Example sentences of "[conj] i [adv] knew [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am glad you like Mr. Gould : — he has been always very obliging to me — although I never knew him till lately : Mrs. G. appears an exceedingly pleasant & amiable woman . |
| 2 | So I have discovered reserves of strength that I never knew I had . ’ |
| 3 | Not only have I learned that soon I will not only be responsible for myself but a small vulnerable child who for many years to come will be under my protection , but I have also gained an inner strength that I never knew I was capable of having . |
| 4 | My main subsequent regret is that I only knew my father from the perspective of parent to child and not from that of adult ( parent ) to adult ( son ) whence different qualities and traits of personality come to be appreciated . |
| 5 | I 'm not sure that I really knew her and I 'm left wishing I 'd tried harder . |
| 6 | For all the senator 's affability he was a proud man and I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help and I also knew I could not refuse him . |
| 7 | ‘ And I never knew him till now . ’ |
| 8 | And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well . |
| 9 | I did n't go with her and I never knew what happened . |
| 10 | It was a quick in-and-out job and I never knew what happened . |
| 11 | ‘ Her flashing her tits and I never knew she was still at school . |
| 12 | I was brought up in a pit village near Bishop Auckland and I never knew my father . |
| 13 | And I never knew there was actually a proper song to it , I thought it was one we 'd made up junior school . |
| 14 | , see I got very pally with old , , we use to play snooker together that 's how I first met him and then we went there , and I never knew he 'd been in the cos I transferred to the R E's you see . |
| 15 | You never knew my master , the Lord Godolphin , and I never knew yours . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's sad that we are closing but our lease is due to expire and I always knew it would end if we could n't find other suitable premises , ’ said Mrs Erica Law , of Reeth , who set up the shop . |
| 17 | Samson replied : ‘ If I truly knew what would be best both for you and us , I should not hesitate to tell you . |
| 18 | It 's as if I never knew her . ’ |
| 19 | For Friend I would — if I only knew what it was that he wants me to do or be . |
| 20 | as if I suddenly knew I could n't be sure of anything any more . ’ |
| 21 | I felt — it was as if I suddenly knew I was going to die and I was nothing , just sand and dust blowing away . ’ |
| 22 | But I also knew I could not ; it would have been the death of me . |
| 23 | I had n't asked but I just knew she was his only offspring , and I 'd lay odds there was n't a Mrs McInnes any more . |
| 24 | ‘ This was my first professional association with Chapman , but I already knew him . |
| 25 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ This has been an extraordinarily long ordeal , but I always knew I would be vindicated , ’ Mr Greenway , MP for Ealing North , London , said yesterday . |
| 27 | It feels good , but I always knew I would get them behind me — it was just a matter of going out there and proving myself . ’ |
| 28 | But I never knew what all the other stars meant , just that one constellation . |
| 29 | ‘ I recognised him , yes , but I never knew him . |
| 30 | There was one I used to pick in another field years ago , a purple flower with pretty leaves which sometimes turned all colours , but I never knew its name . |