Example sentences of "that [pron] knew the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt that everyone knew the story that we 're talking about , the clichés , and that there was n't anything else there . |
| 2 | He preferred not to think that everyone knew the artist had painted his best-known work from the window overlooking Dzerjhinsky Square . |
| 3 | Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life . |
| 4 | Now that I knew the source of Jean-Claude 's black eye and bruises , I felt lighter , and the chasm of distrust that had been opened up between Jean-Claude and myself in the rue de Sèvres , closed with the key Otto had unwittingly provided . |
| 5 | It was the loveliest day imaginable now that she knew the name of Angel 's foster parents . |
| 6 | He looked at her and frowned as though he would make a denial and then he saw from her face that she knew the truth . |
| 7 | At her trial , Jean Campbell pleaded not guilty by signs and gestures interpreted by Robert Kinniburgh , and went on to show that she knew the difference between right and wrong , was indignant at the imputation of having murdered her child , and that she had a notion of what marriage was by signing the ring on her finger and removing it , and going away . |
| 8 | In addition it is clear from the transcript that she , very naturally , attached great importance to the fact that she knew the staff at the unit , had two friends there and , perhaps even more important , had a great bond with a lady who was assisting in her treatment . |
| 9 | The wife said in evidence that she knew the charge was a security but did not realise it affected her own share in the house . |
| 10 | It was entirely our responsibility and that evening to well past midnight Leon and I took her through the changes until she was satisfied that she knew the policy thoroughly . |
| 11 | Robbie was very much afraid that she knew the answer . |
| 12 | Her whole being was aflame with desire for him , but the question that he asked was so tender , so loving , that she knew the answer she gave would be the one that he subconsciously wanted to hear . |
| 13 | Second , Mary was there of her own right , and the fact that she is mentioned first probably indicates that she knew the family very well . |
| 14 | ‘ Does that mean that you knew the contents of your uncle 's will before your mother told you ? ’ |
| 15 | Although we had we had warning that erm obviously that you knew the kids were gon na start a new season in September , you 'd start saving the money and a bill would come up . |
| 16 | Honestly , David , I 've doubted in the past that you knew the meaning of the word — now I 'm sure of it ! ’ |
| 17 | Now that we knew the line , we progressed quickly into the wild world of the seemingly blank walls and hanging stances that made up the meat of the route . |
| 18 | They heard them talking , and were sure that they knew the voice of the visitor . |
| 19 | Their trial , on Health and Safety charges has been told that they knew the gantry was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 20 | Hough and Mayhew ( 1988 ) regard these figures as underestimates and Worrall and Pease ‘ s ( 1986 ) re-analysis of the BCS data which looked at all crimes , and attempted crimes , involving contact and where the victim could identify whether or not they knew the offender , found that women were much more likely to say that they knew the offender well and that the offender was a spouse in nearly 40 per cent of cases . |
| 21 | The roars of laughter told that they knew the sergeant was right to suspect moonlighting ; something which is quite common to the lower ranks of the RUC because many have a background as skilled tradespeople . |
| 22 | In 1938 I was offered a programme with full rehearsal and that I accepted , though when it came to the time I asked for separate section rehearsals — first strings , then winds — which met with some opposition , particularly as the orchestra was convinced that it knew the music already . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Mungo was disappointed , despite the fact that he knew the question was reasonable . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Michael Jopling , standing just two feet away as the tale unwound , said that he knew the feeling . |