Example sentences of "[conj] i know he [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do lots of things that I knew he was capable of doing . |
| 2 | I lowered my eyes once I knew he was all right . |
| 3 | And I know he was very good to us in the war cos my father was , got a terminal illness and er he used to see that I had a bottle of whisky for dad you know , er the manager did . |
| 4 | I noticed his concern for me , and I know he was concerned , but that might have been there all along . |
| 5 | If he was to walk in here today and I knew he was my stepfather , I would not think twice about putting a knife through him . |
| 6 | I knew the farmer who was hiding him , Signor Merli , because I had often met him in the bank , and I knew he was a very honest and reliable man who would never betray anybody . |
| 7 | One look at Meadowbrook and I knew he was hopeless for us . |
| 8 | I had seen Come Blow Your Horn and kept my eye on what he was up to , and I knew he was the right person for that part . |
| 9 | He used to visit the factory rather late in the afternoon and , if I knew he was coming , I would wait there for him under some pretext . |
| 10 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
| 11 | But I knew he was having a sleep . |
| 12 | ‘ He went very quiet but I knew he was upset . |
| 13 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 14 | There was a little silence , but I knew he was pent up . |
| 15 | But I knew he was challenging me . |
| 16 | He fell sideways , but I knew he was n't knocked out , he still kept hold of me , I suddenly felt I had to kill him or he would kill me . |
| 17 | The peer was silent but I knew he was following my progress intently because every now and then I had to brush aches from the surface of the uterus . |
| 18 | The police said he killed himself , but I knew he was afraid to die , so I did n't think that was true . ’ |
| 19 | Actually there 's Paul , the guy who 'd given me a lift to the concert and , and he mentioned going to the , the film I saw , erm but I knew he was going to the pub , he always goes to the pub afterwards . |
| 20 | I was also secretly happy and secure because I knew he was out of the fighting . |
| 21 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 22 | I heard the tyres screech and quickly moved my right leg because I knew he was about to make contact . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't stay in hospital because I knew he was there , ’ said the father-of-one . |
| 24 | but it was alright because I knew he was doing it did n't piss me off really . |
| 25 | No , I only got , because I knew he was coming back up |
| 26 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 27 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 28 | I panicked even before I knew he was murdered . ’ |
| 29 | Oh , do n't worry , ’ she added , catching sight of her father 's expression , ‘ I 'm not defending him — far from it — I was as angry as you when I knew he was back . ’ |
| 30 | He was starting to go bald , though I knew he was only twenty-three . |