Example sentences of "[subord] i know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been in love and fallen out of love so I know how it feels to have been divorced without the formalities . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I played for and captained my country so I know how important it is and I would never stop anybody going . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I worked on farms for a while before I joined my present company , so I know how to handle a tractor ! |
| 7 | I 've seen them three times this season so I know how tough it 's going to be . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ If I knew how I meant I should n't be asking you to design it , because that 's what design is , knowing how you mean . |
| 12 | If I knew how to make copies of myself , I 'm not sure that I would give the project high priority in competition with all the other things I want to do : why should I ? |
| 13 | CATHERINE I 'd be more pleased if I knew how you got in the door . |
| 14 | For example , if I know how to wash a dish at the kitchen sink , how do I wash a dish at the table ? |
| 15 | Let me perish if I know how to account for you or your humour . |
| 16 | ‘ No news at all , ’ she warned , ‘ until I know how you 've been … and whether you are on the mend . ’ |
| 17 | I can just say that I 've clocked it , even though I can I just I ca n't clock it yeah I can just say I could cos I know how it end . |
| 18 | Vale boss John Rudge said : ‘ We had a bit of luck when that shot from Regis stuck in the mud but I 'm overjoyed for our fans because I know how much it means to beat Stoke . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Because I know how nomes think , ’ said the Thing . |
| 20 | And it would n't be fair to Piper , because I know how much you still love Mum , even though you never say so . ’ |
| 21 | Because I know how much it hurts you not to have children . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 23 | ‘ That is an easy thing to say , ’ she observed to Hastings , who lay sleek in the sun , ‘ when I know how unlikely I am to fulfil it . ’ |
| 24 | When I know how a lustful man may feel towards his neighbour 's pretty young wife I can understand a leer , but if asked what it means there is nothing I can say . |
| 25 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 26 | A self-uglifying expression of humility — plus an elaborate show of stealthiness which is as good as saying ‘ Yes , I am late — and please pay attention to my performance of humbly not wishing to be paid attention to ’ , i.e. Here 's me entering as unostentatiously as I know how — so you can see how much I regret my rudeness ! ’ |
| 27 | As for your replying I never expect that , as I know how busy you are always … |
| 28 | However , I do hope your hum will vanish when you get home , as I know how trying a continual buzz can be , depending a bit , I find , on the pitch . |
| 29 | I hope you manage to see everyone during the holiday period , as I know how much that means to you . |
| 30 | Cos also , I do n't mind , mind going on public transport as long as I know how to get there . |