Example sentences of "n't know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't know for sure yet , but there wo n't be any European corporate jobs left after we centralise everything in Detroit . |
| 2 | O stared , he did n't know for how long , at him and his outstretched hand , wondering whether to gasp it , fill it with change , or knock it away ; and then he looked up , because he heard his train coming and also because he felt the hot wind on his face . |
| 3 | As for Jessie herself , she had held her in her arms and reassured her that her Robbie would be all right , even though , from the scanty information given her by the nurse , she could n't know for sure if he would be . |
| 4 | [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on . |
| 5 | I do n't know for sure that Ernest is going to emigrate . ’ |
| 6 | He wo n't know for sure whether it 's a success until the time comes to deal with the excess stock . |
| 7 | Answering this kind of question will inevitably involve you in a certain amount of guesswork , because you ca n't know for certain what has been going on , but some assumptions are more likely than others . |
| 8 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know for sure . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know for sure , girlie , but we 'll sort it all out in the end , just see if we do n't . |
| 11 | ‘ We wo n't know for a couple of days but everything points to her having used large amounts of cocaine , ’ a senior detective told TODAY . |
| 12 | WHETHER HEROIN is at the root of this unreliability I do n't know for sure , nor am I about to proscribe the freedom — or is that stupidity — of anyone to take whatever substance they choose to take , be it alcohol , tobacco , heroin or carpet cleaner . |
| 13 | We do n't know for sure . |
| 14 | We do n't know for certain but it was probably to be given to you on your arrival . ’ |
| 15 | Already the ‘ What I want for Christmas ’ letters are pouring into Mr Brooke , although the goodies ( we do n't know for certain what they will amount to — that would spoil the surprise — but if we are lucky they may amount to £36 million per sector ) will not be dispensed for two years at least . |
| 16 | Yes , probably , but I do n't know for sure . |
| 17 | It does n't know for certain , so it simply doubles whatever free space it thinks is left — after all the software is n't psychic and ca n't know what files are going to wind up on the hard disk . |
| 18 | One trouble is that one would n't know for which integers k , if any , the replacement of x by x + k would change the given polynomial into Eisenstein form . |
| 19 | Is that the general , I mean I do n't know for all you car drivers have any thing to say about public transport , maybe you do n't know any more but those of you who use it , I mean is hopeless the general view ? , yes |
| 20 | Grey you could say they were dark , if you did n't know for definite you could say they were dark trousers . |
| 21 | On the Dipper , if you had your eyes shut and your ears plugged up — so you could n't see or hear what was going on — and you just thought about how heavy or light you felt , and what was happening to your tummy — you would n't know for sure what was happening . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't know for sure where she goes , ’ he admitted to Wayne . |
| 23 | ‘ In fact , it may not turn out to be a job at all , but without you we could n't know for sure . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You do n't know for sure that this is why the agency was raided . |
| 25 | ‘ We do n't know for sure that it 'll strike , ’ said Duvall . |
| 26 | She still did n't know for sure if Chris had been murdered . |
| 27 | ‘ Of course I do n't know for sure . |
| 28 | It seems likely she did , but we do n't know for sure . |
| 29 | ‘ Listen , Rod , we do n't know for sure . |
| 30 | But I do n't know for sure . ’ |