Example sentences of "[conj] he know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't deny him the right to use whatever symbols he wants as an artist , but as a friend I was disappointed that he knew how inflammatory that would be to a Madness audience . |
| 2 | Slightly bemused , she realised that the businesslike urgency appeared to be entirely on her side , in spite of the earlier impression that he knew how busy she must be , that he had no wish to waste any of her valuable time … |
| 3 | To make sure that none of the macho details went to waste , the full , inside story of Washington 's awesome display of military prowess was entrusted to Steven Emerson of US News & World Report , who had shown in the past that he knew how to treat a government ‘ scoop ’ with respect , and who could be relied upon to resist the kind of sceptical impulse that sometimes afflicts reporters with a wider readership . |
| 4 | Huy knew something about papyrus , having spent most of his life writing on it , and had managed to convince the man that he knew how to make it , without giving away too much of his true background . |
| 5 | Gone are the days when guys thought it was girlie to be groomed , the new man of the 90's makes a noise about the fact that he knows how to look good and what 's more these guys now have more beautifying products than old socks ! |
| 6 | He assures his readers that he knows how righteous they are : |
| 7 | But the right letters are there , even if they 're in the wrong order , so he knows how it ought to be spelled , up to a point . |
| 8 | Everything gets registered by Mr Sorley so he knows how much work we 've done and how much to bill the clients . |
| 9 | Inside he knew he was very male : he wanted Carrie and he knew how he wanted her . |
| 10 | He got results , and he knew how to keep the boys quiet . |
| 11 | He felt his heart contract in pity , Emily was a fine woman , he admired her composure and he knew how much the facade must cost her , she had loved her father dearly . |
| 12 | And he knew how to treat her ankle , he was doing another soothing job on it . |
| 13 | Tactically he was superb and he knew how to handle his bowlers . |
| 14 | She was very young and he knew how much she loved him . |
| 15 | His equipment was state-of-the-art , though , and he knew how to write about sea-angling . |
| 16 | It was up to him to save her and he knew how to do it . |
| 17 | In any case , he knew who would be in Carrog — the women and children and those unfit for warfare — and he knew how quickly they would remove before him if he went near them . |
| 18 | And he knew how much I needed him to wind up the case . |
| 19 | Mr Christie said that he had had an association with the town for 30 years , and he knew how deeply many local people felt about the team . |
| 20 | So doing favours and cutting deals comes naturally to him and he knows how to enjoy himself . |
| 21 | ‘ And he knows how to drive . |
| 22 | Mr Justice Hoffman said in the High Court that he had decided to suspend judgment until he knew how soon the House of Lords was likely to hear an appeal against an order forcing Mr William Goodwin , aged 23 , who works on the Engineer magazine , to reveal confidential information . |
| 23 | The might before in the hotel lounge , with his wife , Lonnie , beside him , bemusedly aghast , he grilled a pleasant waitress until he knew how many tips she got each week , how many children she had , the frequency of men hitting on her and the general contour of her reality . |
| 24 | Kemp would talk about the land as if he knew how to live there . |
| 25 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 26 | ‘ Very , thank you , ’ she said , wondering what his reaction would be if he knew how she had spent the past hour . |
| 27 | He also described a call he had made later to his friend Hartmut Mayer of the BKA asking him if he knew how the bomb had been put aboard Flight 103 . |
| 28 | But there might , he thought , if he knew how to wait , be room some day for Iago Vaughan . |
| 29 | Isabel wondered if he knew how intimidating he could be with just a look , and decided fitzAlan was fully aware of his effect on her . |
| 30 | If he knew how old she was he might want her to tell him what she had been doing the last few years . |