Example sentences of "[conj] she knew [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sign on his door said Engaged , and she smiled as she crept up to the next landing , where she knew the keyhole window that overlooked his study . |
| 2 | Although she knew no amount of imagination would take her away from this prison , for fleeting moments she did manage to escape into her book . |
| 3 | Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart . |
| 4 | Leila stood up , quite prepared to defend herself , although she knew a trained assassin when she saw one . |
| 5 | I know for a fact she 's had her eye on my mother 's matinée jacket collection for years and when I once , in passing , said I wondered what happened to those old prosthetic devices in the estates of deceased senior citizens , Madge let it slip that she knew a way of turning a Zimmer frame into an attractive lamp ! ’ |
| 6 | She lay down again and resolutely set her mind on sleep , with such good effect that she knew no more until a hand on her shoulder woke her . |
| 7 | It was entirely our responsibility and that evening to well past midnight Leon and I took her through the changes until she was satisfied that she knew the policy thoroughly . |
| 8 | Second , Mary was there of her own right , and the fact that she is mentioned first probably indicates that she knew the family very well . |
| 9 | At her trial , Jean Campbell pleaded not guilty by signs and gestures interpreted by Robert Kinniburgh , and went on to show that she knew the difference between right and wrong , was indignant at the imputation of having murdered her child , and that she had a notion of what marriage was by signing the ring on her finger and removing it , and going away . |
| 10 | It was the loveliest day imaginable now that she knew the name of Angel 's foster parents . |
| 11 | He looked at her and frowned as though he would make a denial and then he saw from her face that she knew the truth . |
| 12 | The wife said in evidence that she knew the charge was a security but did not realise it affected her own share in the house . |
| 13 | In addition it is clear from the transcript that she , very naturally , attached great importance to the fact that she knew the staff at the unit , had two friends there and , perhaps even more important , had a great bond with a lady who was assisting in her treatment . |
| 14 | I 'll take you there and I 'm sure someone will bring you back ’ She did n't want to say she was sure Beuno would bring her back because that would make it evident again that she knew the miserable secrets of Betty 's heart . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , if I am , Mrs Hamilton certainly must be , ’ she told him seriously , not wanting either of the doctors to see that she did indeed find the responsibility she was about to take on quite daunting now that she knew the full scope of Faye Hamilton 's problems . |
| 16 | She would be more on her guard in future , however , now that she knew the unpredictable nature of the old lady 's malevolence . |
| 17 | Robbie was very much afraid that she knew the answer . |
| 18 | Shelley had been watching them , amused at this family banter , knowing that it was no business of hers to stay , now that she knew the old man was all right . |
| 19 | Her whole being was aflame with desire for him , but the question that he asked was so tender , so loving , that she knew the answer she gave would be the one that he subconsciously wanted to hear . |
| 20 | Once she knew the other two women had talked , it came out like a flood . |
| 21 | He lay beside her and she knew a primal terror , old as hills — older far than the Scarabae . |
| 22 | For a long moment he lay where he was , and she knew a second 's real apprehension . |
| 23 | Her imagination conjured up an erotically vivid picture and she knew a hectic flush had risen to her cheeks . |
| 24 | The small aircraft bucked and tossed , throwing her forward , then something caught her a glancing blow and she knew a moment 's pain before the blessed darkness closed in . |
| 25 | It was the first violent act , and she knew the sort of man who had perpetrated that act far too well to naively believe that the slaughtering of Suki would be the beginning and the end . |
| 26 | It was almost the first news story she had taken over the newsroom headphones and she knew the absolute importance of accuracy . |
| 27 | Ruth wanted to turn and plunge away , to strike out blindly through the water ; but Adam kept hold of her , and she knew the coast here was treacherous — even at full tide there were currents that could sweep you out to sea . |
| 28 | The tree had been another meeting place of their childhood , and she knew the flaky bark and cracked pavement by heart . |
| 29 | He turned to look at her , and she knew the interval had not diminished his desire . |
| 30 | She said , well there was n't only one version of that y'know and she knew the lot and there were all the d slightly different versions y'know , on the country gate and things like that . |