Example sentences of "to those who knew [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Certain drafts of The Cocktail Party , for example , are marked with Mary Trevelyan 's handwritten alterations " as dictated by T. S. E. " From the late Forties she kept a diary of their friendship , and in this it is possible to see how bewildering Eliot could appear , even to those who knew him best .
2 It was a familiar stance to those who knew him , as was the smile he now gave his son ; a dark , ironic smile that seemed both amused and calculating .
3 Rendel was a shy man , but confident in his views and , to those who knew him well , a shrewd , witty , and charming companion .
4 To many this scene would have been unnerving and unsettling , particularly to those who knew them during the period known as the past .
5 Like her great namesake she was always well organized , and of course she had had so much experience helping with my grandmother 's last six confinements , and going out sometimes with our local midwife , who to some would be a Sairey Gamp , but to those who knew her , another angel of mercy .
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