Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pron] know [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On average I suppose it 's fair to say that they are down here once every three months so we know exactly what they want and how to give it to them . ’ |
| 2 | You could put a bit of string round it and put it round mum 's neck so you know where she is . |
| 3 | We have seen the future and we know how it will work . |
| 4 | Erm it was actually somebody who came for an interview and you know how you sit in on the presentations when you do the group presentations ? |
| 5 | There have been no fresh falls of snow and I know where my dogs could rouse a fine hart . ’ |
| 6 | Moral : minor roads are only a short cut if you know where you are ! |
| 7 | And er so I said she dissolved into fits of laughter so after that she explained it by saying well I used to be a trainer and I know how I got to avoid the stock phrases . |
| 8 | no I feel about a I I 'll I 've said to Ann , no I feel alright Ann but you know just I du n no I 'm not quite myself am I ? |
| 9 | She did not consciously know that , with Luke 's swift co-operation , she had rid him of his tie , nor that she was left unaided to tear at his shirt buttons with frantic fingers ; and it was only through her senses that she knew when she came to hard flesh and soft springy hair , her palm sliding damply over his chest , fingers catching luxuriously in the light tangle of hair covering it . |
| 10 | Carrie had seen the accountant 's bill for the previous year 's work and she knew why he never complained . |
| 11 | because of a girl , I really think he 's loyal in that way , in that sense , because they are very close they have a laugh and I know when we 're with them they 're always like seem to be impressing everyone but I 'm sure when they 're together they have like , you know , human conversations , they must do , they ca n't always be talking about screwing and you know , which girls have got big tits and all that |
| 12 | ‘ The problem that smaller places like ours face is branding — people can go somewhere like Travelodge or a Travel Inn and they know exactly what they are going to get . ’ |
| 13 | I hoped he 'd leave her in peace but he knows when he 's on to a good thing . ’ |
| 14 | Private industry recognizes the virtue of the Plan because they know where they stand . |
| 15 | Yeah you know what I 've done , it 's that er thing there well before I had it I used to put them on floor at side of ashtray , and now I leave it on settee and you know when I put me legs up , you know when you move over and watching telly ? |
| 16 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 17 | Which , when you look at it into time and money , yes we pay forty pence flat a parcel but the girls can go out , once they , once they know their area , they know the roads and they know where they are they can go out and probably do about twenty parcels an hour . |
| 18 | Up there somewhere is a plane full of bombs and who knows where they will be released . |
| 19 | He gave a sharp , familiar look and she knew where she was once again . |
| 20 | The mortar just appeared in an anonymous donation and no-one knows where it came from . |
| 21 | I really think they 're creating all that shit and who knows where it 's leading us |
| 22 | It would be beneficial to warn people to change their ‘ alien ’ notes to familiar currency during the Christmas period so they know where they are and do not give the opportunity to the fast buck merchants of lining their nests . |
| 23 | Inside he knew he was very male : he wanted Carrie and he knew how he wanted her . |
| 24 | Dr Sommerville , accompanied by a group of junior doctors ( the National Heart was considered a teaching hospital ) told me : ‘ I was looking at your case notes yesterday evening and I know exactly what the answer is — a transplant . ’ |
| 25 | They have posted off to Baron Cuvier and Goethe and Dr Buckland and I know not whom else , but to date have received no answer . |
| 26 | We must introduce … another National Service Act for a limited period until we know exactly what is going to happen … |
| 27 | As I entered , a man came out of a side room and I knew immediately he must be Long John . |
| 28 | She was a stranger to the place but she knew where she was going . |
| 29 | They were only 'avin' a chin-wag outside 'er winder an' yer know 'ow they blaspheme . |
| 30 | We 're on the same side and you know and I know that some of the troops are gon na find that , I , my opinion is that some of the troops will find that hard going for eleven weeks unless they know exactly what the hell they 're supposed to be doing in |