Example sentences of "[that] [pron] know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not sure that I know how to explain it to you . ’ |
| 2 | 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 " . |
| 3 | 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 . " |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's just that I know how all-controlling you are . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | That I know how but I bought it |
| 8 | It is vital , therefore , that you know how to stretch properly and safely . |
| 9 | This will have to be calculated carefully so that you know how many stitches to cast on . |
| 10 | If you know what your aims are ; if you make sure that you know how to memorise and recall ; if your reviews are effective , with good concentration , you may feel yourself well on the way to becoming a successful student with a bright future . |
| 11 | We must assume that you know how to express yourself in sentences . |
| 12 | Your forbearance is a weapon that you know how to use all too well . ’ |
| 13 | How could I forget that you know how to do most things , short of open-heart surgery ? ’ |
| 14 | Are you sure that you know how to use the Ctrl and Alt keys ? |
| 15 | * Learn the " language " of examination and set essay questions , so that you know how to " speak " suitable answers ( pp. 15 – 17 ) . |
| 16 | When children injure themselves , it is important that you know how to give the right first aid treatment , quickly , quietly and with lots of reassurance to the child . |
| 17 | If you do not understand the instructions then write to the manufacturer concerned , it is very important that you know how much to feed . |
| 18 | It is almost true to say that we know how the genetic program determines the shape of a ribosome . |
| 19 | The media seem unwilling to publish anything that might challenge the certitude with which editors , politicians , judges and others insist that we know how to increase measurable intelligence or that test data ‘ prove ’ , to use The New York Times 's word , that a poor environment causes familial retardation . |
| 20 | But with any luck it will take them some time to realise that we know how to play it better than they do . ’ |
| 21 | If , as I have argued , it is normal and typical of human beings to have basic impulses to assist other creatures in distress , to find them appealing to view , and in some cases to enjoy their close proximity ( infants reach out naturally towards a puppy but get agitated by wasps or beetles ) , it does not follow that we know how to treat them . |
| 22 | No , but it means , it means that we know how we 've got to gear up |
| 23 | and computer science I mean , that 's where the answers all come , I 'm quite sure , I 'm just sceptical , that we know how much about it . |
| 24 | Assuming that we know how the phonemes of a particular word would be realised when the word was pronounced in isolation , when we find a phoneme realised differently as a result of being near some other phoneme belonging to a neighbouring word we call this an instance of assimilation . |
| 25 | That 's right , and I think that erm , yes , there 's a notion that I find useful in talking to students that we all have a comfort zone , there are all things that we know about , that we know how to do and if anything comes up — I mean in business it might be accountancy , we do n't all know how to handle figures , and so that 's an area that we 've hived off in that area and we all know that when we do that we are , as it were , giving up a bit ; we 're saying ‘ well , I ca n't manage I just do n't have I ca n't do that , it 's not for me ’ . |
| 26 | But the worst silence of all is when we take it for granted that they know how much they are still appreciated and that the calloused hands or fingers are symbols to us of the love and caring poured into our lives . |
| 27 | Do you really feel confident that they know how business works and can help you learn one or two things about it ? |
| 28 | The great skill of Japanese and German manufacturers is that they know how to make things efficiently and well , which is what we are so bad at . |
| 29 | and er sh , you know the test before they could become officers they set captain set the table , you see the and they have this food that they know how , how to use the cutlery , this was one of the tests of being an officer . |