Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] knew that " in BNC.

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1 The extent to which Louis VI and Louis VII had consolidated royal powers was masked from their contemporaries by their policy of pushing hard only where they knew that resistance was weak .
2 The proper approach should be to convict D of the aggravated offence only where he knew that V was , or might be , a police-officer .
3 He chose a stance high up in a plane tree where he knew that if they tried climbing he would see them long before they reached him .
4 Yet he must somehow tear the pain out with his hands or he knew that it would kill him .
5 Although I knew that he was getting the care that he needed it was so hard not to be able to hold and feed him , but only to sit and look at him lying in this bright , plastic container .
6 I agreed to marriage counselling but only if I could go alone , although I knew that going alone was a bit like filing fiddled expenses .
7 Nevertheless , although I knew that there would be no Castello di Blandings awaiting me — Eric had always gone to great lengths to tell me that his family was not at all grand or well-off-I said yes .
8 Naturally I was disappointed that the most notable name of which we could boast had to be excluded : and although I knew that he disliked re-reading his prose works , I was as sorry that he felt the essay to be below standard as I was to regret his later repudiation of After Strange Gods .
9 I could take it and Barry knew that I knew that he knew I could take it .
10 All I could think of was that I knew that a Lee Metford was the forerunner of the Lee Enfield .303 rifle and almost became standard issue to the British army before WW1 .
11 Ven looked at her levelly for all of one second , then , ‘ If you remember , ’ he answered , ‘ it was not until the next day that I knew that the beautiful green-eyed woman with stunning light gold hair was a ‘ journalist ’ . ’
12 But in doing so I 'd be telling her that I knew that it had happened and therefore that Simon had talked to me .
13 They knew nothing about him , really , although she knew that her husband was impressed by him .
14 Although she knew that , at best , her mother 's approval was qualified , Constance derived strength from the fact that at least she now knew .
15 It was difficult for Anne to hide her feelings but she said nothing , even to Sarah although she knew that her friend was puzzled by the situation .
16 Although she knew that he would n't wake , she turned the handle of the door as carefully as if expecting it to explode .
17 She did not add that it had blood on it , although she knew that too , having just read the forensic report .
18 She did n't recognise anyone in the shadows , although she knew that she must know several people from Monte Samana .
19 But still , on the bus going to and from school , on her steady , daily runs in the park , swimming , weight-lifting , doing her exercises , and on those other rare occasions when she was alone and free from the demands of school , State , and family , Erika found herself thinking of Fritz , although what she thought she scarcely knew herself , except that she knew that she blushed when she did so … .
20 It was just that she knew that there was something seriously wrong with her — something far more dramatic than a grumbling appendix or the normal after-effects of an operation .
21 And if she did , she would look into Carrie 's mind with her witch 's eyes and know that she knew that it was Mrs Gotobed weeping upstairs , and that she was remembering what Mr Evans had said .
22 She felt happier about Kathleen now that she knew that she had a champion in Ella , but she had little time to dwell on the O'Neills .
23 That was the point that she knew that the barrier had been broken .
24 Despite the fact that she knew that it was pointless , Fran began to struggle , pride and a fierce determination not to give in making her twist and turn in his hold .
25 So like when I said that she knew that I was teasing her when I said in , in that tone of voice .
26 The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself .
27 Was it somebody that you knew that worked in here ?
28 to you on the phone that I had not seen the job and that I said yes alright knowing I had n't seen the job , also that you knew that I had n't seen it and if I did n't agree with it , then I was gon na change it , and I 've changed it !
29 But she had lived with a dragon for over ten years , and she had lived in a house filled with strong women , so she knew that there was something very wrong with that scenario .
30 But , as she recognised him from yesterday , so she knew that he had recognised her too .
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