Example sentences of "[pron] know [pron] [was/were] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference between the way we saw life as young people — especially the amoral attitude to sex — and the conventional way of portraying it on screen was so great that I knew we were on the verge of a big change . |
| 2 | I knew I was on the right track when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object , not painting it . |
| 3 | I knew I was on the wrong track when the tall reeds broke to reveal the brown-bellied river . |
| 4 | The next thing I knew I was on the floor . ’ |
| 5 | The paramedics turned up within ten minutes and as they turned up I passed out , so they applied the defibrillator to my chest and the next thing I knew from one minute to sitting talking to them I knew I was on the ground and they 'd brought me round . |
| 6 | ‘ I knew he was on the take , but I never had enough evidence to show Hamilton . |
| 7 | Do you know you were on the verge of rank insubordination ? |
| 8 | ‘ It 's for you ! ’ he said smartly , and handed the phone over to her with such promptness that she knew whoever was on the other end was someone important . |
| 9 | She knew she was on the edge of tears . |
| 10 | She knew he was on the verge of losing his job . |
| 11 | With a slow erotic motion , she slid her smouldering twat up and down his pulsating shaft , until she knew he was on the very point of ejaculation . |
| 12 | She knew he was on the brink of orgasm , and was aware of a gathering in her own loins . |
| 13 | They knew she was on the Union Committee and they were afraid of her . |
| 14 | He knew he was on the home straight . |
| 15 | I knew he had been a colleague of my father ; I wondered how he knew I was on the Sort-to . |