Example sentences of "knew [indef pn] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Welf candidate was Otto , brother of the count Palatine Henry , a man who knew nothing of imperial affairs . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They got on with their lives , did n't interfere , knew nothing of human quarrels , obeyed natural laws without any chicanery . |
| 4 | He soon realised that , despite all her confidence , Dinah knew nothing of physical love . |
| 5 | But she knew nothing of these things . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | He knew nothing of any advance further to the west near Mons. |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago . |
| 13 | I climbed it long before I knew anything of eponymous lists , and did so again recently . |