Example sentences of "[conj] i know a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Eventually we got to Lagrimone , a little place between Langhirano and Monchio on the way to the passo di Lagastrello , where I know a family .
2 I am not seriously advocating suicide right on stage , although I know a man who does .
3 Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on — although I know a lot of fine actors have done that .
4 I was unfamiliar with the equipment in the room , although I knew an operating table and anaesthetic apparatus when I saw them .
5 And I have also remembered that I know a deputy headmaster in a school in Wales .
6 Now with the older West Indian people we would have you know , a passing sort of conversations and I know a couple of them came to help to get me to help them to fill in D H S S forms and things like that .
7 ‘ I 've met so-called intelligent people before , ’ he said in a challenging way , ‘ and I know a lot of questions that can baffle them . ’
8 And I know a lot of things too with the girls who came to us , we tried to erm give them er a sense of their worth as a women and not to constantly be oppressed and to accept erm what their boyfriends did or said , and so on .
9 I was a union representative for 14 years , and I know a lot about the industry and how important the legislation to protect the hours of working is to miners .
10 Danny graced the Spurs team of course , er completed the double with them , when he was captain , and I know a lot of Spurs supporters will remember those days .
11 In certain locations there are clearly planning problems , environmental problems that sort of thing , in establishing parks but I believe er , and I know a lot other people in the leisure business believe that there will be a growth .
12 And I know a lot of Labour people do agree with that .
13 Pete was out there and I know a lot of tempers got frayed .
14 I did n't know the person but I knew of her and I knew a friend of mine went to her , this is the one that did seven years .
15 No , she shall go , but if I knew a lady of birth such as her in person and mind , I would marry her tomorrow .
16 Trouble is now , cos I know a hairdresser the shop , if I go somewhere else , it looks a bit you know and yet I 'm not very satisfied with the way he cuts it , he 's done it cheap .
17 Cos I know a lot about fish.in He beamed at the crowd around us , then turned to the tank once more .
18 You know cos I know a lot of coloured from different areas .
19 But , cos I knew a lot of the dra the drivers because er , they were local people like , you know .
20 But I know a friend when I see one . ’
21 Beth thought it was something to do with the heat haze but I know a centaur when I see one .
22 I told my friend ‘ I ca n't help you , but I know a man who can … ’
23 I do n't want to sound as if I have n't got sympathy with people 'cause I know it 's bloody hard , but I know a lot of blacks who use it [ blackness ] as an excuse and we 've got to be careful that we do n't use it like that .
24 The CF 1 is for those who prefer a closed face reel — personally I only use one on canals when squatt fishing , but I know a lot of good anglers prefer them for all float fishing .
25 ‘ I do n't even work at Chester 's , but I know a lot of the management are unhappy .
26 But I know a lad that 's physio for Wigan
27 And because I knew a lot of people , you 'd do things for different motives .
28 Er I 'd , I 'd picked out because I knew a lot about the client whereas here I know nothing about the client .
29 Because I knew a lot of nouns and a lot of verbs , I could get by when I went to Algeria in
30 Especially when I know an inferiority complex when I see one .
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