Example sentences of "[pron] know [pers pn] must [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I know we must look a kind of circus .
2 the same rules , do n't just say to them well , I know they must give them they give
3 I know they must deliver to shops but why not at a specified time , say 8-9am , then the shops can open and people can shop without worry .
4 She 's a psychic my Ma ( maybe they all are ) , I know I must cover up quickly .
5 I know I must finish clearing up the lawn , but , before doing so , I decide to telephone Auntie to come over on her bike even though I know it will take her an hour to get here from Hambledown .
6 ‘ I know 't is my brother you really wish to see — just as I know I must call you my lady Anne ! ’
7 But I saw judgement in your face , and it shattered me , precisely because I know I must seem to deserve the very worst that anyone could imagine .
8 I know you must think me awful .
9 I know you must deserve this chance .
10 Dear Rosemary , I know you must receive hundreds of letters like mine but I have been meaning to write to you now for ages .
11 Things like that are not constructive at all , I mean I know you must get to the stage with some members of staff where you think oh , what else can I do , but
12 I know it must appear churlish when I am under such an obligation to you — ’
13 I know it must seem strange , ’ said his friend .
14 I know it must seem an unnecessary fuss to you , Dana , but it 's a big opportunity for me and I want everything to be as perfect as possible , ’ she said urgently .
15 I know it must sound terribly irresponsible to get into this position but , truthfully , it 's a case of of ‘ heart ruling head ’ . ’
16 I know it must sound like an ego trip , but I thought the publicity might help the company with more export orders … ’
17 ‘ Honestly , Mil , ’ said Enid gently , ‘ I know it must have been awful when you were turned into a frog , what with the narrow squeak in the potion lab and everything , but do n't you think perhaps you 're getting a little obsessed with frogs and ponds ?
18 I know it must come as a shock to you .
19 I know she must have loved my father and he her . "
20 I knew we must have a store of old army-type blankets for use when patients ran temperatures yet their teeth chattered during bouts of fever — malarial or dengue .
21 I waited in the road I knew she must take .
22 In the Cathedral and afterwards on a quiet walk outside , I knew I must go back to the hospital .
23 I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut .
24 I knew I must talk with her again , but at that moment I was content to have used the words of the last of the great desert explorers .
25 And so I knew I must do this now .
26 I knew I must leave him alone .
27 And although I knew I must hide my feelings , must never allow myself to hope , I also knew that while there was breath in my body , I would always love him .
28 I gasped — and I knew I must come up somehow .
29 But I knew I must try to feed if I was to survive .
30 I let him have his pet , but in the end I went and tried to be nice to him ( because I knew I must get him to send that letter ) .
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