved others , let him save himself if this is the Christ of god , his chosen one , and the soldiers also mocked him , coming up to him offering sour wine and saying if your the king of the Jews save yourself now there was also an inscription above him , this is the kind of the Jews , and one of the criminals who was hanged there was hurling abut at him and saying you are not the Christ , save yourself and us , but the other answered and rebuking him said do you not even fear god , since you are under the same sentence of condemnation and we indeed justly for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds , but this man has done nothing wrong and he was say , and he was saying Jesus remember me when you come in your kingdom , Jesus said to him truly I say to you today you shall be with me in paradise I wonder if you 've ever been in that awful position of facing of what you thought was certain death perhaps you were seriously ill and er , there seemed little hope of your recovery , perhaps you were facing some danger , some , some risk and it seemed almost certain that short of a miracle you were gon na die , I wonder what sort of thoughts would have been going through your mind , maybe w , may well be that you were with other people , I wonder what sort of things if you were in a condition of speaking , what sort of things you would of been saying to them . |
| 17 | She did not know what they would have said if it had been Edmund , but it was the title now which amazed them . |
| 18 | They have been treated as people who did not know what they were doing , have made some terrible mistake and are wasting their lives . |
| 19 | The setting up of the secret camp and the training of the men was a blind and a cover to fool Medoc , and people who said lugubriously that Medoc could not be fooled did not know what they were talking about . |
| 20 | He returned with a symphonic battle piece , and when I asked if he realized the significance of the words he admitted he did not know what they meant ! ) |
| 21 | Erm construction , well I do n't want to cast too many nationalistic comments about but there is a strange habit of employing people who do not know what they 're entirely supposed to be doing . |
| 22 | They might not know what they want to do ; they might only feel they have a lot of problems . |
| 23 | A day or two later — whenever it suits the Government — the theoretical actual vote takes place on the Floor of the House and , if a Division is called , most hon. Members do not know what they are voting about . |
| 24 | Also , young children 's answers to examination questions may be off the mark , not because they do not know what they are being tested for , but because they misinterpret the examiner 's intention . |
| 25 | She simply did not know what they were on about . |
| 26 | ‘ I do not know what they are cooking , ’ he added as the talks continued . |
| 27 | But Jesus was saying , father , forgive them for they do not know what they are doing . |
| 28 | even if people do read these contracts , or these warranties , or these extended service contracts , they might not know what they 're buying even if it 's read to them , because it 's in a particular kind of jargon . |
| 29 | ‘ The trouble is , I do not know who they are . |
| 30 | They may be indecisive and not know what they want . |