Example sentences of "to know [adv] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Elaine seemed to know instinctively what she was thinking .
2 Completely new to our Sale , he seemed to know instinctively what had to be done , and did it , swiftly , silently , strongly .
3 he said that 's all you need to know so he actually showed me how to work it back
4 I have to know so I can log it .
5 It turns out that the public has a right to know only what those who control the media think is good for them .
6 We wish to know only who paid you to try to kill this gentleman . ’
7 Mhm do you get to know basically everything work .
8 All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet .
9 Carmen Ballesteros , for one , would probably love to know exactly what he meant by that .
10 Now he was going to know exactly what they meant .
11 Mr Michael Bland , Thomas 's father , said yesterday it was too early to know exactly what bearing the ruling would have on his son 's case , but he said their campaign would continue .
12 It 's traditional in some ways but the brothers who own the hotel , Julio and Alfonso , have come to know exactly what the Club 18–30 holidaymaker is looking for .
13 Nor does the familiar bogy of the French Minister of Education , said to know exactly what every child at school is learning that minute , when he looks at his watch , seem so very alarming even if it conformed in any way with the truth .
14 Anyhow , it is only natural that an angler specialising in better quality fish should want to know exactly what they weigh .
15 Being a very visual person , and unable to see inside me , I wanted to know exactly what this ‘ thing ’ looked like .
16 It would be interesting to know exactly what preparation Mr Brunner ingested .
17 Over Madame Mattli 's shoulder Paula could see Arlene watching her , a tiny smile lifting one corner of her scarlet mouth , and Paula knew her well enough by now to know exactly what she was thinking .
18 We do not have the same pre-programmed instincts and mind patterns , the same tattvic constitution , and we thus find it difficult to know exactly what is being communicated .
19 Plus , you 're in the best place to know exactly what the modification is that you want . ’
20 In times like these , insuring your mortgage still makes sense even with tougher conditions imposed — but you need to know exactly what those conditions are .
21 There are now so many line trimmers on the market now that it pays to know exactly what you need and how much you are prepared to pay .
22 When her gynaecologist asked why , she had told him that , apart from her hatred of injections , she wanted to know exactly what was going on .
23 The situation has thrown me a bit and I shall be talking to him again because I want to know exactly what 's going on .
24 It is impossible to know exactly what happened that evening .
25 ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what the emotional implications are of having a sexual relationship — the kind of problems you have or mistakes that get made , ’ says David .
26 ‘ I want to know exactly what happened that morning .
27 Less directly but equally importantly , people living in the vicinity of a large plant would not take kindly to the idea that it was not under the control of human beings who are on the spot and are assumed to know exactly what is happening .
28 This is all very limiting for the pilot but it does mean that the investigator is able to know exactly what the pilot is , or should be , doing at any stage in the flight .
29 It is impossible for us to know exactly what circumstances combine to bring these extreme rarities to the islands : after breeding in north-eastern Siberia , they should be on their way to Manchuria for the winter .
30 It was too soon to know exactly what would happen to the factories if their efficiency remained in doubt after the 12 months are up , he said .
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