Example sentences of "have known [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months . |
2 | K has literally just rung over the moon that I had fixed this as her mother is very fond of David and has known him for years — and it is fitting that widow of first Prof of CEGS ( as above ) be included — her dad built up the department enormously and I knew him through European seminars etc via Law Society with and others including who is a Heriot Row neighbour . |
3 | ‘ I thought you 'd known them for years . |
4 | Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment . |
5 | She and Sheila had had disagreements before — not really surprising when you 'd known someone for twelve years , since the first day they had peered at the college noticeboard together . |
6 | Having known him for many months in Vancouver , and relishing his word-pictures of Yukon characters like ‘ dangerous Dan McGrew ’ and ‘ the lady known as Lou ’ , I tried to see in Service 's eyes the modern Yukon nearly half a century after the gold rush . |
7 | Having known her for less than two months , he was not yet confident of any strong hold on her affections , despite the fact that she seemed quite willing to accept his embraces and kisses . |
8 | She said that she had got ‘ quite dependent ’ on Roger — I suppose she may have known him for about thirty-five years . |
9 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
10 | Seemed to think I should have known it for myself . |
11 | Maxim would have known it for a British government office no matter where in the world he met it : small neon-lit with a hodge-podge of cheap furniture and painted to look scruffy even when it was surgically dean . |
12 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
13 | I 've known her for twenty odd years ! |
14 | Because no told me , because like I 've known her for all my life . |
15 | You 've known me for yonks . ’ |
16 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
17 | ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger . |
18 | As a matter of fact the Tates are friends ; after all I 've known them for years . ’ |
19 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
20 | ‘ Partly because I 've known him for years . |
21 | ‘ I 've known him for years . |
22 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
23 | I 've known him for seven years . |
24 | I 've known him for years . |
25 | You 've known him for only a few days , so that 's impossible . |
26 | I 've known him for about three years and we get on fine as friends . |
27 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
28 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
29 | ‘ You 've known him for years … we 've even spent Christmas with his family ! ’ |
30 | I 've known him for thirty years , nothing surprises me with him . |