Example sentences of "know [prep] once " in BNC.
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| 1 | How did he know at once that we were guilty , she wondered later , that we were , all of us , conspirators ? |
| 2 | I have preferred Irish humour ever since I heard of the Dublin man visiting London who wrote to his wife … ‘ and if you do not receive this letter you are to let me know at once ! ’ |
| 3 | Anyone seeing her in your dressing-room would know at once . |
| 4 | Anyone with Daemon Lore , Rune Lore or Theology will know at once that this room is used for Daemon summoning . |
| 5 | I did n't know at once . |
| 6 | We ca n't go back , or they would know at once . |
| 7 | If she did , he would know at once that there were certain ways in which he could still get to her . |
| 8 | " None of my crew would , I 'd know instantly , " I told him , " I 'm a non-smoker and if anybody smoked in my aircraft I would know at once . |
| 9 | She would know at once when the right people entered the from the moment she looked upon them at the top of the wide staircase . |
| 10 | When asking guest Medau Teachers to teach at rallies please check that she holds own private insurance cover otherwise let the Office know at once so that cover can be arranged for her . |
| 11 | You 'd want to know at once . ’ |
| 12 | If he and Devlin leave Portugal together I want to know at once . ’ |
| 13 | I know at once that I 've made a fool of myself . |
| 14 | ‘ Er … ’ she said , ‘ some people you know at once . ’ |
| 15 | You draw a line and you know at once whether it 's a good or a bad line . |
| 16 | Ironically , he was to be hanged for broadcasts most of which were known at once as comically improbable in their boasts of German victory . |
| 17 | Of course , she told herself , she should have known at once that he was n't Kettering . |
| 18 | He had known at once that she was dead . |
| 19 | He had known at once that it was only vicious rumour . |
| 20 | Its pure white flanks , its fine , strong legs , its proud , aristocratic face ; all these combined to form an animal so beautiful , he had known at once that she would want it . |
| 21 | ‘ The High Queen will receive you in the Sun Chamber , ’ and Fergus had known at once what was ahead . |
| 22 | He could stand by the footplate of a steam locomotive knowing at once the names of driver and fireman who , for their part , knew that he had a very good idea of what each did and how he did it . |
| 23 | He took the call in his study , beneath the portrait of his grandfather , Li Ch'ing , knowing at once what it was . |
| 24 | I knew the face and knew at once that we had been intimate , but I had no idea who she was . |
| 25 | She knew at once this was a trite remark . |
| 26 | He knew at once Lee had taken it . |
| 27 | My kind aunty knew at once what she meant , but first she would invite Lucy to choose a sweet from the box on the counter . |
| 28 | He knew at once of a house to let for a whole year , the owners being abroad and failing to let it before they left last month and seeing my condition he took pity and had the caretaker prevailed upon to come to me at his premises . |
| 29 | ‘ That bitch … ’ said Surkov softly , and I knew at once he was referring to Imogen . |
| 30 | She knew at once what he meant and looked nervously round at the others . |