Example sentences of "[conj] know [adv] what " in BNC.

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1 They seemed delighted that I 'd said it , and to know just what I meant .
2 All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet .
3 Again , it is a matter of personal preference whether you prepare the bud or rootstock stem first , but until you have had some practice and know just what is involved , I suggest that you start with the bud .
4 When the last trump sounds and I stand before the Lord our God and am judged I will be found wanting and know not what to do .
5 BELVILLE : Because you are a little fool and know not what 's good for yourself .
6 If an organiser does not co-ordinate and monitor and know exactly what 's going on at each stage , then ultimately he has only himself to blame if something goes wrong .
7 It 's very important to be precise and know exactly what you 're talking about on these , cos you 'll get
8 This technique has been used by salespeople for many years and consequently should be used with care , especially with professional buyers who are likely to have experienced its use many times and know exactly what the salesperson is doing .
9 Well no because unless they put the system in and know exactly what it was there are so many different ways of delivering water .
10 The ‘ insiders ’ can walk down the corridors of the National schools in London , Leningrad , Paris , Moscow , Copenhagen , Milan and elsewhere , pause to listen outside a studio door and know instantly what type of step is being practised .
11 I quote it in full , in tribute to the whole glorious regiment of women shoppers , firm of purpose and knowing exactly what they want :
12 He had devoted Sunday evening to making a plan of action and knew exactly what he and everyone else he could press into service was going to be doing this morning .
13 Owner Ricci Burns says : ‘ Peter has a wonderful eye and he vetted all the outfits and knew exactly what would suit Tara . ’
14 Child law expert Mr Babbington said : ‘ She is a bright girl and knew exactly what she wanted .
15 And now , to set the seal on this disastrous year , the member of parliament for Frizingley , old Charlie Bowen , who had been John-William 's man and Ben Braithwaite 's man and knew exactly what he had to do to earn the money they paid him , had fallen off his horse — the damned fool — and broken his neck .
16 She had heard him use that tone of voice in the past and knew exactly what it meant .
17 This time he heard a click and knew instantly what it was .
18 As Ophelia said , we know what we are but know not what we may be .
19 Sometimes it is the Had I But Known what grim secret lurked beneath the smiling exterior I would never have set foot within the door ; Sometimes the Had I But Known then what I know now , I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor .
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