Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] know the man " in BNC.

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1 He did not know the man 's name but was certain he had seen him before and believed he knew where he worked .
2 He did not know the man 's name but the face was familiar .
3 He talked about getting married — of course he did not know the man recognised him , although it is not far from Rostock , where he lived then .
4 He repeatedly stated to Timms , ‘ It was a fair fight , two onto two , I 'm sorry , I did n't know the man had died . ’
5 The inquest was only opened , of course — it had to be adjourned because we did n't know the man 's identity .
6 ‘ I did n't know the man sitting next to the producer was Dick Lester , who had just directed that film , ’ recalled Crawford ‘ Anyway , I got the part and it certainly could n't have been my charm or personality that did it . ’
7 I did n't know the man who stepped out and looked straight at the door which the old buffer porter had managed to close .
8 He had never known the man , but it was his fault .
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