He could not think of a word to say; and, twisting and fumbling his cap, did not know how to go.
I did not know how deeply I had sinned until I heard the young man Summerfield, who came to see me even in this room.
Crampley swore he did not know how to keep the ship's way, for we were not within a hundred leagues of soundings, and therefore he would not give himself the trouble to cast the lead.
It was not that he doubted in the least his own purpose, but he did not know how to gainsay her as to this small request.
It was asserted of him that the fence was not made which he did not know how to creep over.
I did not know howmuch I cared for Percy Fotheringham.
I have been very weak and silly, and wasted your money sadly, and I did not know how to help it; and that was what made me so miserable.
I did not know how bad it was till afterwards, nor how impossible it is that my feelings towards him should cease.
He did not know howmuch he had depended upon the lake as a barrier of defence, but now that it had gone, he felt that the dangers which threatened them from the Rackbirds were doubled.
I was persuaded that he did not know how to manage it, I tried to make him understand that under certain conditions it might be fatal, but he thought I was jealous.
He did not know how much he had already pleased him.
And I agreed with them that Ed did not know how to lie well; he should have at once claimed the disgrace of having spoiled the expedition.
An explanation could alone bring matters back to their original standing, but I did not know how to force it upon the lady.
My right foot having slipped out of the stirrup, I press against the horse with my heels, and, feeling the pressure, it gallops faster and faster, for I did not know how to check it.
I told her I did not know how to draw, and inquired whether it was one of her accomplishments.
I did not know how to answer, and I would not equivocate.
Yet I felt my love taking such proportions that I did not know how to keep it a mystery any longer.
He did not know howlong he had been sitting there, gazing fixedly into vacancy without any conscious thought, when he heard some one call him by name.
He said he did not know how rightly to express himself; he had meant it only in a moral sense; but he immediately took back the word moral, for Eric was known to be a highly moral man.
Eric trembled; he did not know how it happened, but he was holding Bella's hand fast in his.
He did not know how wide a country, arid and precipitous, must be crossed before the traveller through life comes to an acceptance of reality.
Philip was not satisfied with his metaphor, but he did not know how else to explain a thing which he felt and yet was not clear about.
He did not know how he was to get through the hours that must pass before his eyes rested on her again.
Before her he blushed and hesitated and felt that he did not know how to express himself.
It was not only that his heart was torn to pieces, but that he did not know how to look out into the world.
While she was present to his father's eyes he did not know how to declare his altered wishes.
He did not know how to humiliate himself sufficiently, and yet could not keep himself from making attempts to prove that according to all recognised chances his bets had been good bets.
He did not know how to make friends with the others, and the others did not seem to care to make friends, thank you, marm, with the sober-faced old Deacon.
The little fellow jumped down from Young's shoulders upon it, and began to lead a cheer, though he did not know how to do it very well.
I am not used to being poor, and I did not know how much I ought to pay.
I must economize my funds, for I did not know how long I must make them hold out.
He did not know how to make acquaintance with people: at twenty-three years of age, with an indomitable thirst for love in his shame-stricken heart, he did not dare to look a single woman in the eye.
When this narrative is ended, it will be seen that he did not know how to keep his position nor the government that he held.
As this people were at war with those of Ucita, and their languages different, he did not know how he should be able to tell them who he was, and why he came, or make other explanation, that they might not kill him as one of the enemy.
He did not know howto pretend, as Tad was pretending now.
Some of those who came from the east did not know how to handle stock, so that frequently it was footsore or sick by the time they arrived at Independence.
But because hedid not know how to ask, Joe said only, "Have you asked Barbara?
He did not know how to comfort a broken-hearted girl, but at this moment he did know what to do about this freckle-faced son of his.
Forgetting that he did not know how to snowshoe, Joe ran, and he was neck and neck with Snedeker when they reached the pair.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "did not know how" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
