Example sentences of "but he knew his " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had quarrelled little since she had come to live with them in March , but he knew his father to be a man of violent temper , and Rhoda to have a mean and verbally savage streak within her . |
| 2 | At the sumptuous party held to celebrate the re-opening of the showrooms in the rue du Faubourg St Honoré , Edouard looked around him with pride , but he knew his work had scarcely begun . |
| 3 | But he knew his own mind , did Gabriel , and persevered so that the holly adorned the bottom edge of the beam like a curving curtain pelmet . |
| 4 | But he knew his wait was nearly over . |
| 5 | However , even my limited medical training told me that Alec Reid was good at his profession ; his medical supplies might be limited , but he knew his South Seas . |
| 6 | But he knew his man . |
| 7 | But he knew his position was safe , that no one dared challenge his seat on the Politburo . |
| 8 | But he knew his chief 's dislike of unnecessary chat , and strapped as they were side by side in uncomfortably close proximity in the Enstrom F28 , he decided that the Chevisham case would get off to the most propitious start by a policy of disciplined silence . |
| 9 | She did not love him , but he knew his place . |