Example sentences of "i [vb base] know for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’
2 They quote an Under Secretary commenting upon informal communications networks : ‘ Some of these people I 've known for twenty-five years and we can of course communicate with each other almost in code . ’
3 I have known for many years , through long observation , that truth IS stranger than fiction .
4 I am sure that my hon. and gallant Friend , whom I have known for many years and for whom I have a great affection , would agree that about half the best people are women .
5 He said Alan Winmill is somebody I have known for many years I regard him as a man of intergrity .
6 I am delighted to have heard anything worthwhile by Schillings , whose music I have known for some time in piano-vocal scores but have not encountered in performance .
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