Example sentences of "[pron] knew the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew the master would not let her leave the safety of the Grange to go so far , especially as the road to the hills passed close to Wuthering Heights . |
| 2 | I 've heard that play so many times in the past few days , I knew the lines was n't right . |
| 3 | ‘ Lousy , too , ’ Vitor said ruefully , ‘ though as soon as I kissed you I knew the relationship was over . |
| 4 | The house is fairly modest as stately homes go but I knew the gardens were outstanding as soon as I glimpsed them . |
| 5 | I knew the questions they would ask me . |
| 6 | I knew the Mozarteum Orchestra because I had played with them as a pianist , and I was well known in Salzburg , so we had no difficulty in selling tickets . |
| 7 | At that instant control called to announce that there was an Air Raid warning and put out all the lights , followed immediately by bombs exploding on the airfield , I knew the airfield well and I stuck to my heading and switched on my landing light just to " feel " the ground , landed and rolled along until I felt a sharp jerk and a bash or two then a complete halt . |
| 8 | Suddenly , out o' the blue , 'e asked me if I knew the Tunnel Mob . |
| 9 | I could n't be at peace until I knew the answers to these . |
| 10 | I went ahead and asked all the usual questions but I knew the answers already . |
| 11 | I never study ) , or the future ( I would be really surprised if I knew the answers on the exam next week ) : ( 8 ) What ! |
| 12 | Mind you , I earned that foreman 's job , but I did n't take it because I knew the problems I 'd have had with the men . ’ |
| 13 | Well , Richard and I knew the Duke and Duchess of Windsor quite well , and spent a lot of time with them in Paris , and this was our favourite piece of jewellery . |
| 14 | I knew the hareem would soon return to Al Ain . |
| 15 | I knew the Earl worried about the growing distance between himself and his children . |
| 16 | I knew the squadron was ordered out that night and he would be amongst them , and if ever death was in the face of a man , it was in his that afternoon . |
| 17 | ‘ I knew the bastard was bent . ’ |
| 18 | I knew the course because of playing it in my army days , and I knew where the worst of the rough was , but that did n't count for much after the first day . |
| 19 | I knew the chances were he would n't remember to do this , and said good-bye with a lightness which was a piece of very good acting . |
| 20 | I chose a time when I knew the Trunchbull was out of the way teaching the sixth-formers , and I put up my hand and asked to go to the bogs . |
| 21 | She looked alarmed , and even though I knew the significance of this rite , because Nour had told me , for a moment I shared her confusion , her small anxiety at the thought of the violence of that long-past nuptial night . |
| 22 | The next thing I knew the pilot was screaming ‘ Mayday ! ’ ’ |
| 23 | All right , I knew the cockroach treatment was for the time when I made my centipede on a string crawl up Shirnette 's back . |
| 24 | I knew the tide would be on the ebb . |
| 25 | I knew I knew the telephone number ! ’ |
| 26 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 27 | When I was a kid ( Moran was born in 1965 ) I knew the name , I knew it was someone scary , but I did n't really know anything about the story or how exactly wild things really were . ’ |
| 28 | I knew the name of only one other person . |
| 29 | I would have picked number one you see and erm of course there was the er I knew the name Barbara erm and knew she 'd got a shop called Hitched in Northampton er er anyway when I was in the library I thought well I 'll just see if Hitched is in the telephone book you see , and it was . |
| 30 | By Ixmar , if I knew the scoundrel 's whereabouts , I 'd have his guts ! |