Example sentences of "knew it be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What I 'd like you to know is that when it was all over and Peter was back from America , the grave-diggers were down here on their bended knees begging him for forgiveness because they knew it was a nasty business and said had they known at the time they 'd have had nothing to do with it . ’ |
| 2 | No-one was ever able to locate the elusive and possibly mythical teenager who supposedly became pregnant in Mr Moore 's constituency merely to jump the housing queue , but still he knew it was a serious issue . |
| 3 | He was very restless so I knew it was a matter of moments before he was going to leave MainMan . |
| 4 | Soon after I qualified I got married — knew it was a mistake straight away . |
| 5 | Then it put back its head , opened its beak and gave a screech to rival the Reverend Eli Foster , and he knew it was a peacock . |
| 6 | I knew it was a deliberate attempt from the word go to bring the band down . |
| 7 | I knew it was a 3-iron , but could I get the words out ? |
| 8 | Hoomey knew it was a suggestion for sugar-lumps , which he kept in his pocket . |
| 9 | Everyone knew it was a front for less savoury operations . |
| 10 | Inside was all this close-studded stuff , and I knew it was a good one . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I knew it was a mistake giving you responsibilities . ’ |
| 12 | I knew it was a game but I could cheerfully have strangled her . |
| 13 | At that point I knew it was a life choice . ’ |
| 14 | Since this was an uncharacteristic error , I knew it was a whisper . |
| 15 | Laing knew it was a sentence ; never to work in banking ever again , anywhere in the world . |
| 16 | The Llanelli lock confessed afterwards that : ‘ I knew it was a mistake before the punch ever landed ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ After all these years , I never knew it was a colour set , ’ he gasped . |
| 18 | I knew it was a mistake to help my silly wee sister paste pictures into her scrapbook in the sitting room . |
| 19 | ‘ Maybe she 'd let you enter with me , if she knew it was a true vocation . ’ |
| 20 | Everyone knew it was a piece of junk , made for the sole purpose of making a quick buck and maybe keeping Mitchum out of jail . |
| 21 | ‘ I knew it was a mistake before we got to Fez . |
| 22 | Whatever it was , Constance knew it was a betrayal of her father 's memory as well as being something of which Miss Hatherby could not approve . |
| 23 | He knew it was a case of mistaken identity when they urged him to bare all . |
| 24 | Later she said to Peter , ‘ I think he 's a lovely man , ’ and the moment she had spoken , she knew it was a mistake . |
| 25 | He knew it was a decoy , but could find no other . |
| 26 | If he knew it was a matter of international security I 'm certain he would n't object to having the crate opened . ’ |
| 27 | Not from irritation , but because she knew it was a lie , and felt sorrowful because of Alice . |
| 28 | He knew it was a moment he would never forget , for in that brief space of time his world changed . |
| 29 | Both knew it was a lie . |
| 30 | I knew this and I knew it was a weakness in him and I should not put up with it . |