Example sentences of "to know [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 2 | But it helps a lot to know that I 've balanced the books . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It may interest you to know that I 've just had Mr Standish on the phone . |
| 4 | You might like to know that I 've approached no other company . |
| 5 | ‘ In view of your opinion of me , it wo n't surprise you to know that I 've been out with a couple of the other men from the station over the past week , ’ Maria volunteered stormily , halting and then swinging round to face him again . |
| 6 | Darling darling , I feel that I am the luckiest man on earth and I want you to know that I know I am . |
| 7 | And I think you know me well enough by now , Bella , to know that I get what I want . ’ |
| 8 | You might like to know that I have recently been in touch with a Mme Francine Roussel ( University of Nancy II , 23 Blvd Albert 1e , Nancy 54000 ) who is just completing a survey review of concordancers . |
| 9 | It might help you to know that I have been writing down my dreams on waking , an accepted practice , I believe , in some circles , and perhaps of more use in my case than in some as I am by profession a writer . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ But I 'm so happy to know that I have such warm and loving relatives . |
| 11 | But it so happens , you might say well all these years retired I ca n't be much good at the job , you 'll be interested to know that I give talks to groups which include retiring tax inspectors . |
| 12 | I have not done anything to earn it , but God has given me the Spirit and accepted me into his family ; and he means me to know that I belong . ’ |
| 13 | I only mentioned it because I want you to know that I realise the problems we 're facing — and that I 've got plans to put us back on our feet . |
| 14 | Among the many ‘ thank-you ’ letters I wrote , I sent one to Alan Shell of the Humanist Association , who replied , ‘ We are very glad our letter was of help to you and you will be interested to know that I propose to send copies of your letter , with your name deleted , to our funeral officiants in the hope that they will take courage from it and help any others who might be in similar difficulties . ’ |
| 15 | I would like people to know that I understand that and how difficult it can be . |
| 16 | It probably would n't surprise you to know that I do , too . |
| 17 | Both Poutsma ( 1923 : 42 ) and Jesperson ( 1940 : 287 ) point out that have is often used with the to infinitive in conditional contexts with would : ( 178 ) I 'd have you to know that I do n't care a penny , madam , for your paltry money . |
| 18 | He does , he said I just want you all out there to know that I do love Patsy . |
| 19 | Well , you know , I mean I 'd like to know if I 've answered them right , you know . |
| 20 | well it 's Wednesday now look , just even to know if I 've got something there |
| 21 | He had wanted to know if I knew a good cardiologist , because he had a granddaughter with a rare heart condition who needed an operation , or else in a year 's time she would have died . |
| 22 | He wanted to know if I knew this George Paston . |
| 23 | I was earning £18 a week at the time and Caroline 's father , a twinkle in his eye , wanted to know if I thought that was enough to live on . |
| 24 | ‘ Mary wanted to know if I planned to marry you . |
| 25 | She said to Rourke , ‘ You wanted to know if I 'd lent out keys to anyone — the telephone engineer , you said , and the man who came to see to the new extension around the back . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ If Brian Clough is still interested in me he will want to know if I cope as well during a bad spell as I did when I was enjoying a purple patch and scored 11 goals in 14 games earlier in the season . ’ |
| 27 | She keeps wanting to know if I play golf . |
| 28 | He wanted to know if I minded being illegitimate … ’ |
| 29 | She was the first dog that I got to know and I 've been a sucker for them ever since . |
| 30 | I want to know and I want to help make it happen . ’ |