Example sentences of "[adj] know [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old ladies cast one another knowing glances , somehow contriving to look at once smug and disapproving . |
| 2 | They are more likely to know offenders personally , or to know their families , and thus to warn rather than ‘ book ’ offenders . |
| 3 | In addition to the nationality of the children included in the standardisation sample , it is also useful to know whereabouts in a particular country they live , their socioeconomic status and the extent to which the sample was screened for children with linguistic , sensory or learning difficulties ( McCauley and Swisher 1984 ) . |
| 4 | We all know widowers and widows who have failed to recover from loss , whose family or friends can find no way of breaking into their misery and sadly , but inevitably , become tired of trying . |
| 5 | I am sure we all know horses that are exceptions to them — thoroughbred chestnut mares that are calm and placid and bay cobs who are nervy and excitable . |
| 6 | We all know frames of mirrors or rococo pictures which are decorated in an asymmetrical and extravagant style . |
| 7 | We all know textiles has had the grind for years and years and years and all our activity , all our activists , the shop stewards and the branch secretaries and conveners in that particular section , they need a lot of support , especially the young people . |
| 8 | The scientists hope to compile an electronic data base of human genes , so doctors around the world can have locations and descriptions of all known genes . |
| 9 | breaking all known records . |
| 10 | A buyer will be concerned to know details about whether gas is connected ; whether he or she has responsibility for all or any fences or ditches ; whether the property has mains drainage ; whether there is liability to maintain a road at the front of the property ; or whether application for planning permission has been refused in the past . |
| 11 | It 's important to know parents ' expectations of the school , to know of their dreams and ambitions for their children . |
| 12 | You 're inclined to know things need to be done , to say ‘ Oh they 're alright , it 's not that bad , there are other things I must look at ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ It must be wonderful to know things like that . ’ |
| 14 | I have known students who feel obliged to know pages 1–65 almost by heart before they dare turn to page 66 . |
| 15 | As part of a sexual sub-culture which conservative America would rather did not exist — but fears to attack in the open — Mapplethorpe was an obvious target for the new Know Nothings . |