Example sentences of "had known that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A doctor was out of the question , Isabel would never see doctors , had always been in rude health , had not , indeed , wanted to call the doctor to Faith , until her colour had changed and , by her breathing , they had known that the illness was grave . |
| 2 | In that case , the plaintiff had invested money in a company after relying on accounts that had been prepared negligently by the defendant accountants who had known that the accounts were wanted for the purpose of inducing the plaintiff to invest money in the company . |
| 3 | He had known that the train was running late , but how could she have known it ? |
| 4 | ‘ the manufacturer had known that the fuel tank on its subcompact Pinto was defectively designed and had consciously decided to proceed with production in spite of the potential hazards . |
| 5 | When he had woken from a faint sleep on the ice cold floor of the cell , Holly had known that the lice had found him . |
| 6 | At any rate , they had known that the Nilsen girl had n't delivered her message unless they were guessing , word having got around that she had been picked up unconscious . |
| 7 | He had known that the death of William Egan would not be the only death . |
| 8 | Merrill had known that the battery needed replacing , and with no special plans in view this seemed as good a time as any to get it done . |
| 9 | The khthons had known that the Earth colonists would one day re-awaken the Elder Gods ; they would come to this planet and open the gates of their imprisonment . |
| 10 | Nourse LJ also considered it was arguable that the plaintiff could not seek to rely on the literal clauses of the agreement when it had known that the disclosure letter was incomplete as to do so would be dishonest . |