Example sentences of "[adv] knowing [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other characters were a sold-out leftie academic ( who drew much knowing laughter from the first-night audience ) , a right-wing academic , a military automaton , and an Amstrad word-processor which enigmatically took the floor in a central scene . |
| 2 | And why had he said , ‘ Poor Ellie , ’ in that odiously knowing way ? |
| 3 | I would not rest easy knowing Araminta would see you off without so much as a penny piece the moment I breathe my last . ’ |
| 4 | Just knowing children does not mean that you can teach , that you will be au fait with all the intricacies of the National Curriculum , that you have any degree of pedagogical skill . |
| 5 | Hardly a word out of her , even when the curate , Father Mooney , insisted on making a speech to the company , and him hardly knowing Den at all . |
| 6 | His eyes were hard now , glaring at d'Aubigny with the occasional sideways knowing glance at the sulky Angus . |
| 7 | Karen smiled a secretively knowing smile . |
| 8 | Were voices from the dark yet knowing part of oneself , voices you ignored only at your peril . |