Example sentences of "knowing from " in BNC.
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| 1 | This technique will investigate no further than about 50 m under the ground ; and there is no way of knowing from exactly which point in the hole the samples emanated . |
| 2 | The more mature child will be the initiator of imaginative play with boxes , planks and tyres , knowing from past games that certain boxes will fit together and a particular plank will bridge a gap . |
| 3 | When at last they sat down to eat , a small crowd of children had gathered in the doorway , drawn from their own homes by the smell of puris frying , knowing from this that today was a special occasion . |
| 4 | Another attraction was knowing from Eton and Oxford days several of the neighbouring landowners , Johnnie Dalkeith at Eildon , Dawyck Haig at Bemersyde , Robin McEwen at Marchmont . |
| 5 | In its origin [ Christianity ] presents to man and woman a glorious picture of sexual integrity : the Son of God who has become man and flesh , knowing from inside his Father 's work and perfecting it in the total self-giving of himself , not only of his spiritual but precisely also of his physical powers , giving not only to one individual but to all . |
| 6 | not knowing from a distance |
| 7 | ‘ Consider yourself forgiven , ’ she said , knowing from experience that there would be no point in saying otherwise . |
| 8 | Shannon took that with a pinch of salt , knowing from experience how few directors really were willing to give ‘ free rein' to any of the technicians on the crew . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm so glad , ’ Leith replied , knowing from the very few comments Rosemary had let drop that she must have gone through a most unhappy time before Derek had finally left . |
| 10 | She tapped in the number of her agent , spoke briefly to his secretary , then held the receiver several inches away from her ear , knowing from past experience that Bernie could generally be heard for miles without the benefit of a phone . |