Example sentences of "is know " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of the course , she has to choose a subject of her own about which to write a paper ; one of her difficulties is to know how to form her own views , not just copy already received opinions . |
| 2 | She tells me how her mum and dad know everything there is to know about fish , and tried to teach her . |
| 3 | The trick here is to know what you want to say and make sure that you say it . |
| 4 | Fairy Tales by Terry Jones ( Puffin , £1.95 ) CHRISTMAS BEST-SELLERS Based on last week 's sales in the children 's department of Waterstone 's in Edinburgh : 1 Rhyming Stew by Roald Dahl ( Jonathan Cape , £7.95 ) 2 Oi Get Off Our Train by John Burningham ( Jonathan Cape , £7.95 ) 3 Matilda by Roald Dahl 4 The Lion , The Witch and The Wardrobe by CSLewis ( Fontana Lion , £2.25 ) 5 Prince Caspian by CSLewis ( Fontana Lion , £2.25 ) 6 Almost Everything There Is To Know by Tim Hunkin ( Pyramid Books , £4.95 ) 7 The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter ( Frederick Warne , £20 ) 8 Budgie The Helicopter by HRHDuchess of York ( Simon & Schuster , £4.95 ) 9 The Way Things Work by David MacAuley ( Dorling Kindersley , £14.95 ) 10 Peace At Last by Jill Murphy ( Walker , £6.95 ) THE YEAR 'S BEST-SELLERS Supplied by Jane Churchill at Children 's Bookcentre in Kensington , London : |
| 5 | For all the strength of its grip on American affections , the industry has not yet done a Hollywood : sporting stars , unlike some film stars , do not pretend that they know everything there is to know about matters from a nuclear winter to farm policies and demand to be listened to on them all . |
| 6 | To have such ‘ scientific knowledge ’ of , say , the facts that man is the only animal with a sense of humour , that gold dissolves in aqua regia , or that triangles have angles equal to two right angles , is to know that these things must be so and can not be otherwise . |
| 7 | Reading Unamuno , I found this passage which gave me comfort among all the mockery : ‘ The greatest height of heroism to which an individual , like a people , can attain is to know how to face ridicule . ’ |
| 8 | After the giving of God 's torah , they know all there is to know . |
| 9 | What a comforting fact that is to know |
| 10 | Not , of course , that she is to know that , and not , of course , that I shall tell her . |
| 11 | She wants to know all there is to know about Zambia Crevecoeur . |
| 12 | There is a sense in which the greatest art in conducting is to know when one should not conduct . |
| 13 | What a relief it is to know the name of the instrumentalist or conductor concerned and to listen to a programme of records where music takes precedence over ‘ talk for talk 's sake ’ . |
| 14 | Being robbed is losing the confident skin you have grown naturally ; it is to know it can happen to you and if it has happened once … |
| 15 | Men of science want to know everything there is to know , do everything there is to do whether it 's turning a cow into beef burgers in 10 minutes flat or creating the ‘ ultimate ’ erotic experience ; men do it all in the name of progress . |
| 16 | The first is to know where they are , that is , acquire positional information , and the second is to use this information appropriately . |
| 17 | The important thing for the pastor who sometimes directs and sometimes counsels is to know what he is doing and when . |
| 18 | These little leaves are like tongues or hands to sing or conduct the wind music , for of all trees , the beeches have the supreme choir and orchestra and to hear them in a high wind is to know divine music . |
| 19 | The best of both worlds is to know and do . |
| 20 | The important thing about exercise is to know what kind is safe and how much is enough . |
| 21 | ‘ The important thing is to know the time delay between when the fire starts and the detector operates , ’ says Peter Burray , head of fire detection at the station . |
| 22 | The problem is to know how to pick out those thieves with high-lying ears . |
| 23 | Children read a wide variety of things , from the back of the cereal packet to The Dandy , from a page of the daily newspaper to something written by Roald Dahl , and who is to know what will trigger off ideas , possibilities , expectations , or activity ? |
| 24 | Rather it is to know him personally , intimately . |
| 25 | What does make living for Jesus at school a lot easier is to know that you are not alone ; that there are other Christians who agree with what you believe and who can maybe encourage you when the going gets a bit tough . |
| 26 | And the best remedy for this doubt is to know the sure and sufficient reasons God has given us , to know why we can know God is there , to know why we can trust his revelation as true , to know why we can be sure of his love and his goodness , and to stand firm in our understanding of these truths . |
| 27 | ‘ I lived in Los Angeles , so I know all there is to know about diets . |
| 28 | Pam and Malc , being my soul-mates , know everything there is to know about me . |
| 29 | In other words , the investigating authorities should know everything there is to know about such a family , both from inside that family , and from contacts outside . |
| 30 | How comforting it is to know that Charles can communicate so well with people who are 40 or 50 years older than himself . |