Example sentences of "know that this [noun sg] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Enough for me to know that this house was not a good place to be when he was alive , not good for either of you . |
| 2 | For example , I wonder why there are no English-speaking contributors to the Panofsky centenary conference , even though it is well known that this approach was most fully developed in the English-speaking world . |
| 3 | Although for a considerable time before the resumed hearing it was known that this House was to consider whether to permit Hansard to be used as an aid to construction , there was no suggestion from the Crown or anyone else that such a course might breach Parliamentary privilege until the Attorney-General raised the point at the start of the rehearing . |
| 4 | The Livre des Coutumes of Bordeaux contains a note that ‘ [ In 1259 ] king Henry did homage for Bordeaux , Bayonne and all the land of Gascony [ Gasconha ] which was [ then ] free allod [ franc en alo ] to Louis , king of France … but let it be known that this Gascony was the most free allod that the king of England had , before … king Henry received it back from the French king in homage ’ . |
| 5 | From past experience he knew that this subject was usually given a low priority , on the basis that by far the majority of business is transacted without ever having to refer to the small print . |
| 6 | No part of his mind said , ‘ It 's silly to feel like this about leaving the house , ’ because he knew that this feeling was n't in any way connected with his leaving the house . |
| 7 | We all knew that this carnage was the work of Unionist Fascists bent on teaching the Republic a lesson — stay out of our affairs . |