Example sentences of "knew [indef pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
| 2 | The new Welf candidate was Otto , brother of the count Palatine Henry , a man who knew nothing of imperial affairs . |
| 3 | She knew nothing of financial matters and had acted quite reasonably in placing her trust and confidence in a motor trader who had a good reputation in the area . |
| 4 | They got on with their lives , did n't interfere , knew nothing of human quarrels , obeyed natural laws without any chicanery . |
| 5 | He soon realised that , despite all her confidence , Dinah knew nothing of physical love . |
| 6 | But she knew nothing of these things . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | He knew nothing of any advance further to the west near Mons. |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | George I could speak no English and knew nothing of British monarchy and duties , so an inner council of ministers was formed under the leading politicians and , by 1720 , the ‘ cabinet government ’ was well established . |
| 13 | When I first went into it , I knew nothing about Basque churches , so this one was a great and splendid surprise . |
| 14 | Mr Rikanovic almost certainly knew nothing about Swiss law , by which anyone holding an item publicly for three years without judgment against him acquires title , but it is interesting that the visit occurred just at the time when Lord Northampton sought to have the ownership dispute heard by the Swiss courts . |
| 15 | For example in the February issue of The Art Newspaper ( No.25 pp.1 and 2 ) , in the article entitled ‘ Yugoslavia covered-up over the Sevso treasure ’ , it is stated that ‘ Mr Rikanovic almost certainly knew nothing about Swiss law , by which anyone holding an item publicly for three years without judgment against him acquires title … |
| 16 | I had to show the local mechanic what to do ; he knew nothing about small aircraft . |
| 17 | Sid gave a growl and informed that as I knew nothing about modern techniques he had brought ‘ the lot . ’ |
| 18 | I knew nothing about that deal until I played some recent demos of the things that eventually became ‘ Workbook ’ . |
| 19 | He knew nothing about blue water sailing . |
| 20 | I knew nothing about any will , I knew nothing about my sister 's having consulted you . |
| 21 | ‘ She knew nothing about any document she was to sign until it was brought to her by her husband . |
| 22 | I had been far away at the time , and knew nothing about any murder . |
| 23 | Aha That 's right , it would be somebody of one rung down perhaps from and half a rung down from if you can put that in context I mean is an absolute beginner she knew nothing about this business two and a half years ago |
| 24 | The small Ramsey knew nothing about this controversy . |
| 25 | ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago . |
| 26 | He knew something about other letters . |
| 27 | He was particularly skilled with animals and he knew something about veterinary work which came in very handy when any of the animals took ill , also during lambing and calving time . |
| 28 | I climbed it long before I knew anything of eponymous lists , and did so again recently . |