Example sentences of "very well that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know very well that during your time in Glasgow you became familiar with the secret and unlawful society styling itself the ‘ United Scotsmen ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Whatever you like , sir , ’ I replied , knowing very well that he always requested something Irish . |
| 3 | ‘ You know very well that it was extremely dangerous , ’ Doyle said coldly . |
| 4 | They knew very well that the manager kept several pounds of their winnings , but could n't object , as every other betting shop had barred them . |
| 5 | ‘ You know very well that I have ! |
| 6 | Christine , however , knew very well that it was n't the distance that kept Miss Miggs from travelling to Gridford , but the railway fare . |
| 7 | Littler was a wily businessman who knew very well that things were difficult for them and realized how badly they needed his business . |
| 8 | Benny knew very well that her mother 's day was far from full . |
| 9 | ‘ You know very well that you are not ; if you were so , I should have myself driven to some other park . ’ |
| 10 | I knew very well that I was going to pass them all . |
| 11 | But , said Mr Cotgrave , he refused all suggestions that he should remain ‘ knowing very well that his shift was short-staffed . |
| 12 | … one may get on knowing very well that one 's courage does not come of itself … |
| 13 | Lots of us understand very well that many revolutions died because their leaders could not forget how good they were at destruction . |
| 14 | In spite of his ritual attempt to distance himself from the young man who had written that poem , he knew very well that even his contemporary reputation in large part rested on it : that , and the last three of the Four Quartets , he told Ezra Pound , had been worth writing . |
| 15 | Harry exclaimed , flushing deeply , because he knew very well that it was n't . |
| 16 | She knew very well that he had always regretted marrying her when he could have had Martha , and secretly longed that the family feud could be ended . |
| 17 | You might suppose that a bad smell would not deter a really hungry hunter , but anyone who has received a full squirt from a skunk knows very well that it is almost unendurable . |
| 18 | She went into the corridor , hurrying as though she did not know very well that she was simply being transferred to another waiting chair , that the urgency of their voices bore no relation to the speed of their , or anyway her , movements . |
| 19 | ‘ The theory we all had was that Richard knew very well that women worked twice as hard for half the price , ’ as one girl put it . |
| 20 | He knew very well that this night was the one which would decide whether the old female eagle survived . |
| 21 | He knew very well that she meant only good . |
| 22 | ‘ You know very well that I want to make an offer to your son . |
| 23 | ‘ Now Bathsheba , ’ he said , laughing , ‘ you know very well that I had to be very careful , as a single man working for you , a good-looking young woman . |
| 24 | ‘ I knew very well that when he said that he meant ‘ in spite of whatever help I shall give you ’ . |
| 25 | Tilda knew very well that the river could be dangerous . |
| 26 | You know very well that we 're two of the same kind , Nenna . |
| 27 | And you know very well that as soon as you start to launch yourself into the world of contracting by , by its very nature a contract a a automatically has loopholes in it , and the more you write in a contract the more loopholes you 've got . |
| 28 | I know very well that in many cases this is in the mind of the palaeontologist rather than in the rocky facts themselves . |
| 29 | ‘ Anyway , I think you understand very well that leaving here would n't be a wise thing to do . |
| 30 | With a faint smile , he pushed the door wide and , knowing very well that as soon as the bell was heard all would look towards the door , kissed her . |