Example sentences of "[conj] i know [adv] [verb] " 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 | ‘ It 's not that there are two Nigel Mansells , it 's just that I know when to compete and when to relax . |
| 3 | I 'm not sure that I know how to explain it to you . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 'm well educated and I 've got two children and I can manage pretty well , there 's a number of much more essential things that I know how to do , but I ca n't do those ones , and when they come up I feel like weeping myself sick . " |
| 6 | When he was engaged in writing The Cocktail Party , he was asked how long he would devote himself to the theatre rather than to poetry ; he replied , " Until I can convince people that I know how to write a popular play " . |
| 7 | I 'm er I 'm pretty clear what 's expected of me but not so certain that I know how to make it sufficiently interesting to achieve your undivided attention . |
| 8 | I worked on farms for a while before I joined my present company , so I know how to handle a tractor ! |
| 9 | I listen to their stories , and I know when to let them sleep in the shade . ’ |
| 10 | Hugh , himself I think he is completing his work and there , in , in a few months time and I know there have attempts made to find someone to replace him . |
| 11 | I know they get mouth rot and I know how to treat it , but I 'm not too clued up on their habits . |
| 12 | And I know how to do that . |
| 13 | I 've learned the application techniques from the most talented people in the business and I know how to make the most of my make-up with the least effort and time . |
| 14 | Let me perish if I know how to account for you or your humour . |
| 15 | For example , if I know how to wash a dish at the kitchen sink , how do I wash a dish at the table ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | This is going to upset me , but I know how to deal with it . |
| 18 | ‘ But I know how to make it better , too . |
| 19 | ‘ But I know how to get it back . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 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 | Cos also , I do n't mind , mind going on public transport as long as I know how to get there . |
| 23 | 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 . |