Example sentences of "now [pers pn] knew " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had always believed that survival lay in the mind but now I knew there were things one could n't survive . |
| 2 | Now I knew what the doctor at the Centre thought of me , and he was n't far wrong . |
| 3 | Now I knew it was not merely for urinating . |
| 4 | Now I knew he was connected with sport but I did n't know whether it was cricket or football . |
| 5 | Now I knew why there were so many badly-written books — Mark was proof-reading them . |
| 6 | I felt exhausted : as I dragged myself up the stairs I can remember thinking that now I knew what people meant when they said they were ‘ tired to death ’ . |
| 7 | By now I knew the identity of this Mr Proust , who cropped up in conversations as if he were a much-revered bachelor uncle . |
| 8 | Only now I knew all the facts , and I knew what I wanted . |
| 9 | Now I knew his name . |
| 10 | Now I knew what it was I had then only felt … |
| 11 | Now I knew myself to be bad in a bad world , a vessel of poison afloat in a sea of poison , and I thought that this was all there was to know . |
| 12 | Now I knew that it was n't to be said . |
| 13 | Now I knew the reason . |
| 14 | Now I knew . |
| 15 | So now I knew . |
| 16 | Now I knew why they were so sad , and why they were poor . |
| 17 | Now I knew the king was in residence because his gold and leopard standards had been planted all around the entrance . |
| 18 | The Factory had n't been specific ( it rarely is ) , but I had the feeling that whatever it was warning me about was important , and I also suspected it would be bad , but I had been wise enough to take the hint and check my Poles , and now I knew my aim was still good ; things were still with me . |
| 19 | So now I knew how the Sorley/Cawthorne private intelligence line worked , and I was willing to bet that there was another Fax machine at Pegasus Farm currently on ‘ receive ’ . |
| 20 | Now I knew him for what he was as a right softly softly . |
| 21 | Now I knew of no better , and Alan should 've known better because he 'd done a lot more removals than I had and he said Oh you 're alright Neal , do n't worry . |
| 22 | " Now you knew very well , Mr. Middlemass , that I do n't go into the gents ' cloakroom , not in working hours . |
| 23 | Now she knew how to tease and tantalise her , hold her on the brim of honeydew euphoria then flood her wordless yearning with a Niagara of delirium . |
| 24 | Now she knew where Lucy lived and Lucy knew how she felt . |
| 25 | Now she knew that there was probably nothing on the other side . |
| 26 | Judi had always tended to know what she was thinking , but now she knew her sister really could read her mind . |
| 27 | Now she knew beyond any doubt that they were going to spend the rest of the evening together . |
| 28 | And now she knew that Uncle Knacker did n't know any more than she did , and she was on her own because her parents could n't afford expensive lessons or a top-class pony . |
| 29 | Now she knew how St. George must have felt when facing the dragon . |
| 30 | Winnie felt a huge welling , seeing the shrivelled Rab , that , and now she knew , he had not stood her up . |