Example sentences of "she know how [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Erm how did she know how to do that ?
2 She know how to use the phone ? ’ he asked .
3 Does he or she know how to do it ?
4 Despite this Tracy was a competitive person , however , she knew how to motivate her crew , when to push and when to stand back .
5 Suddenly she knew how to do this , this chatting and joking and telling her life , sharing it , warming herself from the fire of affection she had lit in her friend .
6 She had thought she knew how to do these things but this imposing woman was making her feel very gauche , very uncomfortable .
7 This was one evil woman , no doubt about it , but she knew how to do it .
8 How well she was coming to know them : the Mid-day Demon of Accidie who dulled her mind and drained the words of meaning ; the Seraph-Serpents , ever hot upon his heels , whose bite flustered her to panic and anxiety ; then , by dark , the Ochim — doleful screech-owls whose appetite always demanded more than she knew how to give .
9 She knew how to adapt her manner .
10 Her body knew his touch , just as she knew how to touch him to make his heart beat , feel his pulse quicken .
11 She knew how dispirited he must feel , but wished he would help her a bit more with the housework .
12 At this point Suor Eusebia intervened and told them that she knew how to open it .
13 She had an eye for talent which they respected , she knew how to pick her designers , and could be relied on to spot a trend developing and to promote it .
14 For Belinda , looking after Sophie was the only way she knew how to deal with the shock .
15 After the previous evening , too many conflicting emotions seemed to be crowding in on her , and she was n't sure she knew how to deal with them , or indeed , she thought , stepping out of her jogging pants and T-shirt to reveal the figure-hugging jade-green swimsuit beneath , whether there was anything to deal with , other than her own imagination .
16 Instinctively she knew how to pleasure him in return , exalted when he moaned at the delicacy of her touch and begged for her to increase the pressure of her caresses , until they reached the point of no return together , their bodies joining in a union so satisfying , so complete that in that moment of culmination Gina no longer felt a separate entity .
17 Now she knew how to tease and tantalise her , hold her on the brim of honeydew euphoria then flood her wordless yearning with a Niagara of delirium .
18 This was an acting voice and she knew how to use it .
19 She knew how to dress other women and how to dress herself .
20 She knew how to listen with active goodwill , while at the same time her sceptical and meditative temperament saved her from any impulse to change or manipulate clients .
21 By the third she knew how knocked around he was .
22 She knew how to blind mad dogs with her bare hands , and also how to break their jaws , but she was also very proficient at a less violent form of defence , which her father had taught her .
23 She knew how to rig ‘ accidents ’ that could n't be traced back to her .
24 She was trembling , hot tears sprang to her eyes , she wanted to cover her face with her hands , but did not dare attempt such a defending gesture for it would have seemed a patent provocation ; besides she knew how to stand in the face of anger .
25 She had the knack of handling him if he got worked up about the posing , she knew how to quieten him down , and this ability to put up with his disagreeable side could only mean one thing , he reasoned .
26 She possessed power and she knew how to exercise it .
27 So Deborah returned along the DANGER path on Farmer Plant 's horse , which was a big one named Sultan and she enjoyed it enormously , especially as Farmer Plant let her take the reins when she told him she knew how to ride .
28 She told herself , now again , that she knew how to handle Papa .
29 But meanwhile the OK Corral continued , and it was keeper of her own wild troop of horses , whom she knew how to handle , unlike some of the sharpshooters and champions and wildmen exhibiting their prowess .
30 But she knew how to handle pigs .
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