Example sentences of "[be] [subord] [pers pn] know [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If by any chance the police pull us in on suspicion they 've got ter 'ave an identification parade , an' if the old watchman recognises any of us we 're done for , unless 'e 's too frightened ter pick us out , an' 'e will be if 'e knows we 're capable o' smackin' 'im around a bit .
2 ‘ And then he talked about how amazed you would be if you knew who Oliver really was . ’
3 He would n't be when he knew what he 'd come about .
4 and I think , I think the difficulty with that is until you know it , as one person said to Alex in front of me ah well , we , we did exactly what you required and you never brought any audience , there was no audience , do you remember that ?
5 Well the advice Mrs then is if you know what variety it is and you know it 's a variety tough enough to grow outdoors like er Peregrine , then send protection at the susceptible time of the year when the blossom 's out , otherwise er if it is a tend a more tender variety we do n't think er the thing is going to survive and certainly not going to fruit .
6 ‘ Yes , I 'm sure , but the best thing is if I know everything , then I can judge how much has to be said to Mother Clare . ’
7 I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them .
8 We do not completely know what modern writing is unless we know what lies behind it .
9 That is because I know it will make things easier for you later on .
10 It 's not that they need them , it 's because they know everyone else has got them .
11 ‘ Ah , that 's because he knows everything ! ’
12 ‘ That 's because you know nothing about it .
13 I do n't say that that 's because you know what the Greeks are like because I do n't know what the Greeks are like .
14 ‘ But you see , if I do n't ask you the name on the cheque , it 's because I know it already … ’
15 ‘ Ah , that 's because I knew you were cheap , ’ the boyfriend said .
16 If she followed me , it 's because she does n't trust me , and if she does n't trust me it 's because she knows something , or has found out something .
17 Well it 's since you know we had that party last weekend .
18 I personally do n't deal with recruits but there 's as you know there 's a depot which er
19 Cos you know what I mean that 's as you know I , I ca n't even lie in a bath any more , it 's not fair !
20 And what we say is as you know yourself you then have an am pm or an early evening call
21 A third would be to consult tenants directly where the problems are as they know what is required .
22 When he looked at you it was like he knew something he was n't telling , or was laughing at you , no matter what it was he said .
23 I suppose it was because we know he 's been highly-strung lately — his peculiar behaviour at the airport , for a start — that it took longer than it should have done for me to think over properly what had happened .
24 They do n't tell you why they refuse you , but I think it was because they knew I was Black from my name .
25 They had faith in him , and I believe that this was because they knew he had faith in them .
26 Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week .
27 The prosecution claimed Jean-Marc Brennez was somebody Miss Giles had made up and the reason it was billed only as a surprise film was because she knew she did not have the right to show it .
28 no I did n't , I never liked it , whether that was because I knew we were n't gon na be there , or , you know , I just , I was only there six months
29 That was before I knew you .
30 ‘ Ida , ’ he said , ( of course , I used my real name there ) ‘ it was before I knew you , and I never met her .
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