Example sentences of "[pron] would know " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I really believed then I would know they were in heaven , in eternal life , and I should be so glad about that . |
| 2 | If God would provide accommodation for my family while I was away , preferably with friends , and convince my parents that I was doing the right thing , then I would know that the trip was on . |
| 3 | The plan was to look back at intervals after leaving camp to see how long it took for various features of the Land Rover to disappear , so that I would know how much longer there was to walk when they reappeared in the evening . |
| 4 | I can remember , before taking a Latin exam in school , sitting up half the night and learning the English ‘ crib ’ of Caesar 's Gallic Wars by heart and hoping that , when faced with a piece to translate , I would know enough Latin to work out where to start and where to finish . |
| 5 | He was right when he said the question I would have to answer most was ‘ When do we reach so and so ? ’ … and if I were a regular waiter he said I would know the answers , even though we 're thirty-five minutes earlier everywhere than the regular Canadian . ’ |
| 6 | Before we could say anything , she said in a loud voice , ‘ If God had put my eyes beneath my mouth , I would know when I 'd dropped something , would n't I ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would know if they were lying . |
| 8 | With anyone I would know ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ All this time I have been riddled with guilt wondering if I would know his face . |
| 10 | I was no expert , but I would know enough to make a preliminary diagnosis and summon an ambulance if I had to arrange for her to be taken into hospital . |
| 11 | You 'd think with my connections at the National Gallery , Washington , and the Virginia Museum and Yale that I would know more people in the field , but I just do n't . |
| 12 | Do you not think I would know if he was still alive , especially if he was living here in Beirut ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't like to seem stuffy friend , but if Bonanza and Mahoney were on the outs I would know it . |
| 14 | If only real hands could shape my contours , then at least I would know that they were still there . |
| 15 | — I would know then , once back in those days before everything changed , that my power is of little weight and not worth using . |
| 16 | If he was n't waiting for me , I would know that something was wrong . |
| 17 | ‘ I give you full marks for trying — your imagination does you credit — but you forget I 've had both you and Garry watched ; if there were two of you I would know . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ There ca n't be , or I would know . ’ |
| 19 | You know our our putting up the pistons more or less a which is we had a big of er Tommy would know what I meant and I would know what he meant . |
| 20 | ‘ It takes all your colour , ’ she began hesitantly , ‘ and I know I hardly look as though I would know which colour went with what , or what suited whom … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Wh … what makes you think I would know that ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If John was dead I would know . |
| 23 | I have n't heard the names yet , of the people who have lost their lives but I 'd be I would be certain that I would know some of them personally . |
| 24 | You brought me happiness that I never thought I would know again in this world , and you 've added to it every day . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I am sorry to disturb you , Abu , ’ said Owen , ‘ but there are things I would know . ’ |
| 26 | " None of my crew would , I 'd know instantly , " I told him , " I 'm a non-smoker and if anybody smoked in my aircraft I would know at once . |
| 27 | But then I would read it , so if I was in the theatre I would read that so I would know that |
| 28 | You assumed I would know to pick it up to like that and I grabbed it like that . |
| 29 | If I did , surely I would know ? |
| 30 | I expected you to come after me , I prayed you would so that I would know for sure that you really wanted me , but you did n't . |