Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pron] know [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could put a bit of string round it and put it round mum 's neck so you know where she is . |
| 2 | We have seen the future and we know how it will work . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | There have been no fresh falls of snow and I know where my dogs could rouse a fine hart . ’ |
| 5 | Moral : minor roads are only a short cut if you know where you are ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Carrie had seen the accountant 's bill for the previous year 's work and she knew why he never complained . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | I hoped he 'd leave her in peace but he knows when he 's on to a good thing . ’ |
| 11 | Private industry recognizes the virtue of the Plan because they know where they stand . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | He gave a sharp , familiar look and she knew where she was once again . |
| 14 | The mortar just appeared in an anonymous donation and no-one knows where it came from . |
| 15 | I really think they 're creating all that shit and who knows where it 's leading us |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | We must introduce … another National Service Act for a limited period until we know exactly what is going to happen … |
| 19 | As I entered , a man came out of a side room and I knew immediately he must be Long John . |
| 20 | She was a stranger to the place but she knew where she was going . |
| 21 | They were only 'avin' a chin-wag outside 'er winder an' yer know 'ow they blaspheme . |
| 22 | You should never take on an electrical job unless you know exactly what you are doing . |
| 23 | You look forward to your meals very much , and I think you must have a cook with imagination because I know sometimes you have the same thing constantly and you get very bored by it . |
| 24 | erm it 's an automatic enhancement and it depends on your actual length of service and you know when you actually apply for the for the infirmity allowance . |
| 25 | I saw the look the malai doctors gave each other and I knew then he would never see again . |
| 26 | I say it 's been out the , been out the , she defrost that Saturday night and you know like you I made some |
| 27 | The Russians would much rather deal with a right-wing conservative any day because they know where they stand , rather than a left-wing liberal who might do something off the wall , like act on principle , for heaven 's sake . |
| 28 | I am sorry that Gale Stanley lost her life because she could n't get a donor and I know how her mum and dad must feel . |
| 29 | I 've been in love and fallen out of love so I know how it feels to have been divorced without the formalities . ’ |
| 30 | Now , you , you 're , that 's a subjective feeling , you do n't actually know that there are neurones in your blood sugar level , but you , you certainly know when you need something to eat and it , it 's a kind of subjective feeling and it 's not farfetched in the least to claim that our genes have rigged our brain in that way to do that because obviously we 'd like to have more reproductive success if you know when you 're hungry than when you do n't and it may be that a lot of , in a lot of other ways genes affect our , our behaviour through similar erm effects , that is subjective feelings we have , often of an emotional nature to make us want to do certain things and an an and dislike doing others , and it may be that we , we 're really kind of lumbered with that . |