Example sentences of "[that] he knew the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And then his mind cleared , and he was looking at the Robemaker and feeling contempt for him again , feeling as well , the dangerous , powerful white spears of the Stroicim Inchinn withdraw , so that he knew the Robemaker had again called up the Stroicim without giving any outward indication of having done so .
2 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 .
3 Savory argued that a stranger to whom money had been paid in breach of trust could only be held liable as a constructive trustee to account for the money after he had parted with it , if it could be shown that he knew the money misapplied was trust money .
4 In her heart , Beth sensed that he knew the way of things , and this only made him all the more determined to have a son of his own .
5 Mungo was disappointed , despite the fact that he knew the question was reasonable .
6 If that were the case , then atavistic professional instincts and the terrifying imminence of the first night would ensure that he knew the part by the time they opened .
7 Firstly , Mr Holdsworth refused to certify to a builder monies that had been valued by the in-house quantity surveyors , for the simple reason that he knew the work to which it related had not been executed .
8 Michael Jopling , standing just two feet away as the tale unwound , said that he knew the feeling .
9 But Jinny could tell from his voice that he knew the answer already , and when Doyle replied it was with a nod .
10 He explained that he knew the velocity of the bomb-fragments and could calculate their time of arrival in his head .
11 His courage had returned now that he knew the tiger was only proposing to gobble up his oxen , not him .
12 The driver was from the Colonel 's staff , and he had travelled ahead a full month before so that he knew the city , the back-doubles they might need and the side streets .
13 The plaintiff went for a ride in a private plane piloted by the defendant , despite the fact that he knew the defendant was drunk .
14 To know that he knew the truth at last .
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