Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] i know [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was rephrased , ‘ Do you ever find yourself saying , I wish 1 could do this better or I wish I knew more about that ? ’ it was more easily understood . |
| 2 | ‘ Now it 's your turn , ’ he said , ‘ although I suspect I know how a woman gets to be an international model . |
| 3 | I thought to myself when it was erm , advertised on television , I thought I 'll tape that I bet I know well you 'll be interested in that . |
| 4 | Afterwards I felt ashamed that I thought I knew better than they did , especially when they were doing everything for free . |
| 5 | And I wish I knew why . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I 've noticed that , and I think I know why . |
| 7 | That 's what the grapevine says and I think I know why . ’ |
| 8 | I picked an individual Cottage Pie , because that is something I sometimes prepare at home and I think I know how good ( or terrible ! ) it can be . |
| 9 | ‘ Buried treasure ; and I think I know how it got there . ’ |
| 10 | I know what went wrong here and I think I know how to put it right . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I may not know how Selkirk died but I think I know why . ’ |
| 12 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 13 | But I think I knew unconsciously that the supposed crime was twofold : I was being punished for being female and for having grown up . |
| 14 | The committee became so unnerved at the thought that the club premises might be under threat that when I said I knew how to deal with these bounders , but it could only be as chairman , they swallowed it hook , line and sinker . |