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

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1 I was wondering if you have , or know where I can get , an instruction book .
2 I can do that , probably a number of other people can do it too , but the vast majority would n't have the remotest idea what to listen for or know how it is done .
3 He doubted if room 19 even existed ; nobody in his circle had ever seen it or knew where it was situated .
4 Better to knowing now than to know when you arrive there .
5 You had certain of them that knew where you could slip in — you could slip in for a smoke and a cup of tea , so long as you were n't caught .
6 Nails , getting the taste of it , stopped being terrified and began to keep his eyes open long enough to judge the thoroughbred 's stride as he approached a jump and to know when he was going to stand off and when he was going to put a quick one in .
7 All we wanted was proof that John was alive and to know why he was being held , but government policy was so rigid that there could be no contact , no discussions .
8 Its exponents are trained to feel how to move with each part of their bodies and to know how their movements must be coordinated to produce one or another step or pose .
9 and some date and know when I 'm gon na be able to do it .
10 You will quickly pick up the ‘ feel ’ of a ley and know when you are exactly on it .
11 The guitars are crystal clear and know where they are going , and the Gears are not afraid of changing paces , enjoying a rambling slower section in Ninety Nine Per Cent while Fear is 100pc power-driven complete with ‘ wooh , woos ’ from Sympathy for the Devil .
12 Because the only way you do your job is to get on your honkers and walk round the pipelines and know where everything is and which are polluters , and which ones go up and down .
13 You should have already completed research into your local area and know where you can or can not detect safely .
14 So be careful to make sure you find your number on the timetable and know where you 're going and who you 're going to be with .
15 Once you are able to make cables efficiently and know how they normally look , this might be a good time to try them out in more unusual yarns .
16 And with most with a lot of calculators I mean you Do n't try it unless you really know your calculator and know how it works , you can just keep pressing equals ,
17 He smiled , as if knowing why she 'd attempted a joke , and turned her around , leaning her into his body .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Two things enable you to create good programs : knowing what the sounds you hear are made up of and knowing how your rack works .
21 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 .
22 Martine was obviously a frequent visitor and knew where everything was kept .
23 The murder case slipped easily into its next phase , as if it had been programmed by a computer that had access to several personal files and knew where they interacted .
24 I would usually follow instinct , and knew when it was safe to add on an extra shilling .
25 The rest of my family was made up of three sisters — Sal , the eldest who was five and knew when she was born because it was in the middle of the night and had kept the old man awake , Grace who was three and did n't cause anyone to lose sleep , and red-headed Kitty who was eighteen months and never stopped bawling .
26 ‘ Would n't it be lovely if Terry was one of them ? ’ a colleague said , but Sarah said quietly that she had received a letter from him and knew when he would arrive .
27 Perhaps there was another route he would choose — after meeting the scribe again , Huy had little doubt who the rich client at the City of Dreams had been , and knew why his profile , fleetingly glimpsed , had seemed familiar .
28 Sometimes I wish they was all youngsters again , at least yer could put 'em ter bed an' know where they all were . ’
29 but know why I did .
30 ‘ Explains perhaps , but knowing why he turned out a wrong ‘ un does n't make it easier to forgive and forget . ’
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