Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] know she [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then ran and slipped and ran again , past the church , between the dignified houses on the new Bristol Bridge , dodging the tollkeepers who marvelled at her speed , and over to the Welsh Back where horse-drawn sleds wove between towers of kegs , hanks of rope , sprawling sacks and the beached masts of ships , and where she knew she could shrink unnoticed into a warren of warehouses , entries and cellars . |
| 2 | She 'd been planning to have it repaired as soon as she could afford to , for , although she knew she could have claimed the cost through her insurance , she could n't afford to lose her no-claims bonus . |
| 3 | But she wanted a man , so she knew she 'd have to pay a price , any price . |
| 4 | Twenty-six-year-old Yasmin says it took about a year and a great deal of hard work to get her figure back into shape , so she knows she 'll have a hard task in front of her after the birth of her second baby . |
| 5 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 6 | If we do n't get approval to increase the salary by the thirty first of January so I can have the two people I want can I appoint this lady and bring her on board cos I know she 'll do a reasonable job in a certain area ? |
| 7 | but , then again with Eileen you never know with Eileen she says well it 's , it depends on our Sandra she said I 'm not building up on it cos you know what she is , but she says if you know she might want Alan to come and then she goes on and , and then , then she says I do n't know what we shall do really if we do come , she says cos if Eileen wo n't , she 's work , really ca n't come if Alan comes |
| 8 | 1 ) ‘ I 've given up worrying if my toddler does n't eat breakfast or lunch because I know she 'll eat almost as much as her dad for tea . |
| 9 | I thought I 'll only give her half because I know she 'll get in a mess . |
| 10 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 11 | ‘ I told her where the door was , because I knew she would keep the secret . ’ |
| 12 | She rose from the chair , muttering to herself , ‘ Oh dear ! ’ because she knew she would have to make her way to the closet at the far end of the house . |
| 13 | She occupied herself with studying a map on the opposite wall because she knew she would have to change trains at some point . |
| 14 | But it was hypocritical sarcasm because she knew she would have done the same as him . |
| 15 | " You do n't know what your talking about , " Katherine began , experiencing a deep burning rage that she had n't felt for a long time , a rage all the more intense because she knew she could do nothing about it . |
| 16 | She wants to take biscuits from the kitchen but she does n't because she knows she will get into trouble . |
| 17 | While she knew she must resemble a ragamuffin , she did not appreciate the reminder . |
| 18 | And while she knew she should request to be put down , she was enjoying the feel of being held too much to utter the words . |
| 19 | I meant it as well , even though I knew she 'd miss the hang-gliding . |
| 20 | How could she when she knew she would use the same words to justify her actions ? |
| 21 | In the life she led it would have been all too easy to succumb to the myriad temptations on offer , but she had seen them for the shallow , worthless things they were , and valued her self-respect too highly to accept dross when she knew she must seek for gold . |
| 22 | ‘ No ! ’ said Dot , though she knew she 'd have to do what Gloria wanted , go where Gloria went . |