Example sentences of "[pers pn] have know [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 if I 'd known about that that would of great !
2 How much better life would have been if I 'd known about that or used it ?
3 Sometimes they come back from their haunts very cross , and say , " If only I 'd known about that , " or " Why did n't I think of that ?
4 And yet , when I came to know my associates , a far greater intimacy and sense of comradeship developed than I had known with any but my closest friends at school or university .
5 Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform .
6 A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years .
7 ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’
8 I have known of some spectacularly successful relationships that have developed through this medium , particularly amongst the elderly .
9 I have known for many years , through long observation , that truth IS stranger than fiction .
10 I am sure that my hon. and gallant Friend , whom I have known for many years and for whom I have a great affection , would agree that about half the best people are women .
11 He said Alan Winmill is somebody I have known for many years I regard him as a man of intergrity .
12 I am delighted to have heard anything worthwhile by Schillings , whose music I have known for some time in piano-vocal scores but have not encountered in performance .
13 She had known with all her soul that she had made just the right decision .
14 And it was n't Iris who told us , though she had known for some time that it had come through the Strait shortly after the Belgrano had been sunk .
15 ‘ She said she had known for some time that she and Fabien could not remain at La Tour Monchauzet after their marriage — that they had been talking together about moving away — of going , perhaps , as far as Australia or California and starting a totally new life .
16 For she had known in that instant that this dark-haired man before her was destined to leave his mark on her soul .
17 Our loved ones will often be people we have known over many lifetimes , who have agreed to play a role which will help us to learn and grow — perhaps by recreating a childhood pattern , by rousing our hidden emotions , by challenging us to remain open , honest and loving , or by modelling qualities which we need to develop .
18 It will be a very low level of inflation , lower than we have known at any time in recent years , and steady sustainable growth leading to secure jobs , sustaining the Conservative party in government for many years .
19 The Major , a close confidant of the Princess , added : ‘ We have known for some time that some very senior members of the IOC have the knives out for our sport .
20 We have known for some time that this can not have been the case .
21 ‘ The decision to print elsewhere was a commercial one , for we have known for some time that the quality of our printing of newspapers leaves a lot to be desired , while our commercial printing side is first class .
22 They 've known they 've known about this for a fair while .
23 Although retired , Trevor continues to take an interest in the Stoddard Group as an agent for Lyles , keeping in touch with those he has known for many years .
24 ‘ Poor Tom would have been so very unhappy if he 'd known of this situation , ’ she 'd sniffed while fumbling for a handkerchief .
25 ‘ But if he 'd known of this outrage , ’ said Philip , looking from one to the other of them with searching eyes , ‘ the boy would have told me in Isambard 's presence .
26 He had one photograph , from Shaun 's wedding , and the photograph 's arrival had been the first that he 'd known about any of it .
27 Anyway , someone pointed out that the face in the mirror was obviously not the face of the woman looking into it , something to do with the angle at which the mirror was held , and what theory they attached to that , whether it had been intended , or a mistake , or even an overpainting at a later date — he did not remember that he had known about that .
28 He had known for some time that it was inevitable .
29 Carter he had known for some ten years , firstly at Shrivenham , three miles away in the Vale of the White Horse , and now at Watchfield .
30 The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due .
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