Example sentences of "have known [pron] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
2 | Maxim would have known it for a British government office no matter where in the world he met it : small neon-lit with a hodge-podge of cheap furniture and painted to look scruffy even when it was surgically dean . |
3 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
4 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
5 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
6 | I had known him for a number of years . |
7 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
8 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
9 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
10 | I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome . |
11 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |