Example sentences of "know [pron] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know it word for word . |
| 2 | I know your reputation for toughness is matched only by your reputation for fairness . |
| 3 | Not only is it believed that God , through creation and revelation , has made known His will for humankind , a will revealed to us supremely through the words and actions of Jesus Christ , but He has continued to guide His church . |
| 4 | I was told by new-found friends , ‘ I have known your work for years and the typographic version of Duchamp 's Green Box book you made in 1960 was my first route into an understanding of modern art ’ . |
| 5 | I knew my class for Primary 7 , + had met no-one in it yet . |
| 6 | Knowing his weakness for cards and drink , she thought it wiser to keep such information to herself . |
| 7 | Knowing his passion for cycling ( on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays ) and rowing ( on Tuesdays , Thursdays and Saturdays ) , I had mentioned in my letter that I had stroked my boat , somewhat ingloriously , for two Torpids and two Summer Eights . |
| 8 | He had paid it no attention , for the light still reached it only by reflected glimpses ; but Isambard had lived with it on close terms for fifteen years , and knew it line for line and feature for feature . |
| 9 | We did n't want to pop in else your father would be saying that we 're after selling you a new hat again , knowing your weakness for hats . ’ |
| 10 | India knows its quest for peace talks through the Non-Aligned Movement will bear no fruit , but it is in keeping with the popular mood . |
| 11 | Everyone knows his feelings for Rangers , And I would most readily do a swop for a number of our players — Gary Stevens , Trevor Steven , Alexi Mikhailechenko , Ally Maxwell , Chris Vinnicome . |