Example sentences of "[noun prp] knew [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victory in the Open in 1934 changed everything , as Cotton knew it would . |
| 2 | The indictment added that Mr Buckley , 44 , of Prince Regent Street , Leith , had been severely injured in the blast and covered with debris and although Sutherland knew he was trapped , he had told rescuers that no-one was inside . |
| 3 | It is alleged that Mr Buckley was severely injured in the explosion and that Sutherland knew he was trapped and had not told the emergency services that anyone was in the blazing house . |
| 4 | Kathleen knew it was only a case of stalling for time , but every day that passed brought new understanding of this enigmatic man who had captured her heart . |
| 5 | Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one . |
| 6 | Corbett knew he had to leave but the room was spinning around him and he fell gratefully into the gathering blackness . |
| 7 | The alleyway was narrow , lined with darkened doorways ; some had shadows deeper than the rest and Corbett knew he was being watched . |
| 8 | Hari knew she should move away but she could n't , she wanted him to kiss her , to know the feel of a man 's lips against her own , it was only natural to feel that way , was n't it ? |
| 9 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |
| 10 | Hari knew it was mostly done to help Craig and yet Edward Morris seemed to like her work a great deal . |
| 11 | But that was not all and Hari knew it , her mother was right , her head was filled with common sense , but her emotions were running riot . |
| 12 | Meredith knew she should n't sound too keen to fall in with his plans . |
| 13 | Sylvie knew it was her cue . |
| 14 | Gregory knew he was writing in a rustic style , and he thought that this had certain advantages in terms of its accessibility to the intended audience . |
| 15 | Belinda said she did n't have a boyfriend , but Brenda , Liese and Ellen knew she was having an affair with a married man . |
| 16 | And Lucy knew they were there to be lovers , Jay knew like her heartbeat that they would make love . |
| 17 | Lucy knew it because whenever she started to talk about Christine , she 'd realise after a couple of minutes that they 'd moved on and were now talking about something else . |
| 18 | Lucy knew she had to tell him something , so she said , ‘ She got mad with me when I admitted you 'd taken me for two bush walks . |
| 19 | It was not because he would be embarrassed if Mrs. Hennessy knew he had a girl staying there , he told himself . |
| 20 | But he had written his book — the people in Glasgow and Paisley knew it by heart , nearly — now it was up to themselves . |
| 21 | How little Dana knew her ; the strength she admired was mostly window-dressing . |
| 22 | Your parents knew it , Eleanor knew it , and they were all proved right , were n't they ? |
| 23 | It could n't have been David because David knew she would be out at work , and knew that Ralph was staying with her . |
| 24 | Just because it was all those things , Steven knew it was also proof that , after all these years , he was really and truly one of the grown-ups . |
| 25 | The triumph came as a surprise to many fans … but Ron Pickering knew it was another step to even greater glory . |
| 26 | Travis knew it as well as she did . |
| 27 | Kay knew him , she rang him up |
| 28 | But Molly knew he would say when they got home , ‘ For what I shelled out for the water we might as well have filled the loos up with Chianti . ’ |
| 29 | Well Dennis has got his , Dennis knew him you see . |
| 30 | Frankie knew she was preparing to leave . |