Example sentences of "[vb past] known [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'd known what was going on in that house right under my nose … ’ |
| 2 | If I 'd known what was about to happen I would have fled like the wind . |
| 3 | I said if I 'd known they are n't , they , they were n't coming I 'd have gone out . |
| 4 | Surkov asked how he 'd known she was in London . |
| 5 | If I 'd known she was still at school I 'd hiv run . ’ |
| 6 | Why , almost right from the start she 'd known she was playing with fire , and the rest of the cliché was proving to be disastrously right . |
| 7 | But deep down she 'd known she was sitting on a plane bound for the Caribbean because she wanted to be . |
| 8 | You see the piece I just read is a monologue and if I 'd known there was a competition for it I 'd have sent it there rather than |
| 9 | She 'd known it was a lie too . |
| 10 | Well , she 'd known it was n't going to be easy . |
| 11 | He 'd raised his arms in a gesture of possession , and , even though she 'd known it was all part of a beautifully sculpted drama , Shannon had felt a thrill deep inside , as though she too were part of the kingdom the Viking had taken for his own . |
| 12 | If I 'd known it was dinner , I 'd have changed into something more suitable . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If I 'd known it was going to be like this I 'd have gone ages ago ! ’ |
| 14 | Well that 's silly because nobody 'd known it was her would they ? |
| 15 | He 'd known he was going to be tested , and he 'd prepared himself . |
| 16 | She 'd known he was growing up peculiar — he did badly at school , and had no friends — but she 'd begun to see , from living in the same house as him again , how different he was from other kids . |
| 17 | Ruth found herself in his arms , her face against his broad chest — as if she were a little girl again , in the time before she 'd known he was crazy . |
| 18 | That shook her to her heart ; she 'd known he was different from other men , but not this different . |
| 19 | If he 'd known he was gaining the approval of the future , he 'd probably have kept the money to himself |
| 20 | And if I 'd known he was going to turn out a stupid and objectionable youth I 'd never have employed the foolish boy . |
| 21 | I would n't have dreamed of doing it if I 'd known he was dead . ’ |
| 22 | He would have hated it if you 'd known he was an addict . |
| 23 | I wished I 'd known he were going , he could have swapped them Milky Ways for me ! |
| 24 | If I 'd known you was coming I would have done that bit of chicken . |
| 25 | If I 'd known you were coming that would have been different ; I mean , bringing company . |
| 26 | With his hand pressed firmly to a creased brown , Spencer uttered : ‘ Oh man , if I 'd known you were gon na wear shoes like that , we would n't have been having this conversation … ‘ |
| 27 | If I 'd known you were so cautious , I 'd never have — ’ |
| 28 | If I 'd known you were coming … ’ |
| 29 | If I 'd known you were prone to nightmares I 'd never have told you the story ! ’ |
| 30 | And if I 'd known you were here I would never — ’ |