Example sentences of "i [adv] knew [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I told Joan de Warenne I would return in May , Edward thought — I little knew then that such calamity and change of fortune would summon me hither !
2 I little knew then what the future held for me and looking back I can see what a lot I had to learn .
3 I think I already knew then that I would not return to my job at the Polytechnic , for the security of that monthly cheque had lost all meaning .
4 I soon knew so much they could not deny me any longer !
5 There I finally decided to throw in my efforts at making contact with the Delhi eunuchs ; it was taking up a lot of time and there was still no hint of a breakthrough : after ten days I still knew as little about them as I had when I had begun .
6 I also knew then that seeing the film at a matinee on a weekday was an illicit pleasure for her .
7 I also knew better than to seek him out .
8 I think it is fair to say that hard words were spoken , but I never knew exactly what was said .
9 I felt myself to be a source of pollution , and grew to dread my period , especially as I never knew exactly when it was going to come .
10 ‘ I 'm not his next of kin , you see , and I never knew exactly where he lived .
11 I knew you came from North but I never knew exactly where from .
12 She lost all sense of direction and , ‘ I never knew quite where Raynor took me , ’ she said afterwards .
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