Example sentences of "knew [pers pn] was the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | She really wanted to know ; though it would be painful , she knew it was the only way . |
3 | whereas Caesar did n't take the crown because he was ambitious , he knew it was the right thing to do . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Thérèse respectfully sent the nuns a faire-part , edged in black ; she knew it was the correct thing to do . |