Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [that] [pers pn] know " in BNC.

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1 And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it .
2 We knew these and other shows so word-perfect that we knew when a mistake was made , and noticed all the ‘ ad libs ’ put in by actors like George Robey , W. H. Berry , Alfred Lester , and Nelson Keys . ’
3 But it , is n't it an awful situation when you , when you , when you look at it that evidence indicates that the erm the number of people that are either now elderly infirm or sick and and clearly that they all will have to face this , this , this terrible burden and I can not understand because there is , this , there is , there is er a total disarray within the Conservative party , that all their er er back bench er MP s are making representations to their erm their leader who possibly may not be a leader tomorrow but as long as he 's the leader today , John Major that he should do a rethink and here they are er you know , members of the same party , continuing to support something which is so idiosyncratic that you know it 's really beyond belief , er Chairman .
4 It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind .
5 ‘ I 'm so glad that you know at last , ’ she said .
6 I 'm I 'm not so sure that he knew he was known as the last resort .
7 The difference between the way we saw life as young people — especially the amoral attitude to sex — and the conventional way of portraying it on screen was so great that I knew we were on the verge of a big change .
8 But she was suddenly sure that she knew !
9 It all seemed so logical that you knew Ryan , had come over because of the land . ’
10 When I tried it , it was so beautiful that I knew exactly why people keep doing it .
11 the erm , I mean if there 's only one much worse that they know that everyone much better for their
12 They are the ones who are usually prepared to co-operate with , and to help , research workers : people who are so expert that they know all the answers have no perception of the value of research .
13 The laugh she gave was so dirty that I knew it was going to be all right .
14 I 'm er I 'm pretty clear what 's expected of me but not so certain that I know how to make it sufficiently interesting to achieve your undivided attention .
15 Unfortunately not , the only two that I knew were Al ( Byrne ) and Kev Daly ( Who also played in the youth FA cup final ) Because I went to school with them — they were both 2 years below me but Al 's brother was in my year and Kev went out with a girl who sat in front of me .
16 ‘ I am only surprised that you know of it . ’
17 She gave a dark scowl , left the room and trudged downstairs , her mood so prickly that she knew it would only need one wrong word from Julius to trigger off her own temper .
18 But the moment passed , for there was something in her grasp of his legs that was so awkward , so inexperienced , and the pitch of her entreaties remained so anguished that he knew she was only doing what she imagined might persuade him to help her ; and a wave of self-loathing washed over him , that a woman like her could think of a man like him in such a light .
19 " I had chest pains so bad that I knew I would be unable to give 100 per cent . "
20 I 'm not sure that I know how to explain it to you . ’
21 And I find it hard to believe , because first of all you have to understand the word ‘ intelligent ’ in the way he meant it and I 'm not sure that I know what he meant ; and there are any number of ways of being intelligent .
22 For although I am sure he never had the chance to encounter a tiger beneath the dining table , when I think over all that I know or have heard concerning him , I can think of at least several instances of his displaying in abundance that very quality he so admired in the butler of his story .
23 This is a little hard : Eaux-Chaudes is a gloomy place , but not hellish that I know of .
24 So it 's just not true that we know less about what 's going on than we know about our own beliefs about what 's going on .
25 They are also more confident that they know what their partner wants .
26 We did n't know blacks , yet were always sure that we knew their real interests and what they were thinking !
27 It is vitally important that you know
28 The pain that tugged at the muscles of his stomach and chest was so intimately hurtful that he knew it was nothing but useless unspent emotion .
29 That he had done both this morning made it perfectly clear that he knew George had upset her again .
30 and from what I understood he was already married anyway , never , never was mentioned here , but I did hear it , whether it was true or not I 'm not say it , but I was told that he was already married and divorced to marry her , that was what I was told , no I mean I do n't know , but but I 'm damn sure that I know
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