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 ) . |