Example sentences of "but know " in BNC.
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| 1 | The counsellor 's task is not just to understand only one facet of the counsellee 's life , but to know something about the totality . |
| 2 | Christians are meant not only to believe in Jesus , but to know that we have eternal life ( 5:13 ) and it is the task of the Spirit to bring this quiet confidence home to us . |
| 3 | But to know that he had been there , and she had n't seen him … |
| 4 | I do , I 'd , you know , from that point of view , as regards er health in this kind , but to know that you 're covered rather |
| 5 | The women go out to work in the same way as other women , but know that their main priority in life is to care for their families . |
| 6 | Many people have heard the name of Richard Baxter , but know little about him . |
| 7 | Some people see very clearly and are able to describe actual images ; others do not actually see anything at all but know what is going on and are able to relate to it . |
| 8 | And , did they but know it , they will also play before an accountant in a waxed jacket who was once king of the line-out in Nairobi . |
| 9 | Did I but know it , it was the writing on the wall . |
| 10 | Actually , the Governor would have ample reason to feel paranoid if he did but know the gist of the message Jaq intended to send . |
| 11 | In fact , she was fond of saying that FAMILY and the women 's liberation movement were both on the same side if they did but know it . |
| 12 | Yet language is too important to be left either to amateurs who know British education but know only a little about language , or to professionals who know much about language but have little close contact with British education . |
| 13 | A question is an attention-focusing device , especially on things that we do not yet know but know that we do not know . |
| 14 | That is to say , if you want a dishwasher but know you wo n't be able to afford one for , say , three years , then make sure the plumbing is available and that there is a niche for a new fixture before you install your worktops and units . |
| 15 | My Lord of Wallingford 's man will tell you what information to listen for , but know this : one false step and your brother 's life will be forfeit . |
| 16 | I retain some of these feelings but know it 's because of indoctrination not because it 's necessarily true . |
| 17 | Similarly the anglers that can control their terminal tackle , and not only that , but know what it is doing and what they are trying to do with it , with a greater degree of accuracy and confidence , will be winners . |
| 18 | The workers would rather stick to the status quo but know that an industrial tribunal would rule that the employer was forced to make the changes for supposedly sound economic reasons , and moreover had sought to agree financial compensation . |
| 19 | If you like birds but know little about them , you can repay some of the debt to the wild creatures which cheer your days . |
| 20 | As Ophelia said , we know what we are but know not what we may be . |
| 21 | If Sara did but know it , he had been very much against the provisions of the will . |
| 22 | There are those who dream of becoming American heroes by vanquishing the deficit , but know that most of their plans involve , at least in the short term , more federal spending . |
| 23 | They have been warned that the chances are only 50:50 but know it is her best hope of life . |
| 24 | but know why I did . |
| 25 | Had they but known . |
| 26 | But known . |
| 27 | In both cases , the thing had seemed a sheer impossibility ; he had not thought but known that , being what he was , he was psychologically incapable of doing it ; and then , without any apparent movement of the will , as objective and unemotional as the reading on a dial , there had arisen before him , with perfect certitude , the knowledge ‘ about this time tomorrow , you will have done the impossible ’ . |
| 28 | It was just before the Battle of Alamein — Bletchley was providing Montgomery with vital intelligence — and , had I but known it , Leslie was , almost at that same moment , listening on the wireless to ‘ One Fine Day ’ , and suffering because he thought he would never see me again . |
| 29 | Five yards from the entrance doors to the inquiry hall , inside the officially titled Stop Hinkley Centre but known generally as the ‘ objectors ’ office' , SHE faced a daunting task as the inquiry opened . |
| 30 | This ‘ methodical teacher ’ was blessed with two musically gifted children — Maria Anna , named after her mother but known as ‘ Nannerl ’ ( born 30/31 July 1751 ) — and Wolfgang Amadeus , as he is now known , ( born 27 January 1756 ) . |