Example sentences of "he knew [adv] what " in BNC.
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1 | He knew anyway what John was doing , which was setting the fuse . |
2 | People said he was a fool , but I think he knew exactly what he was doing . |
3 | He fortunately knew exactly what was wanted and would talk to John for hours on end , about the making of music , history , composers etc. , to such good effect that , when John wanted to put music to ballet , he knew exactly what he wanted . |
4 | From sketching the outfits she made to inventing designs of his own was but a short step and by the time he left High School he knew exactly what he wanted to do . |
5 | He knew exactly what the chap wanted — and whom . |
6 | He knew exactly what he had to do . |
7 | He knew exactly what he wanted , how to get it and how to exploit it . |
8 | Very early on he knew exactly what he meant to do in art . |
9 | He knew exactly what he wanted and so I relied on him one hundred per cent . |
10 | The issue of censorship arose again in connection with a license to print , which he was fortunate to obtain since he knew exactly what he had done . |
11 | Matthew allowed a small uncomprehending frown to appear , though he knew exactly what the chairman was getting at . |
12 | If he could ever be granted one wish in his life , he knew exactly what it would be . |
13 | His answering look told her he knew exactly what she 'd been thinking . |
14 | He knew exactly what she was offering him then ; and he was fairly certain that she knew , too . |
15 | An experienced Detective-Sergeant from sub-divisional headquarters , he knew exactly what he was doing . |
16 | With his plans for afforesting the poorer parts of his ancestral acres , the replanting , the harvesting of his mature timber crops , his Christmas-tree plantations of Norway spruce , he knew exactly what he was doing . |
17 | She would walk the half-mile or so , and if Luke did n't like the idea then he knew exactly what he could do about it . |
18 | He was sprawled in an armchair opposite and the expression on his face clearly told her that he knew exactly what she and Jennifer had been discussing . |
19 | ‘ She 's not here , ’ he told her with a mocking ring to his tone which showed he knew exactly what she was thinking . |
20 | He knew exactly what he wanted , or , or the range of things he wanted , and the price that he , he was price conditioned and working out which was the best price , priced package . |
21 | Hammond was looking down , his shoulders hunched forward , as if he knew already what was in the second file . |
22 | He knew neither what to write nor how to write it . |
23 | He knew well what Kitty would say . |
24 | He was aware that a captain with a record such as his has a big advantage , since any troops will respond better to a leader they know has been through the fire himself , and so he knew just what he could ask of his bowlers . |
25 | A tight knot of apprehension made her frown and , as if he knew just what she was thinking , he got to his feet . |
26 | And he knew fully what was at stake too . |
27 | He was diffident , seemingly vague , declaring a lack of knowledge and ignorance of education and of teaching , and that he knew only what he had learned through his own work as a painter . |
28 | He knew then what it had been . |
29 | He knew precisely what she was doing and made a face at her , but they both listened with real interest to what Suvarov had to say . |
30 | He knew now what had been worrying Darren , what he had been concealing . |