Example sentences of "knew [conj] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even before they closed the mine we knew that once they retired my husband we 'd have to move . |
| 2 | This meant that they would n't be back before the pubs closed , but I also knew that if they knew who I was going out with they would have locked me in . |
| 3 | The DMT was aware of the existence of the concept of a comprehensive inter-agency service , but knew that if they were to test the feasibility of implementing it , ‘ it would take an enormous amount of time ’ . |
| 4 | I stayed still , hoping desperately that they would not see me , for I knew that if they did they would lose no time in tormenting me and finally killing me . |
| 5 | He chose a stance high up in a plane tree where he knew that if they tried climbing he would see them long before they reached him . |
| 6 | Subordinates with the right to travel to the West knew that when they returned , a suitable gift , whether a silk-tie or a pornographic video , would be expected by their immediate superior . |
| 7 | He knew that when they built the Jubilee Line they had had to put in a big fan shaft here to release the air or passengers might have been blown off the platform on to the line . |
| 8 | The Court felt that , ‘ Such information can be of tremendous historical value in demonstrating what agency personnel were involved in making a particular policy decision and what officials knew and when they knew it . ’ |