Example sentences of "[conj] know how [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Honestly , I do n't think it matters knowing how to program , or knowing how to make the machines actually work . |
| 2 | It blames current top management and the board itself for not understanding how bad the problems are or knowing how to solve them . |
| 3 | Its interest , as will already be clear , is that it offers a prospect of closing the gap between fact and value , bypassing the issue of whether or how one can draw prescriptive conclusions from descriptive premisses alone : it affirms the apparently naive claim that to know how to act I have only to be sufficiently aware of myself and my surroundings . |
| 4 | Insects hiding on the trunks and branches of trees represent an equally rich harvest for those animals that know how to gather them . |
| 5 | ‘ You have to hire people that know how to work the equipment , who know how to repair things . |
| 6 | We also reject the belief that knowing how to use terminology in which to speak of language is undesirable . |
| 7 | Letters do not correspond exactly to sounds , with the consequence that knowing how to pronounce a word does n't necessarily mean you know how to spell it ( and vice versa ) . |
| 8 | I said , ‘ I think you should know how to cook a few things , in case they ask you to feed the children , ’ but she seemed to think that knowing how to make a Marmite sandwich would be enough . |
| 9 | We should also recognize that there is more to producing and understanding meaningful language — to communicating — than knowing how to make or recognize correct sentences . |
| 10 | Jack Stone seems to be the sort of fish that knows how to cut a net or two . ’ |
| 11 | So , vote Labour , the party that knows how to keep its trousers on . |
| 12 | And the one that knows how to make time fly . |
| 13 | Siblings fight , they 're mean , they bully and pinch , and know how to paint themselves as the innocent victim . |
| 14 | And know how to deal with them . |
| 15 | Chelmsford have beaten the Surrey side twice on their own ice and know how to cope with the likes of Sean Murphy , Darren Zinger and Danny O'Hanlon . |
| 16 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 17 | You can enter from the main road running along Teesdale but there is no way through at the top of the dale , unless you travel on horseback , or on foot , if you possess the stamina and know how to use a compass . |
| 18 | That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview . |
| 19 | We understand the culture intimately and know how to handle embarrassing situations ’ . |
| 20 | A guerrilla unit can only operate in a district where the people are staunch and know how to keep their mouths shut . ’ |
| 21 | Oh , I 'm not complaining — I 've always made it my business to ensure that the women I meet are the sort who understand the rules and know how to play the game . |
| 22 | However , you will still need to make some use of notebooks and know how to organise papers such as computer printouts . |
| 23 | He would discover a web , a network of creation and destruction , which the spider on his face would recognize , and know how to navigate — to arrive at what ? |
| 24 | No , multiplication tables find and average and know how to work out an area , that 's a doddle ! |
| 25 | You must be able to assess your land potential and to farm within it , and know how to build up fertility to reach that potential by the most economic means . |
| 26 | If knowing how to go on in a discipline is largely a matter of rule-following , it remains the case that the rules are as much socially imposed by the disciplinary tribe as they are by epistemic considerations ( Becher 1989 ) . |
| 27 | Having now learned the language and basic skills and knowing how to judge the potential of land , you are well equipped to choose and buy a holding . |
| 28 | Getting used to acting with the voice only and knowing how to use the microphone are basic features of good radio technique . |
| 29 | It is , in fact , the English language ; and knowing how to use it … ’ |
| 30 | They include things like singing the national anthem , knowing the points of the compass , tying and addressing a parcel and knowing how to use a telephone . |