Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As ESM equipment does not send out any signals of its own , an enemy does not know that its radar emissions have been detected . |
| 2 | Anyone who has tried to swat a fly will know that its reactions are almost instantaneous . |
| 3 | However , we do know that what children make of television , and how it influences them , is determined to a large extent by what their parents teach them to make of it . |
| 4 | The sufferer must know that what you say is the whole of what you believe and want to transmit . |
| 5 | In the case of a defendant who uses words , a person can hardly fail to be aware of what he is saying , although he may possibly not know that what he is displaying ( if it be a book ) contains offensive material of which others are aware but he is not . |
| 6 | Little did they know that what Koo was in fact telling Mo was much more to do with the Royal Wee . |
| 7 | Do you not know that what you belittle by the name tree is but the mere four-dimensional analogue of a whole multidimensional universe which — no , I can see you do not . |
| 8 | If he had , he would know that what he has said is not right . |
| 9 | How do we know that what we 're drawing into our lungs is n't doing us harm . |
| 10 | ‘ He did not know that what was below the bridge was a railway line . ’ |
| 11 | I wonder if anybody would know that what happened here ah er er two or three year ago was a up till re recently they know very well that could n't last ! |
| 12 | You may have seen the press photographs of Rebecca Ridgeway after her paddle round Cape Horn but did you know that her boat was on stands in a London street at the time the shots were taken ? |
| 13 | The nurse will know that her situation will present conflict from time to time , but that this is recognised . |
| 14 | He still does n't know that her father turned her out ? |
| 15 | She had no way of knowing it was the same man who had interrogated Madeleine , then made her his mistress , any more than Madeleine could know that her friend was in the building being interrogated by him . |
| 16 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 17 | She may know that her tears will relieve her tension more effectively than shouting back or pretending not to notice , or they may be tears of anger rather than the vulnerability so despised by her colleagues . |
| 18 | He did not know that her experience had given her great strength of feeling . |
| 19 | He would know that her loyalty was his . |
| 20 | He must n't ever know that her father 's faith in her capabilities was less than rock-solid , because he would doubtless use that as one more negotiating ploy in his campaign to buy the club . |
| 21 | 17.20 Pupils should know that their writing need not always be formal or follow literary models ; it can also effectively capture and record first thoughts and immediate responses and be used for note-making , collecting and shaping information etc . |
| 22 | The two American researchers say that , despite some of the workers having 20 years ' experience in the electricity industry , none of the workers had heard of sulphur hexafluoride , nor did they know that their work could lead to exposure to irritant gases . |
| 23 | Those readers who have applied to traditional funding organisations for support will know that their ideas will be subjected to independent ‘ peer ’ review ; that is , comments are invited ( often in secret ) from those working in related fields on the quality of the proposed research and its chances for success . |
| 24 | They will know that their maturing children need not be committed to anything that they will not be free to abandon in later life if they so wish . |
| 25 | Further , they will know that their children can be spared any of the residual guilt feelings which result from the teachings of long established religions , and from which they might themselves suffer . |
| 26 | Women who have had children will know that their vaginal muscles are slightly more relaxed after delivery , but they should remember that many men prefer space to move in and that sufferers of premature ejaculation will benefit from the more subtle stimulation of lax vaginal walls . |
| 27 | That band is Nirvana , and if you 're one of the 12 million owners of their last album , Nevermind , you 'll know that their radical reworking of what was heavy metal into what is now grunge has completely destroyed the old image of the moronic metal band . |
| 28 | It 's letting people know that their contribution has been appreciated , that their ideas are valued and that they can have their say , whether others agree with the content or not . |
| 29 | A classless society would no doubt constitute subjects who ( like Miss Beale and Miss Buss ) , would be different from us , but they would be constituted nonetheless , and could not know that their own conviction of being unexploited was not mistaken . |
| 30 | In a properly managed co-operative , the workers will know that their business can not prosper and support excessive wage claims . |