Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] know for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
2 | But he 'd never known for certain and still did n't know now . |
3 | She thought that her father probably now earned more than £100,000 a year , but she did not know for sure because it was nine years since she had last visited him , four years since she had last received a Christmas card from him . |
4 | What the precise purpose was of installing complex electronics in an old sailing vessel he did not know for sure , and Iain did not press him . |
5 | Ages recorded on death certificates ( and to a lesser extent on marriage certificates ) were not always accurate because the informant did not know for sure . |
6 | She still did n't know for sure if Chris had been murdered . |
7 | FitzAlan might suspect that something had happened between them , but he did n't know for sure . |
8 | ‘ We knew the dangers and my husband Sammy and son Neil did n't know for sure we would come back . |
9 | That Mr er did live at the flat erm with his wife , there may have been children but we did n't know for certain and that the previous night two male persons appeared to have been there . |
10 | Grey you could say they were dark , if you did n't know for definite you could say they were dark trousers . |
11 | She had always been the sensible , down-to-earth twin , yet here she was , going away with a man she had only known for two days . |
12 | Rhoda he had also known for some time . |