Example sentences of "[indef pn] knew [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Five years ago nobody knew Boris Becker . ’
2 Nobody knew Hyde , however , and in his body I was free to do as I wished .
3 This may have seemed an odd way of treating a friend , but if one knew Emily it would perhaps have caused no surprise .
4 Well , of course , absolutely everyone knew Buck .
5 I mean , everyone knew Madame .
6 Silly to be jealous , everyone knew Rose was no chaste angel .
7 In Chicago everyone knew Fingers but none of the promoters thought they were worth taking a risk on .
8 Mr Mullen says : ‘ Everyone knew Geordie was a big soft laddie , a bit of a mammy 's boy .
9 Everyone knew Tally and some frequently sought out his attention .
10 Everyone knew Gary Lineker was saying farewell to international football and a new dawn was beckoning .
11 Everyone knew Donny was mad for watching trains .
12 But everyone knew Mr Major was a pleasant person ; it is a quality which his opponents have used to patronise him .
13 ‘ But that was because Monsieur Klein was German , and everyone knew Fernand was suspicious of Germans . ’
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