Example sentences of "[conj] i know [pers pn] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to sound as if I have n't got sympathy with people 'cause I know it 's bloody hard , but I know a lot of blacks who use it [ blackness ] as an excuse and we 've got to be careful that we do n't use it like that . |
| 2 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 3 | Today I drank tea alone and unarmed with the Emir as his honoured friend , and I know he is really glad to see me … ’ |
| 4 | He is n't home yet and nor is your precious Maria Luisa , and for all you and I know it 's already too late ! ’ |
| 5 | Actually , I sent Felicity to Summerhill because I saw this awfully exciting film called The Alamo , starring John Wayne , whom I adore , and he makes this absolutely glorious speech in it which goes ‘ Freedom , I like the sound of the word ’ , actually it 's ‘ Republic ’ he says , I know that because it was on the television last week , but I 've always heard it as ‘ Freedom ’ and I read that A S O'Neill positively breathed Freedom , as indeed do all the Irish , I find , and one has to have pots of money to go there , which gives one — what 's the word ? — sachet , which you do absolutely need to get into Society these days , and Felicity ( her name means Freedom , too , from the Latin , you know ) was frightfully keen to go , and does n't the name simply drip June in , say , the Cotswolds , and Felicity says there are teachers there with nothing to do at all , so you can tell the staff must be tip-top — I mean , what luxury ! spare staff ! — and Felicity 's always been such a tearaway and I know it 's jolly hard but I do think one needs Discipline to get one 's Freedom , I 've always had it , and Republics too , and now I gather she 's been on television , and Felicity was absolutely swearing by the school or something , Angela says , and where is it — somewhere pretty — she goes by train … |
| 6 | have a couple of trays , and I know it 's so easy |
| 7 | And I know it 's very easy for me to stand here and say you know try to keep calm and polite and reasonable . |
| 8 | I 'll soon be eight … well , not till December and I know it 's only summer , but I 'll be eight in December , wo n't I ? ’ |
| 9 | Erm and I sli I yo pulled me up to one corner and I know it 's really nasty |
| 10 | and I know it 's too close but I 'm still getting a good wash . |
| 11 | Although the trees are still leafless , I do not get a glimpse of the hall until it is within a stone 's throw , so hidden is it by a dense screen of boughs and underwood ; but I know it is near at hand , for an ancient archway spans the path leading to the farmyard , and just beyond the Tudor gateway bearing several clear-cut coats of arms . |
| 12 | But I know it 's totally untrue because none of my sisters or my mother would ever call me Harry again . |
| 13 | Well , I ca n't promise anything , but I know she 's awfully keen on … men . ’ |
| 14 | " Jenny has n't told me , " Sara said after a moment , " but I know she 's very fond of him . " |
| 15 | England B forward Williams , 27 , said : ‘ I do n't know too much about Chris but I know he is very fast . ‘ |
| 16 | He ca n't remember who he is , but I know he 's here somewhere . |
| 17 | He still maintains that he believes this , and makes a great show of sending off a manuscript to publishers down in London , trying to get them to publish a book expounding this view , but I know he 's just mischief-making again , and gets most of his pleasure from his acts of stunned disbelief and then righteous indignation when the manuscript is eventually returned . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , yes — I ca n't leave him unless I know he 's all right . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I felt guilty writing because I know she is always besieged by charities asking for help . |
| 20 | I 've not been able to ask Fiona why , since I know she is personally very involved and helped draw up the UK version of ‘ Caring For The Earth ’ with Adrian Phillips . |
| 21 | I laugh at first , and then look away , because though I know she 's only kidding , it is sexy just the same . |