Example sentences of "know [that] [pers pn] was [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you not know that I was bound to be in my Father 's house ? |
| 2 | On 14 October Coleridge wrote abstractedly to John Thelwall that , ‘ I should much wish , like the Indian Vishna , to float about along an infinite ocean cradled in the flower of the Lotos , & wake once in a million years for a few minutes — just to know that I was going to sleep a million years more . ’ |
| 3 | I had n't known that I was going to be presented with such a large sum . |
| 4 | She had known who he was by then , had known that he was returning to the King with assurances of her father 's support . |
| 5 | One survivor says : ‘ When I saw the first bomb fall , I knew that it was going to be a bad day for America ’ . |
| 6 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
| 7 | She gazed at Johnny beseechingly , begging him to understand , but she knew that it was going to be no good . |
| 8 | George had every right to be a bit angry with Lennie because Lennie had caused George to loose his job and Lennie had ‘ adopted ’ George as his family and George knew that it was going to be a long hard task keeping Lennie out of trouble and looking after him . |
| 9 | The team manager was well aware of it , knew that it was coming to a head , but took no action . |
| 10 | Patrick knew that he was bleeding to death . |
| 11 | But she knew that he was lying to her . |
| 12 | No one , not even his uncle , knew that he was attached to Military Intelligence . |
| 13 | He used affirmations daily , and knew that he was going to be there . |
| 14 | Rostov knew that he was going to be able to kick again long before Alexei was in contact with a surface . |
| 15 | His moist mouth suckled , and when she gazed down at his rapt , contented face she knew that she was lost to him . |
| 16 | And I knew that I was going to be all right . |