Example sentences of "knew [pers pn] be [adj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I rather liked the work — it was not all easy , I had to make an effort , quite an effort , at times ; but less than most , I knew I was good at it . ’ |
| 2 | This was a prize for the student who was best at English writing , and Anne knew she was good at that . |
| 3 | I understood how Mother felt when she knew she was pregnant at long last . |
| 4 | The audience were hypnotised by the piece , each member , even those cynical about ‘ so-called ‘ ’ modern' ’ music' , knew they were present at a historic event . |
| 5 | Her husband was in close attendance at the moment but Jenny knew he was due at the meeting . |
| 6 | Roman frowned and she knew he was angry at her manoeuvre , but he was far too fond of holding her close to him on any excuse , and she was finding his touch more and more disturbing . |