Example sentences of "she know [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did she know that one day he 'd come along and look ? |
| 2 | Little does she know that Nigerian boys here are n't the same . |
| 3 | She knew that belittling modelling was not being honest . |
| 4 | She knew that junior deacons in their second curacies , even if they came from distinguished clerical families , were not expected to make contributions uninvited when in the presence of very senior clergy . |
| 5 | Again Alice was thinking : So much for easy Impressions ! in this case , and she knew that many people thought this way , that Jasper was Bert 's hanger-on , his disciple . |
| 6 | She knew that that would be what she would feel if the roles were reversed . |
| 7 | Of all things she knew that that was not true . |
| 8 | She did n't add , ‘ And to know you 're still there waiting , ’ because , knowing Charlie as she did , she knew that that was what he would do , wait , hoping against hope . |
| 9 | Although Phil had been slightly reserved in his manner towards her ( Nancy ) , she knew that that was his way and she was enjoying the company of that wiry , small-boned , gently spoken citizen from Sacramento who almost invariably found himself at the back of every queue that ever formed itself . |
| 10 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 11 | From the first time she was asked to canter a figure-of-eight she knew that one always cantered a figure-of-eight ; and so when she was asked to trot one instead , she became increasingly anxious , excited , irrational , and disobedient . |
| 12 | Not that she minded Jack playing around because she knew that one day he would be hers . |
| 13 | Instinctively she knew that one false move on her part would turn him into a dangerous animal bent on her destruction . |
| 14 | Clothes were all very well , they were her father 's life and she knew that all the privileges she enjoyed were hers because of clothes and the stupendous success they had brought him , but she could n't care about them . |
| 15 | If she knew that each of these unhappy events would be international front-page news she would be even more upset . |
| 16 | The paranoia which is evinced in the diaries of her last years at Clarence Gate Gardens is then partly justified , if she knew that such a course was being taken against her . |
| 17 | You could n't call Tom Russell 's sister pretty , Belinda decided , but at the same time she knew that most men would be instantly attracted to Mrs Hamilton and would call her beautiful . |
| 18 | She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up in the world from time to time , but only once or twice in a hundred years . |
| 19 | But she knew that Chinese Charlie would clean and press a garment to make it look almost new and she could get as much as two shillings for a good overcoat or a suit . |
| 20 | She knew that dead people could be kept in this state because the man who lived next door to Mrs MacDonagh worked in an undertakers , and Ellie had heard him talking about it to Mrs MacDonagh . |
| 21 | She would n't do that , however — she knew that ten minutes later when still no call had come . |
| 22 | She knew that some of the men there were shepherds who came in from the country and that all this must be connected with the kidnapping . |
| 23 | And now she knew that those responsible were Shi'ite terrorists from Iran , while Philippe Chaumont was held by Shi'ite terrorists in Lebanon . |
| 24 | How could she sit calmly and read a magazine , when all the time she knew that any moment there would be a knock on the door , and Luke would be standing there , waiting ? |
| 25 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
| 26 | She knew that just one of these flimsy sheets of paper could buy for Johnny — and Bella too — a mind-bogglingly large quantity of goodies . |
| 27 | But she knew that this was more important . |
| 28 | He looked so like a frog , being literally green with fright , with his eyes nearly popping out of his head , that Breeze wanted to laugh ; but she did n't , because she knew that this curious , gaping crowd of people would think she was hysterical . |
| 29 | And she knew that this outing had been contrived by him so that he could make progress with her . |
| 30 | She knew that this trouble with her daughter would be all the more enjoyed because it was a reflection on herself . |