Example sentences of "[conj] i know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't wait to run home and tell my mother that I knew how to mix colours . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not sure that I know how to explain it to you . ’ |
| 3 | When he was engaged in writing The Cocktail Party , he was asked how long he would devote himself to the theatre rather than to poetry ; he replied , " Until I can convince people that I know how to write a popular play " . |
| 4 | I 'm well educated and I 've got two children and I can manage pretty well , there 's a number of much more essential things that I know how to do , but I ca n't do those ones , and when they come up I feel like weeping myself sick . " |
| 5 | I 'm er I 'm pretty clear what 's expected of me but not so certain that I know how to make it sufficiently interesting to achieve your undivided attention . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's just that I know how all-controlling you are . |
| 7 | You know , perhaps if you straightened up on the side , or made it a bit more symmetrical , so that I know how to improve it next time . |
| 8 | That I know how but I bought it |
| 9 | I 've been in love and fallen out of love so I know how it feels to have been divorced without the formalities . ’ |
| 10 | He says : ‘ People still talk about the shot from Kenny Dalglish that went through my legs at Hampden Park in 1976 when Scotland beat England , so I know how Bobby must have felt . |
| 11 | I played for and captained my country so I know how important it is and I would never stop anybody going . |
| 12 | I was vividly aware of the far reaching and vast contribution that Basil had made to education , to values , to the good influences of the Authority on teachers and children , colleges , schools and students , and I am of the privileged few who were able to work with Basil in the early days of struggles , so I know how much , how very much he did — So I felt that at least he had fulfilled — as nearly as we can ever judge — so much of his life 's work even to the developments in his own personal creative medium — and this must be a comfort to you as well as to us who knew him as a friend and colleague . |
| 13 | When she saw the post of maid in general to Esther Ward advertised , she used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it would only be for a very short time : ‘ Just so I know how he is … how my daughter Beth is faring . ’ |
| 14 | I worked on farms for a while before I joined my present company , so I know how to handle a tractor ! |
| 15 | I 've seen them three times this season so I know how tough it 's going to be . ’ |
| 16 | I played against Wayne Biggins , who had a tremendous game , so I know how much I 've got to learn to compete at the highest level . |
| 17 | I shall think of you at Christmas , the more so as my own father died one Christmas Eve , and Richard 's wife in the week before Christmas , so I know how it feels to have sadness at that time . |
| 18 | Once I know how fast my ‘ feeder is emptying , or have made it empty at the pace I require , I cast very frequently for the first twenty minutes or so — as fast as the emptying of the ‘ feeder will allow — and then slow down only just enough to keep a steady trickle of feed through the swim . |
| 19 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 20 | I 've learned the application techniques from the most talented people in the business and I know how to make the most of my make-up with the least effort and time . |
| 21 | I 've got no bottom , and I know how awful and bandy I look , but still I feel good when I have to pierce another hole in my belt . |
| 22 | I LIKED Kevin and I know how he felt at the start of the film . |
| 23 | Peters added : ‘ This is my last Varsity match also and I know how much Mike Patton and I have put into the season because it all builds up to this one day at Twickenham . |
| 24 | And I know how Frank felt about it . ’ |
| 25 | But I am also a nurse and I know how vital the hospital 's research is . |
| 26 | I am sorry that Gale Stanley lost her life because she could n't get a donor and I know how her mum and dad must feel . |
| 27 | Reluctantly Elfed left the room and I said to Cis , ‘ Ritchie is your son much more than your brother , and I know how much you love each other . |
| 28 | One of the Wurzels , Tommy Banner , got his accordion back thanks to " Police Five " — and I know how grateful he was . |
| 29 | " " No , " said Prince Rainbow , " for I have heard of that trick of yours , El-ahrairah , and I know how it is done . " |
| 30 | ‘ I am Barbadian , and I know how difficult it is to get anything done here . ’ |