Example sentences of "know that [pron] [is] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you know that there is nothing they like better than to be starved ? |
| 2 | When the mother approaches the nest where the kittens are hiding , letting them know that there is nothing to fear by her approach . |
| 3 | I do n't know how Dawn really feels about me , whether love or trust mean anything to her or not , but I do know that there is something special between us , and it feels like something more than just conditioning . |
| 4 | Bill did you know that there 's nothing on this tape ? |
| 5 | I do n't know the answer , for only the people can give it ; but I do know that it is our duty to ask them . |
| 6 | One couple did n't even know that he is their landlord — the flats are let through an estate agent . |
| 7 | The only real reason you get to know that there 's somebody there because you can see the legs and the sort of , sort of head , but yo it does tend to get a bit lost against the background . |
| 8 | P.S. I would like for Monica Seles ' fans to know that there 's nothing personal in my mentioning her , but given the circumstances I think I am right in using her as she did n't commit herself to the Tour Events much last year . |
| 9 | North Yorkshire offers excellent possibilities for challenging walking but it 's also good to know that there 's plenty to do close at hand when the weather turns moorland expeditions into exercises in masochism . |
| 10 | nevertheless it was nice nice to know that there 's someone . |
| 11 | To know that there 's someone going to buy your crop over a long period of time , or part of your crop , ideally , over a long period of time , does help people to plan ahead . |
| 12 | You may want your partner to know that there is something important you want to discuss , so that you can both make time in advance . |
| 13 | One 42-year-old market trader who did not want to be named , said : ‘ It is good to know that there is someone who is doing something about the problem . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is nice to know that there is someone to help fight your cause when you need it , ’ added Mr Kelly . |
| 15 | We know that there is something peculiar about Harley 's contract with Supersight . |
| 16 | I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live . ’ |
| 17 | I know that there is nothing particularly original about this design , Ray Key 's book , Woodturning and Design has a close approximation ( minus the rim ) , as does Richard Raffan 's book Turned Bowl Design ( again minus the rim ) . |
| 18 | We know that there is someone , somewhere , who can make everything bloom again ; this is the Lady of Light , the fairy godmother who might turn up one day if we are lucky . |
| 19 | Er , well thank you for your offer of help it is , er i i i i it 's er er clearly a very difficult issue , there are erm , there are important issues of principle er , in , er conflicting directions it is not an easy one and erm er er er I do n't er , really know that there is anything er that , er any shareholder of Pearsons is able to do about it . |
| 20 | He 's sort of saying , he 's justifying it in , in a very Marxist way , he said this is our duty , what we 're doing is , is , is natural , it 's a process of , of his history you know that there 's nothing we can do avoid this and we should in fact be pleased to see th th this actually taking place , it 's er it 's not a question at all of , of the parents going , peasants going too far , it 's not er a reign of terror at all , erm in fact more than that it , it 's a sort of erm it , it 's not even retribution i it 's a , it 's a course of history . |
| 21 | Such parents know that it is something they have been socialised into by a segregated society , and that things could have been otherwise : that they ought to be otherwise ( It 's not fair … ’ ) . |
| 22 | There is no way that we can change those without the agreement of all the other members of the community er but I know that it 's something that er my colleagues at the foreign office are extremely concerned with . |
| 23 | Recognizing what God is really like , and knowing that he is our ally , can point the way back to health and wholeness . |
| 24 | I always go to bed knowing that there 's something I should have done — often the housewife slaves all day and the husband just comes home and puts his feet up . |
| 25 | The real significance of reliability is something rather different : it is the reliability of knowing that there is something to fall back on , with family support acting as a safety net if really needed . |
| 26 | Equally he knows that it is something he will ignore at his peril . |
| 27 | He knows that it is his business to contribute something of his own to this store of experience ; and that he should play his part in moulding it and improving it to meet changing conditions . |
| 28 | It was , it was very bad because it was a distinctive book , somebody knows that it 's my book . |
| 29 | Thomas Cottingham is only three years old next week but he knows that there is something wrong with him . |