Example sentences of "know [pron] [noun] for [noun sg] " 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 knew my class for Primary 7 , + had met no-one in it yet .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
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