Example sentences of "known [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought you 'd known them for years . |
| 4 | As a matter of fact the Tates are friends ; after all I 've known them for years . ’ |
| 5 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
| 6 | ‘ He thinks the ministry is an affectation and a waste of time , and on the other hand he thinks priests should be very good , and he does n't think I am because he 's known me for so long , so he 's annoyed with me . |
| 7 | Actually Edward 's known me for ten years , but there we are . |
| 8 | You 've known me for yonks . ’ |
| 9 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
| 10 | ‘ Lee , nobody who has n't known you for at least a hundred years is going to appreciate oblique and esoteric … ’ |
| 11 | I 've known you for years . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've known you for some years now . |
| 13 | I do n't know why , but I feel I 've known you for years . ’ |
| 14 | He said , ’ Walker , I 've now known you for four years , and this is the first intelligent thing that you have done . ’ |
| 15 | We have known her for years . ’ |
| 16 | I said ‘ How long have you known her for ? ’ |
| 17 | But you had known her for so long that she must have seemed immortal . ’ |
| 18 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
| 19 | But there was no denying that today his wife was better than he had known her for many many months . |
| 20 | Giancarlo took her arm courteously as if he had known her for years , and , followed by his guests , led her out of the sun on the terrace and into the shade at the side of the house . |
| 21 | Miss Evans had become Auntie Lou and it seemed they had known her for ever . |
| 22 | She was the daughter of an earl , well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil , and he had known her for as long as he could remember . |
| 23 | Having known her for less than two months , he was not yet confident of any strong hold on her affections , despite the fact that she seemed quite willing to accept his embraces and kisses . |
| 24 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
| 25 | Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment . |
| 26 | I 've known her for twenty odd years ! |
| 27 | Because no told me , because like I 've known her for all my life . |
| 28 | His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months . |
| 29 | I am certainly going to miss him , I have only really known him for the past seven days , but it seems like years . |
| 30 | ‘ Partly because I 've known him for years . |