Example sentences of "knew the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whoever killed Charlie Hatton knew the lie of the land all right . ’ |
| 2 | He preferred not to think that everyone knew the artist had painted his best-known work from the window overlooking Dzerjhinsky Square . |
| 3 | Cordelia Oliver , writer and critic , who knew the artist quite well , is perfectly placed to tell her story , which she does succinctly , affectionately and with a fine interweave of biographical detail and critical insight . |
| 4 | He knew the Prince was a connoisseur of luxury , deeply influenced by the new designs from the prosperous Italian states . |
| 5 | Well , Richard and I knew the Duke and Duchess of Windsor quite well , and spent a lot of time with them in Paris , and this was our favourite piece of jewellery . |
| 6 | She saw his eyes go to the coat fixture , and guessed that he knew the jacket hanging there belonged to Travis when he went and took it from its hanger . |
| 7 | I knew the Earl worried about the growing distance between himself and his children . |
| 8 | Everybody knew the Earl of Essex . |
| 9 | The next thing I knew the pilot was screaming ‘ Mayday ! ’ ’ |
| 10 | They knew the plan : they were the emperor 's men : that sufficed . |
| 11 | In 1967 , 79 per cent of firms knew the plan 's forecasts for the economy as a whole and 50 per cent ( 85 per cent of those with more than 5000 employees ) knew of the production and investment forecasts for their industry group ; 24 per cent ( 51 per cent of the biggest ) said that the plan forecasts affected their investment decisions . |
| 12 | ‘ Even then , I knew the treatment was going to work , ’ she says . |
| 13 | ‘ Lousy , too , ’ Vitor said ruefully , ‘ though as soon as I kissed you I knew the relationship was over . |
| 14 | They were just poling away and Matt shouted ‘ Hey , fellers , cut ’ but they did n't take any notice and I remember thinking maybe they 're testing the rope to see if it works , and Matt and I turned at just the same moment and saw where the Indians were heading us — straight into a pile of rocks and foaming water — and I knew the rope must have broken or something . |
| 15 | He could have given in to his sympathetic side at any point but he was adamant that Charman had to go , even though he knew the hurt it would cause to someone with whom he had previously been close . |
| 16 | H-M had enough field Ops to handle the sanction , but Manolo recognized his limitations , and had had Rodriguez and Terhune augment his forces with some local soldiers who knew the sand . |
| 17 | In 1938 I was offered a programme with full rehearsal and that I accepted , though when it came to the time I asked for separate section rehearsals — first strings , then winds — which met with some opposition , particularly as the orchestra was convinced that it knew the music already . |
| 18 | She knew just what she had to do , knew the music perfectly , could sing it in her sleep , but now she felt , for the first time in years , she could bring something of herself , her personality , into her singing . |
| 19 | Also , fortunately , I barely knew the Admiral . |
| 20 | ‘ He sang like a little bird , once he knew the Admiral had already talked to us . ’ |
| 21 | He knew the wording by heart : Attempt to export equipment with intent to evade prohibition then in farce by the Provision of the Export Control and Goods Order and C & E Management Act ( Section 68/2 ) , 1979 … and he knew that the offence carried a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment … |
| 22 | She knew the shape of her hips , from riding on them , and the tumbling rhythms of her high-pitched voice . |
| 23 | I met executives who knew the inside of a Concorde better than their own back yard , who had telephones stuck permanently to their ears . |
| 24 | He knew the pathologist , a woman doctor who had once been young but found her work was ageing her fast . |
| 25 | I knew the hareem would soon return to Al Ain . |
| 26 | ‘ One of the very great and rare educators , he knew the art department had to be in the centre of the school , and not way down in some field : he encouraged me to get on with it . ’ |
| 27 | Moreover , he knew the art of poisoning with subtle toxins . |
| 28 | The US knew the kind of man it was dealing with . |
| 29 | I said I knew the kind of thing . |
| 30 | So I knew the kind of complaints they had about the flats . |