Example sentences of "[subord] i know [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I have cast this account in the past tense in order to relate it to the developments of the late 1960s , although I know that much of this shape and many of these assumptions have survived .
2 Just so I know exactly what I 'm doing . ’
3 If I know very little about the firm or the people in it , then , to reduce my uncertainty , I will invent my own snapshots of what to expect .
4 So if I know less about it than I should , whose fault is that ?
5 Everything is very different now , there are new considerations , and until I know exactly what is going on you 're not going to draw me on the subject . ’
6 We 'll build up until I know exactly what diseases all the kids have had , who has been vaccinated , and what home conditions are like . ’
7 ‘ I want to wait until I know more about the likely opposition .
8 ‘ I want to wait until I know more about the likely opposition .
9 ‘ But until I know more about which league we shall be in , there is no point in talking to players . ’
10 She 's probably picking one with Wendy , but she 's picked the wrong one with me cos I know too many loop holes !
11 ‘ I can not make it too abundantly clear that , under no circumstances whatsoever , will I support Mr Baldwin unless I know exactly what his policy is going to be , unless I have complete guarantees that such policy will be carried out if his party achieves office , and unless I am acquainted with the names of at least eight or ten of his most prominent colleagues in the next Ministry .
12 My right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition would have liked to be here this evening because I know well that he has been a tremendous support to my hon. and learned Friend and his family in many small and touching ways , which I know have been deeply appreciated .
13 I feel angry because I know even this war will eventually end .
14 You look forward to your meals very much , and I think you must have a cook with imagination because I know sometimes you have the same thing constantly and you get very bored by it .
15 So you can work it out now , how old I am Erm , what I do , is I run training courses and er , they are Management Skills Courses , they are not anything to do with insurances , because I know absolutely damn all about insurance .
16 ‘ I know precisely how much petrol I 've got because I know precisely how much I 've put in and precisely how many miles I 've been .
17 I believe what the Newcastle local authority tells me , because I know only too well how Gateshead has been affected by Government cuts which the local authority has been forced to implement .
18 I ca n't even claim to know what he would want done , because I know almost nothing about him .
19 Because I know perfectly well that there can be no sound evidence for such monstrous , silly accusations . ’
20 It would not be right for me to say that he was wrongly ennobled , because I know too little about him to be able to detect whatever surprising quality it was that commended itself to Harold Wilson for admission to the House of Lords .
21 I think it would be helpful for people who smoke erm , to think about just how very powerful a drug it is , because I know there have been studies done which show that it 's actually more difficult to stay off cigarettes than it is to stay off heroine .
22 ‘ Why ca n't I keep away from you , ’ he demanded , ‘ when I know damned well I have n't the right — ’ He did n't finish his sentence .
23 How can I ever become a good painter when I know so little geometry and mathematics ?
24 How can I pretend to be Juliet — to feel Juliet 's love , when I know now what true love is ? ’
25 And th th they have n't got a twang as far as I know anyway so
26 He was making for the door when he stopped and half turned back towards her and said , ‘ By the way , Aggie , very little escapes you , as I know only too well , but have you noticed any difference in Jessie of late ? ’
27 That may go down well with some Euro-sceptics among Conservative Members , but it infuriates our partners and reduces our influence in the Community , as I know only too well .
28 Erm certainly on the rescue tenders , erm erm on , on each division would have that equipment , it 's not carried on every fire engine as far as I know now , erm I , I do n't see why it should n't but er again I think it 's a matter of cost , and , and carrying it about as well and finding the space for it , but certainly it 's at hand when it 's needed .
29 But I am quite clear that the new system should have a trial under the most favourable possible circumstances ; and the mere fact that the new Chairman of the War Council did prefer , and , as far as I know still prefers , a different arrangement is , to my mind , quite conclusive , and leaves me in no doubt as to the manner in which I can best assist the Government which I desire to support .
30 Too late in the day because all the hotels are full and I end up tramping round in the dark , lugging my pack and money ( cash , a great wad of hard currency ) , nervous of the hatchet-faced youths who watch me meandering round , concentrating so intently on making it look as though I know exactly where I 'm heading that I soon have no idea where I am on the mapless streets of Algiers .
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