Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have known " in BNC.

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1 And yet , when I came to know my associates , a far greater intimacy and sense of comradeship developed than I had known with any but my closest friends at school or university .
2 It gave her a shock to see Nicholas there , although she had known it was likely .
3 The hard bench under her was n't conducive to restful slumber either , although she had known worse beds .
4 She 'd known him barely two days , and already he 'd steered her through more emotions than she 'd known herself capable of — And , much to her very great surprise , over the next few days he insisted on showing her the countryside .
5 Living in such a house would nonetheless have exposed Leapor to a more leisured way of life than she had known before , though as a servant her enjoyments would have been circumscribed .
6 A moment 's fear smote her then that he might leave it at just one kiss , and with more daring than she had known she possessed she leaned her lightly clad body against him .
7 It will be a very low level of inflation , lower than we have known at any time in recent years , and steady sustainable growth leading to secure jobs , sustaining the Conservative party in government for many years .
8 Although they had known each other such a short time , she could sense that he cared about her .
9 But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time .
10 He 'd trusted her ; even when everything seemed to point against her , and although he 'd known her only a few short days , he 'd believed in her .
11 It was the first time they had met although he had known of her existence as he had of all the handful of people who lived , as the Lydsett villagers said , ‘ t' other side of the gate ’ .
12 But there was no denying that today his wife was better than he had known her for many many months .
13 New York cabbies are notorious for complaining but Danny , an old friend , who always seems to be around when I am ready to leave The Summit Hotel , assures me that business in one of the world 's busiest cities is worse than he had known it in more than 20 years .
14 Charlotte Ladram was more obviously nervous than he had known her to be on any previous occasion and professed herself reluctant to remain indoors , let alone cook a meal .
15 I 'd have taken my overcoat if I 'd known .
16 If I 'd known what you were going to do , I 'd never have caught him . ’
17 I used to take them home on quite a number of occasions if I 'd known that they lived in the immediate vicinity .
18 I just said it as if I 'd known it all along .
19 If I 'd known she was still at school I 'd hiv run . ’
20 If I 'd known then what I learned since I would not have lost the job or my place but I simply had some growing up to do .
21 If I 'd known you were coming that would have been different ; I mean , bringing company .
22 And I 'm sure I would have left the club readily and earlier if I 'd known what he was going to say later .
23 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 … ‘
24 If I 'd known what was going on in that house right under my nose … ’
25 I would n't have opened up if I 'd known ; they 're a thieving bunch and they usually work in pairs .
26 If I 'd known how important it was about the house — I did n't understand until I got your note .
27 If I 'd known my score was 4998 not 496 I might not have runs at all . ’
28 if I 'd known about that that would of great !
29 If I 'd known , she thought — and stopped short .
30 Then , forcing herself , she put the thought into words : If I 'd known , I would n't have used magic .
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