Example sentences of "[noun] and knew [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writers , Norman Hudis and Talbot Rothwell ( who took over from Hudis with Carry on Cabby ) wrote for Ken and knew exactly which part would be his . |
| 2 | He had devoted Sunday evening to making a plan of action and knew exactly what he and everyone else he could press into service was going to be doing this morning . |
| 3 | Child law expert Mr Babbington said : ‘ She is a bright girl and knew exactly what she wanted . |
| 4 | His troubles in 1971 , however , were not just the March and his propensity for accidents : the fact was that he was now an experienced F3 driver , known to be quick , but by the nature of the formula was racing against a lot of people who were just beginners and knew far less than he did about the sport . |
| 5 | This time he heard a click and knew instantly what it was . |
| 6 | Peters saw their reactions and knew instinctively that he was going to have one hell of a fight on his hands the next day to convince the committee of his vehicle division proposals . |
| 7 | The state of mind of day-dream escapers was not simple and they both believed in their plans and knew quite well that they would never carry them out at the same time . |
| 8 | He went through to the kitchen and knew immediately who the caller was by the apprehension in her eyes . |
| 9 | She had heard him use that tone of voice in the past and knew exactly what it meant . |
| 10 | She registered all this , opened the front door and knew also , immediately , that there was something alien about the house . |
| 11 | He cross-examined Hunt and knew perfectly well what he was doing . |
| 12 | Patrick Kelly heard the underlying loneliness in her voice and knew instinctively that they were two of a kind . |
| 13 | A new generation of nobles who were not to taste the sweetness of military success and knew only at second hand of the prestige and profits gained in the 1340s and 1350s led the opposition to the court in the last years of Edward III 's reign and during the reign of Richard II . |
| 14 | And now , to set the seal on this disastrous year , the member of parliament for Frizingley , old Charlie Bowen , who had been John-William 's man and Ben Braithwaite 's man and knew exactly what he had to do to earn the money they paid him , had fallen off his horse — the damned fool — and broken his neck . |
| 15 | I had n't been involved in the organization and knew very little about what was going to happen . |
| 16 | Codron had gone up to Cambridge to see the show and knew then that it would be worth bringing to London . |
| 17 | The Reds were victorious over the Whites because they had a well organized , well co-ordinated , strictly disciplined army who were aware of their situation and knew exactly how to handle it . |
| 18 | Coleworthy was a knowledgeable woodsman and knew exactly to a foot the value of all standing timber , every small spruce seedling on his land . |
| 19 | It transpired that the other two had nothing to do with the post office and knew hardly any French . |
| 20 | Owner Ricci Burns says : ‘ Peter has a wonderful eye and he vetted all the outfits and knew exactly what would suit Tara . ’ |