Example sentences of "knew [pers pn] was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heaven itself opened up for me when we made love and I knew I was the first man in your life . |
| 2 | I had seen Come Blow Your Horn and kept my eye on what he was up to , and I knew he was the right person for that part . |
| 3 | Their swords rang together , and Riven knew he was the weaker man . |
| 4 | She really wanted to know ; though it would be painful , she knew it was the only way . |
| 5 | whereas Caesar did n't take the crown because he was ambitious , he knew it was the right thing to do . |
| 6 | But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling . |
| 7 | Thérèse respectfully sent the nuns a faire-part , edged in black ; she knew it was the correct thing to do . |
| 8 | I knew it was the one Henry wanted back . |
| 9 | ‘ I went away and left him ’ , now even if they went , went away and left and , because they had to bring the children home , or if they went away and left him because they knew it was the best thing for everyone concerned , because the foreign office wants as many people , we all need as many people to get out of the area as possible ; their guilt will be huge . |
| 10 | Although they were looking at the clump of bushes from a different angle now , she knew it was the same clump they had seen from the gate . |
| 11 | " I knew it was the same for you ; that made it worse . |
| 12 | She had never known anything like the need that rent her , and she knew it was the same need that was racking Luke 's rigid body ; and still it escalated as they succumbed to a welter of tumultuous embraces , caresses and kisses , their staccato breathing punctuated by the sharp sounds of desire , their skin damp with perspiration . |
| 13 | ‘ I knew it was the same family , ’ he admitted . |
| 14 | No , it was n't the first time , but remembering what had happened previously , how he had kissed her and , worst of all , how she had responded , she knew it was the last place she would have chosen when she needed to keep a clear head ! |