Example sentences of "but i know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I knew at the time that I felt I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 2 | My mind turned back to the man Mrs Bradshaw had accosted in the garden , but I knew of no one who bore me that kind of grudge or , if he did , would take it out on me in such a petty and spiteful way . |
| 3 | I did n't know the person but I knew of her and I knew a friend of mine went to her , this is the one that did seven years . |
| 4 | I toyed with the idea of committing suicide , but I knew in my heart and soul I would never take my own life . |
| 5 | ‘ But I knew in my heart that I would have no chance against them and that they would be merciless . |
| 6 | But I knew in the end you would n't let us down — and I was right , was n't I ? ’ |
| 7 | But I knew from the outset that the demands Schoenberg makes in these Variations are abnormal ones which are difficult to realize properly even in acoustically suitable concert-halls . |
| 8 | I could n't hear exactly what he said , but I knew from Terry 's tone that they were taking the piss out of me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It was only slightly traumatic , but I knew from my safety audit of the operators that it was virtually impossible for things to go wrong , ’ explained Nigel . |
| 10 | ‘ But I know about it of course , ’ she 'd protested . |
| 11 | ‘ But I know about him because I heard Father and Mother talking , ’ said Basil . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's … er … he 's not here at the moment , but I know about the business . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ No , but I know about colour . ’ |
| 14 | In our case , of course , it would have been impossible , but I know of cases where parents have attempted to keep their adopted children in ignorance of their origins . |
| 15 | For example , racehorses abort all too frequently , which is particularly galling after a large stud fee , but I know of no accurate information about the comparative frequency of abortion of the four types of conceptus ( horse , donkey , mule and hinny ) . |
| 16 | But I know of no other performance that encapsulates the charmed essence of this infuriatingly diffuse music with such surety and projection . |
| 17 | ‘ No , but I know of her family . ’ |
| 18 | But I know of it , ’ he added . |
| 19 | But I know of several people who having been in full-time Christian work have been prepared to get a secular job for a time , until the new church was able to support them . |
| 20 | ‘ But I know of no sociological survey that shows that . |
| 21 | " I knew him briefly in the last days before the Rising , but I know of his work of course . |
| 22 | Re-employment has been shown to produce measurable improvements in health , but I know of no study of the effects of joining a workfare scheme . |
| 23 | ‘ I would n't like to say that there is not such a thing as black magic but I know of a coincidence , or something that happened regularly . |
| 24 | ‘ I am not in the way of trafficking with Humans , but I know of the Gruagach , ’ said the Robemaker , standing very still . |
| 25 | One can easily produce evidence at the present day of great local abundance ( e.g. of starfish or pilchards ) , but I know of nothing on a modern sea-floor to compare with the abundance plus wide distribution of the examples just mentioned . |
| 26 | There were no violent incidents of that magnitude at Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup match , but I know of many Scots who found the atmosphere unpleasant and have decided not to attend future rugby internationals in London . |
| 27 | ‘ But I know of a way . ’ |
| 28 | But I know from personal experience that gardens can get a bit messy — you ca n't take a dog for a walk every time it wants to ‘ go ’ , even with the best will in the world . |
| 29 | ‘ But I know from experience that in cup ties current status counts for little its a question of what you do on the day . |
| 30 | It 's something that Niki plays down in his book , but I know from others who were in touch with him at the time , that the mental effort and courage required were tremendous . |