Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] i know [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got this watch with an alarm on it , so that I know when to take it . |
| 2 | You know , perhaps if you straightened up on the side , or made it a bit more symmetrical , so that I know how to improve it next time . |
| 3 | If I 'm looking for anything I prefer to shop in , but if I 'm just browsing I do n't mind going like out of the town , down to or up to for a day but , if I 'm looking for something particular I prefer to stay in cos I know where to go . |
| 4 | I thought at the time she sounded a bit over anxious to explain why she had n't told us before , but it was n't long before I knew why . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not that there are two Nigel Mansells , it 's just that I know when to compete and when to relax . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's just that I know how all-controlling you are . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ So I 'd like you to drive me in the pony and trap , just till I know where people live . ’ |
| 9 | As soon as I know when the dates are fo for the concert . |
| 10 | So her hands were up and they were off before I knew where they were . |
| 11 | Peters added : ‘ This is my last Varsity match also and I know how much Mike Patton and I have put into the season because it all builds up to this one day at Twickenham . |
| 12 | Instead , now that I knew where she was living , I contacted my solicitors and instructed them to start divorce proceedings . |
| 13 | Though I warn you , ’ he added menacingly , pointing one long brown finger at her , ‘ if you persist in upsetting her I will not hesitate to punish you even though I know how this hurts . |
| 14 | Already I was wishing I 'd never been to see Angy , even though I knew how much being estranged from his family had hurt him and it would mean a lot to him to get the ring back . ’ |
| 15 | Yet it was then that I knew why I had come , for just distinguishable to me against the background of reciting voices , I heard my own voice . |
| 16 | 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 ! ’ |
| 17 | I just get my bunches of three the wrong way round because I know where they are . |