Example sentences of "[conj] knowing [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smiled , as if knowing why she 'd attempted a joke , and turned her around , leaning her into his body . |
| 2 | I quote it in full , in tribute to the whole glorious regiment of women shoppers , firm of purpose and knowing exactly what they want : |
| 3 | It is generally thought that it is helpful for managers and clinicians to be aware of the variations between maternity units and knowing where their own unit stands . |
| 4 | What our children need from us is reassurance , so that they can live safely , knowing the real risks and knowing where they can go if they are worried . |
| 5 | But successive generations of young people have embarked on their sexual experimenting without knowing very much about themselves — their own bodies , what turns them on , how they function sexually — and knowing virtually nothing about their partners . |
| 6 | Two things enable you to create good programs : knowing what the sounds you hear are made up of and knowing how your rack works . |
| 7 | Realising the vindictive nature of this man , and knowing how he had conditioned her husband since he was a child , Beth felt obliged to look out for the interests of those she loved . |
| 8 | There is no logical ( dialectical ) absurdity in the idea of a country with no History , where human groups would vegetate and never break out of a cycle of repetition , producing their lives with primitive techniques and instruments and knowing absolutely nothing of one another |
| 9 | ‘ Explains perhaps , but knowing why he turned out a wrong ‘ un does n't make it easier to forgive and forget . ’ |