Example sentences of "knew [pron] i was [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to see what he wanted and before I knew it I was bundled into the car and we were on our way home . |
| 2 | I 'd used dikes , DFs and things like that before , so I knew what I was getting into . |
| 3 | I found that sentence easier because I knew what I was getting into . |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't want the Russians on my track if they knew what I was looking for — just think what it would mean if it turned up now ? |
| 5 | … they brought their homework in and made a list of … aspects like their use of materials , time , care , etc … so they knew what I was looking for , and then I spoke to each child individually and asked ‘ What would you give this piece out of ten ’ and so we obviously had to define our assessment objectives . |
| 6 | He knew what I was looking for ; and he indicated that he might be able to help . |
| 7 | I 've just asked Kurt whether the heroin rumours are true — to which he 's laughed , said ‘ No ! ’ and made me feel his arms for any tell-tale scars or holes , though obviously shooting up is n't the only way to take smack and to be honest I 'm not sure I knew what I was meant to be looking for , but still , it 's an impressive gesture at the very least — when Anton walks in with a woman I recognise as Susan Silver , manager of Soundgarden . |
| 8 | Jackson was so interested in what I was saying that he forgot to deny he knew what I was talking about . |
| 9 | the fact that she 's , she 's intelligent as well erm she , you know , she 's gon na s she knew that I did n't know what I was talking about so she said right you look , yo you look er you , you ask them about this , this , this and this and they might say this to you , so I knew what , if they asked me , I knew what I was talking about rather than |
| 10 | Spanish and he goes , he knew what I was talking about so all of a sudden he goes ah so tell me a bit about this erm this Melissa so I said |
| 11 | So when I went , I had to go again on Monday I took just my purse in my pocket and thought oh this is bit , cos I mean I knew what I was going for , you know , were n't looking round for anything in particular and I thought this is bit risky ! |
| 12 | Every so often , we are startled , such as when we read of an expatriate black South African who longs for apartheid : ‘ At least in South Africa I knew what I was fighting against . |
| 13 | The funny thing is no one knew what I was suffering from . |
| 14 | Well , everyone seemed to think that I knew what I was doing with a computer , so the shifts , the picket shifts were left up to me , any facts and figures needed , databases , addresses were left up to me . |