Example sentences of "knew [pron] was [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew I was with God . |
| 2 | We ‘ chatted-up ’ two girls , bought them an ice and lemonade at the balcony-café , and by the last waltz I knew I was on target . |
| 3 | Everyone knew I was from prison . |
| 4 | And by the time they came back ( yes , it was Crete : I 'd guessed , but he had n't flickered , the duplicitous bastard ) , I knew I was in love . |
| 5 | Then , when I knew I was in love with you … and I thought you were n't free … ’ |
| 6 | And I 'm going to begin by telling you everything … the exact moment when I knew I was in love with you … the things I love about you . |
| 7 | It mocked me , but at the same time I knew I was in danger of surrendering to it , that damned semblance of what I wanted — I was being weakened by it , seduced into yielding to your power over me , and it 's so much more comprehensive than my one-dimensional influence on you . |
| 8 | She said the Queen and somebody else made sure she knew I was in Famagusta . |
| 9 | But it suddenly took a flier and I knew I was in trouble . |
| 10 | As soon as they knew I was in prison they were trying to get involved and everything . |
| 11 | However , each time we called she would n't answer the door although we could see the curtain move so we knew she was at home . |
| 12 | She knew she was in love with him , but did n't know if he felt the same way about her . |
| 13 | Albert Cruikshank , customs officer at London Airport , had told his wife , Bella , that he knew she was in love with his best friend . |
| 14 | Gaston went on heavily , ‘ I told her I knew she was in love with me . |
| 15 | Of course Silas knew she was in love with him , she decided , feeling acutely embarrassed . |
| 16 | Maria was aware of a fatal softening somewhere within her , and she knew she was in danger of forgiving him — everything . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes … ! ’ he said deeply , and then his mouth closed over hers , burningly sensual as his hands moved slowly up to tunnel into her thick black hair , and as her mouth opened beneath his the hunger swept them both again , their breathing quickening as the kiss took fire and his mouth was fierce , hot , demanding , his hands moving over her body as she heard his heart thudding violently at his chest , and she knew she was in danger of losing her mind with the sweet , hot rush of excitement . |
| 18 | The next thing Pat knew she was in hospital . |
| 19 | From the moment the two horses jumped off to work , Kelly knew she was in trouble . |
| 20 | For example , there was a chap I knew who was in Simon House and the rules of the house are that you 've got to stay off the drink , and unfortunately he had a slip and went back on it . |
| 21 | He considered : surely things were n't so utterly disorganised in the kitchens that the scullions no longer knew who was in charge of them , or where his office was ? |
| 22 | I knew he was under contract to Warners , where I had worked . |
| 23 | His wife and his secretary said he had told them he knew he was on Tehran 's ‘ hit list . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The first I knew he was in Beirut was when he rang me . ’ |
| 25 | THE MOMENT Morrissey unfurled that Union Jack I knew he was in trouble , I assumed that the ‘ Is Morrissey A Racist ? ’ debate was a discredited old chestnut , but now it 's back , bigger than ever . |
| 26 | One possible answer for Ian being found away from his family is that he knew he was in danger , and expected them to come after him . |
| 27 | Then he remembered something and knew he was in duty bound to take that risk . |
| 28 | erm once the government announced their capping limits later on late last year , the County Council knew it was in trouble and back in December the Social Services Committee faced cuts of something like three and a half million . |
| 29 | A nurse sat on Dot 's bed and unwrapped it and Dot knew it was from Mrs Hollidaye . |