Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] know of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both large and small versions of many sections coexisted , but did not communicate with one another , or even know of one another 's presence . |
| 2 | According to Plutarch , writing in highly refined Greek circles in the early second century AD : ‘ Before this , Rome neither had nor even knew of these exqusite and refined things , nor was there in the city any love of what was charming and elegant ; rather , it was full of barbaric weapons and bloody spoils . ’ |
| 3 | Raleigh International ( formerly Operation Raleigh ) ( 071 351 7541 ) is the biggest and best known of these organisations : nearly 6,300 young adventurers from 17 to 25 have taken part since 1984 . |
| 4 | The first and best known of these , which may conveniently be referred to as ‘ horizontal ’ devolution , involves the setting up of a machinery of government exercising jurisdiction over a particular geographical area and having powers , within that area of a semi-autonomous nature . |
| 5 | As an architect he is one of the most interesting and least known of the Victorian Gothic Revivalists . ’ |
| 6 | As in a fairy-story , when the great man entered the room where the models were displayed , his eyes fell immediately on the glittering and finely crafted work of the youngest and least known of the competitors . |
| 7 | So much time does it take , day after day after day , and nights too , nights in cars , that it becomes your life rather than merely your occupation , especially for those who winter abroad and accordingly know of England little other than cricket . |
| 8 | The sundew was used in the making of tartan to produce a fine purple , but best known of all is ( Parmelia saxatilis ) , a kind of lichen whose Gaelic name has gained more popular currency among English-speakers in Scotland than the equivalent translation , stone parmelia . |