Example sentences of "as [pers pn] know how " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 2 | A self-uglifying expression of humility — plus an elaborate show of stealthiness which is as good as saying ‘ Yes , I am late — and please pay attention to my performance of humbly not wishing to be paid attention to ’ , i.e. Here 's me entering as unostentatiously as I know how — so you can see how much I regret my rudeness ! ’ |
| 3 | As for your replying I never expect that , as I know how busy you are always … |
| 4 | However , I do hope your hum will vanish when you get home , as I know how trying a continual buzz can be , depending a bit , I find , on the pitch . |
| 5 | I hope you manage to see everyone during the holiday period , as I know how much that means to you . |
| 6 | Cos also , I do n't mind , mind going on public transport as long as I know how to get there . |
| 7 | They must be well covered as you know how awful their figures are . ’ |
| 8 | So long as you know how far it is to the line , and so long as someone is calling out the time to the start , you just need to judge your speed correctly . |
| 9 | Her body knew his touch , just as she knew how to touch him to make his heart beat , feel his pulse quicken . |
| 10 | She was furious because I would n't do what she wanted and paid me back as spitefully as she knew how . |
| 11 | I said to the orchestra , ‘ If there are discords we must always play them as beautifully as we know how . ’ |
| 12 | That came as no surprise to us , as we know how good the business climate in this country has been in recent years with the success of deregulation and low taxation and the attractiveness of Britain as a home of inward investment . |
| 13 | They had won , as they will always have to , against the odds , but they did it by capitalising on their best players , by utilising every ounce of available experience and by trying as hard as they knew how . |
| 14 | There 'd be other people come and had we 'd show them round the darkroom and teach them how to print , how to take pictures , and as soon as they knew how to do that , they 'd fall off and go away . |
| 15 | Eliot by writing as badly as he knew how … . ’ ) |
| 16 | The great dragon was angry but courteous , and he woke them up in as mannerly a way as he knew how . |
| 17 | ‘ He had every reason not to take me seriously as a soldier as he knew how idle I had been in prior days in Layforce . ’ |
| 18 | He had declined , trying to be as tactful as he knew how . |
| 19 | Doublethink had entered so completely into Ceauşescu 's soul by the 1980s that he could genuinely bask in what he took to be sincere affection at the same time as he knew how stage-managed the whole event was . |
| 20 | So he just smiled as enigmatically as he knew how , and pocketed the drinks key . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll be released very soon now , ’ Zen said as reassuringly as he knew how . |
| 22 | He was being serious , or as serious as he knows how . |