Example sentences of "[pron] knew the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | She might have been daft in some ways , but she knew what was in and what was out , did Mary M. She knew the right clubs to go to . |
| 2 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |
| 3 | She knew the right thing to do would be to leave , and the sooner the better . |
| 4 | Conservative politicians were over-confident that they knew the right policies , and to a large extent they were contemptuous towards the professional teacher . |
| 5 | I asked Gennaro how he came by the letter and he merely said that he knew the right people to approach . |
| 6 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |