Example sentences of "they know [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old people are frightened to open their doors because they know they may face a menacing crowd , all demanding sweets or money . |
| 2 | And they know they 'll get something . |
| 3 | And they know they 'll have to unite behind the new one if they 're to be a force at the next General Election . |
| 4 | Boys seem to make an effort only if they are going into a situation where they know they might meet someone they fancy , whereas lots of girls I know will put on make-up just to go to the local shop ! |
| 5 | On other occasions when people feel tired , and again this applies particularly to night-workers , they know they should eat ( a rumbling stomach and hunger pangs tell them this ) and yet have no appetite . |
| 6 | They know they must fill the empty space with movement , whether there is scenery in the background or where the costumes are at their simplest and the background merely a hint of some venue as , for example , in Symphonic Variations or Requiem , or even just shafts of light as in Monotones . |
| 7 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |
| 8 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |
| 9 | They know they can rely on me , you see . |
| 10 | they know they can say what they want up there and get away with it |
| 11 | For many people there is a temptation to sift through the urgent and important in-trays again looking for the work which they know they can deal with quickly and easily . |
| 12 | Children are very quick to spot this and will take advantage of the situation — and once they know they can get away with anything , you will lose their respect . |
| 13 | If they know they can get special deals . |
| 14 | One of the reasons why they 're having such a hard time with trying to privatise the Health Service is because the British public actually feel they own it , they feel a part of it , they feel it 's theirs , they know where the hospitals are , they know they can get treatment and they do n't abuse it . |
| 15 | If they find the stimulus too strong they know they can reduce it . |
| 16 | ‘ This is because , from the public 's point of view , if a company they are thinking of employing by Safe-Buy UK , they know they can proceed with a home improvement with extra reassurance and avoid things going badly or expensively wrong . |
| 17 | They know we must make sure that control of the world 's oil resources does not fall into his hands , only to finance further aggression . |
| 18 | Behind Psychic TV exists an occult , disparate breed of hipsters heavily into Gary Glitter , early Sabbath , Arthur Brown , Grateful Dead just because they know it would scandalize the prevailing arbiters of taste . |
| 19 | When one of these turns hot " , the other members of staff join in the chase — preparing reports , thinking who they know who may put them in touch with the potential new client . |
| 20 | Other schools ask the children to bring in the name of a senior citizen that they know who would appreciate a gift , by acts such as these the school 's status is again increased in the locality . |