Example sentences of "knew [pron] had the " in BNC.

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1 It was ‘ love ’ , now she knew she had the whip hand .
2 For herself , she wished she could have bought one of the paintings , she knew she had the ideal space for it on one of the walls of her long white sitting room in Kington Square .
3 ‘ I believe that someone knew you had the sack with you and that you were taking it to the outlaws . ’
4 ‘ A lot of crews can try and win outright , but we knew we had the boat speed to move it through , ’ she said .
5 Berle hoped to have the British blamed for breaking up the conference , as he knew he had the support of the Latin American states and some European countries .
6 She knew he had the proverbial wife and two kids at Camberley .
7 He knew he had the tournament won , but he was so high he could n't even line up the putt .
8 Hunt knew he had the faster car ; what he needed was the opportunity .
9 And he knew he had the backing of the President and most of the powerful Republican congressmen on Capitol Hill .
10 She knew he had the Master Sergeant 's genes and she was worried he 'd grow up to be an adulterer , just like his dad .
11 ‘ But I had worked closely with him for five years and knew he had the qualities to become a top boss .
12 ‘ But I had worked closely with him for five years and knew he had the qualities to become a top boss .
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