Example sentences of "[conj] knew the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of them could disagree that it was a species of tyranny that left an unhappy debtor to the mercy of a remorseless creditor whose affluence prevented him from knowing the sorrows of adversity and who , nursed in the lap of plenty , had never heard the call of hunger or knew the cry of distress . |
| 2 | See before nationalization , it used to be men who rose form the ranks that got the jobs , you know , men that knew the job . |
| 3 | In the last year of a brief life at the heart of a kind of doting celebrity that knew the value of success , he fell into notoriety of the sort that is just as American as his life . |
| 4 | A shepherd who kept his flock upon the side of the mountain and knew the legend , began one day to play upon his bagpipes . |
| 5 | He was a friend of Arthur Young [ q.v. ] and knew the leaders of progressive agricultural opinion in Scotland . |
| 6 | My people live in Warwickshire , and knew the Holdens well , and if you had thought to look up Debrett 's Peerage you could have proved it . |
| 7 | He heard the hiss of the door closing and knew the driver was checking his passengers , making sure that there was no damage . |
| 8 | Ruth heard her words die away into silence , and knew the Women had been conquered . |
| 9 | I think just the fact that my wife knew what was going on , and knew the problems exactly you know , they had their own meetings and the food parcels that they could organize , you know I would n't have a clue how to go about it , the fact that various shops refused to have collection points inside , and they wrote off to the management of these shops and got that changed . |
| 10 | Doctor Bailey had brought their children into the world , and knew the family histories intimately . |
| 11 | She was a beautiful and intelligent woman in her late twenties , had worked as Jamie 's secretary at Swift , and knew the family very well . |
| 12 | Fortunately , George V had worked well with his father and knew the nature of the current political trends , but he did not wield the same influence internationally as his esteemed father . |
| 13 | But she leant up on her elbow and looked down into his face and knew the truth of it . |
| 14 | Leith was overwhelmingly aware of Naylor 's speculative glance at both her and Travis — and knew the reason for it . |
| 15 | He 'd worked in the building for five years , and knew the names of most of the occupants ' visitors . |
| 16 | My brother Rollo and I had a consuming interest in cricket and knew the names and performances of all first-class cricketers from about 1946 onwards . |
| 17 | But when he was with her alone Wilson watched him kicking a ball down her stairs and fight with Ferdinando in her kitchen and knew the time would come when his mother must face facts . |
| 18 | She lowered her lashes and sighed deeply , prolonging the moment from a sense of fun ; and then she saw his face , glimpsed the uncertainty there and knew the time for games was over . |
| 19 | They were introduced to one another by a woman friend who thought they should get on well in London as Margaret came of a better family and knew the people , and Ivy had the money . |
| 20 | He was the official gamekeeper and knew the job inside out but for some reason what he was doing did n't suit Sir Emmanuel and the air turned blue . |
| 21 | My Arabic was rusty but I had studied the language in the 1970s and knew the Gulf reasonably well . |
| 22 | But the cast were all very professional and knew the importance of the agencies ' backing , so they presented their most charming fronts . |
| 23 | They were all old troupers and knew the importance of entering on a high note . |
| 24 | For those who asked themselves ‘ Can we afford it ? ’ and knew the answer was No , there were a greater number of tempting schemes , through which they could be led to believe the answer was Yes . |
| 25 | He saw the excited , childish smile on the younger man 's face and knew the answer . |
| 26 | Sometimes Harriet wondered why they did not suggest that Liza brought the baby to see them , but then she thought of Lilian and knew the answer . |
| 27 | ‘ Are you coming home with me tonight ? ’ she asked , and knew the answer before he even started to speak . |
| 28 | Kathleen felt a prickle between her shoulderblades and knew the camera was approaching . |
| 29 | He looked back at her and knew the strength of her will . |
| 30 | I felt exalted and released and newly alive in myself , but also I 'd watched Sam Yaeger in a schooling session one morning and knew the difference . |