Example sentences of "know [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May we know Thee more clearly , |
| 2 | St Augustine taught that God had created man in his own image and so it was by looking at his own soul that man would discover God : ‘ May I know myself ! may I know thee ! ’ he had cried . |
| 3 | You 'd nearly know them all in your particular patch . |
| 4 | I have noticed this during the last two or three days that I have been sitting here , being able for the first time in this House , to see the faces of my old associates , I have admired the way in which they have cheered to keep their spirits up , and I have admired those who have done that knowing — knowing — that only a few weeks , possibly , remain , before the place that knows them now will know them no more . |
| 5 | As a child she had not had time for many fairy stories and did not now know them to tell to her daughter again , but instead she showed her the pictures . |
| 6 | But now ’ she thought that it was not that , but something worse ; Rachel , who had always known things , did not know them properly any more . |
| 7 | Anyone who did n't know them might have taken them for a couple of businessmen out for a Sunday afternoon stroll . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's true , ’ he says , ‘ I do know them all . |
| 9 | If you 've been to any of the major house parties , you 'd know them by sight , if not by name . |
| 10 | ‘ And the places that knew them shall know them no more . ’ |
| 11 | I can often discover our different species of Oaks , one from another , by their form of growth , half or a whole mile distance ; and I am sure he must be very sharp-sighted that can know them , at half that distance , by their leaves , acorns , and cups , all together . |
| 12 | ‘ Who called , do we know them ? ’ |
| 13 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
| 14 | Seaview is a very friendly place — friends and relatives are encouraged to drop in at any time , and residents feel they can talk to visitors even if they do n't know them . |
| 15 | This is also a good opportunity to let them meet a permanent resident who might know them or who will chat to them . |
| 16 | ‘ Did you know them ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But you would n't know them all by sight , ’ I said . |
| 18 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 19 | She should be introduced with an air of pride and affection to your friends and neighbours if she does not know them already , accompanied to all the places locally which will be of special interest to her in the future : the public library , the shopping centre , the best places to go for morning coffee , and any small parks where she might like to walk or sit in the fine weather . |
| 20 | D' you know them ? ’ |
| 21 | If he did n't know them already , that takes grit . ’ |
| 22 | By their expressions shall you know them ! |
| 23 | Paul did not know them , but Willie sang boldly , lifting up his voice like Jacob in the Book of Genesis . |
| 24 | Did you know them ? ’ |
| 25 | You ca n't trust your inner resources if you do n't know them . |
| 26 | Whether you 're a fan or not — and God knows other bands have tried to make damn sure you are — you 'll know them soon enough . |
| 27 | I did n't really know them — I 'd been too shy to make friends with them , although I was interested in their work — but it was the only place I could think of . |
| 28 | It must be admitted that to a certain extent I am presenting a caricature of the Shavante , if for no other reason than I do not know them as well as the Piaroa . |
| 29 | Some women may find it hard to talk about safer sex with new partners , simply because they do n't know them very well . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you know them , Father ? ’ |