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

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1 As far as I 'm concerned , I went to Hector because I knew him and I knew he 'd let me have a boat cheaply , and I 've used it since then — since the fifteenth — for pleasure , and now to come over and look my people up .
2 And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off
3 ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him .
4 The aim of making the NHS more cost-effective was laudable but the other reforms ‘ may undermine the NHS as we know it ’ .
5 It would mean our new South Ayrshire hospital leaving the NHS as we know it and would pave the way for a two-tier health service in Ayrshire . ’
6 Why else would he bring you here on his first night back in Denmark when he knows it 's one of my favourite clubs ? ’
7 Pickwick as you know we sold er , during the year , or sorry when the year ended , this year .
8 Relegation is a swear word at Wimbledon because we know it would threaten our existence .
9 But I enjoyed myself here last year with Brabham when I knew I was not competitive .
10 And eventually , Guinness as we know it , rich subtle and dark , is ready to see the light of day .
11 When he 's on the tee he asks Tony Jacklin if he knows me , and Tony says , ‘ Yes .
12 I think that Yugoslavia as we know it has come to an end .
13 Everyone says — my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has made the point several times — that Yugoslavia as we knew it is no more .
14 William and I decided to write to Prince Charles because we know he loves the countryside .
15 I would n't mind , I mean I do n't mind if Chris cos I know he 's better than me , but Christ Smith 's crap .
16 I was mentioning to Chris before you know she had a hell of a job to get these joints out here cos they 've got three dowels in each one
17 But ‘ Meat Is Murder ’ marked the end of The Smiths as we know them .
18 And he maintained he was sacked on the direct orders of the RUC because they knew he was a security risk .
19 If Michael Ryan is n't around , if it simply looks impossible , the whole thing , I 'm on the next boat back to Belfast and over the border and safe in Dublin before you know it . ’
20 It is appropriate , too , that an attractive modern building here houses the country 's Federal Archives containing among other items the solemn pact of 1291 , the signing of which by representatives of Schwyz , Uri and Unterwllden was the decisive step in the evolution of Switzerland as we know it .
21 Now , if you consider all possible ways in which the rocks of Mont Blanc could have been thrown together , it is true that only one of them would make Mont Blanc as we know it .
22 But Mont Blanc as we know it is defined with hindsight .
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