Example sentences of "knowing [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's worth knowing about ! |
| 2 | This is one of two ways to place your opponent at a disadvantage without him even knowing about it . |
| 3 | What struck Michael was , the enquiry was humble — as though religion might be something worth knowing about . |
| 4 | Sometimes , when we got back rather later than usual , my father was already preparing to send out a search party in — as I thought then , not knowing about Grandma 's lapses — his usual agitated way . |
| 5 | ‘ But how will we stop Evelyn knowing about it ? |
| 6 | Do n't want the whole world knowing about the KW . ’ |
| 7 | It is worth knowing about the following aspects of your teenager 's life : |
| 8 | The subsequent analysis enabled certain conclusions to be drawn about the importance of knowing about , and having access to , current information ; the availability of material ; the low utilisation of the CSSU Registry ; and the need for alternative methods for organising and locating information . |
| 9 | knowing about yourself |
| 10 | Knowing about yourself |
| 11 | But what 's the use of knowing about Ant lions ? |
| 12 | Did n't want Mrs Fry knowing about Chris , the way she felt about boyfriends , not if I was bringing Vern along . |
| 13 | Through marriage he created the possibility of consciously knowing about and coming to terms with his own painful experience of loss . |
| 14 | For example , Ronald and Daphne could be using Daphne 's expression of anger not only to protect Ronald from knowing about his own anger , but also to protect them both from underlying depressed feelings of which they are even more afraid . |
| 15 | But just as he had used her agoraphobia as a defence against having to know about his need to find her safely where he had left her , so too did her lack of sexual response defend him from knowing about his need to keep her under his control . |
| 16 | Awkwardly , not liking the thought of too many people knowing about Stone 's whereabouts , Doyle said , ‘ The fewer the better , sir . |
| 17 | ‘ When I think of all those months I lived in the Store , not even knowing about the Outside … . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ What happens when you think of all those months in the Store not knowing about the Outside ? ’ |
| 19 | FROGS : Some people think that knowing about frogs is important . |
| 20 | Not knowing about electricity , but knowing about hydraulic systems , Descartes suggested that the control of these reactions in animals was mediated by movements of fluids , initiated in the sensory nerves by stimuli , being carried to the ventricular system of the brain where contact was made with the motor nerves . |
| 21 | Not knowing about electricity , but knowing about hydraulic systems , Descartes suggested that the control of these reactions in animals was mediated by movements of fluids , initiated in the sensory nerves by stimuli , being carried to the ventricular system of the brain where contact was made with the motor nerves . |
| 22 | I remember him struggling with a story where understanding of the narrative depended on the reader knowing about canals . |
| 23 | The parents in the other families indicated a preference for knowing about their son 's condition early in life . |
| 24 | In an interview with the New York Times , McDevitt ( who had three more larceny convictions in the 1980s ) denied even knowing about the Gardner theft , but he revealed a familiarity with techniques of cutting paintings from frames . |
| 25 | If you 're planning to move house , it 's worth knowing about the Home Arranger service offered by the Leeds Permanent Building Society . |
| 26 | But an important thing to recognise at the outset is that knowing about oneself can never be a matter of ‘ mere information ’ . |
| 27 | The Innocent is knowing about love , guilt , and ( yes ) innocence ; but its brief does not appear to extend much beyond that . |
| 28 | Without knowing about the trolley , the hearer may not ( in the speaker 's assessment perhaps ) appreciate the full flavour of the joke or prank being described . |
| 29 | The apparent certainty of physics creates the potential for knowing about everything : |
| 30 | Or some odd skill may spark your imagination ; making jewellery ; deciphering codes ; knowing about Indian miniature painting . |