Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] know [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Oh , David , really , that 's only because he knows perfectly well he 'll sell when we say how much . |
| 32 | ‘ Since we know perfectly well you did n't , let's forget that bit , ’ he said crisply . |
| 33 | On BBC news on 23 November last year the Prime Minister said ’ One of the difficulties we got into with the community charge was being bounced into decisions before they were fully thought through and before we knew precisely how they would affect people . ’ |
| 34 | But I did wonder whether he knew quite how keen M. Chaillot was on young women . |
| 35 | the magazine had the final say on the format of the finished pattern , so I found myself having to pass over things like ‘ Take off on a hand knitting needle ’ when I knew full well that it would be much easier to ‘ take off on waster yarn ’ . |
| 36 | ‘ Why ca n't I keep away from you , ’ he demanded , ‘ when I know damned well I have n't the right — ’ He did n't finish his sentence . |
| 37 | And th th they have n't got a twang as far as I know anyway so |
| 38 | He was making for the door when he stopped and half turned back towards her and said , ‘ By the way , Aggie , very little escapes you , as I know only too well , but have you noticed any difference in Jessie of late ? ’ |
| 39 | That may go down well with some Euro-sceptics among Conservative Members , but it infuriates our partners and reduces our influence in the Community , as I know only too well . |
| 40 | I can not even tell you how my work will be though I know very certainly that it will demand long attention if I am to pass Responsions and get a scholarship . |
| 41 | How will you make me get out of your way when you know deep down that that 's the last thing you really want me to do ? ’ |
| 42 | I mean , having heard criticisms of how lawyers behave , and having heard people say , how can you defend someone when you know jolly well they 're guilty and this kind of thing . |
| 43 | When you know perfectly well that it — ’ |
| 44 | Yet , given her great fears on that score , Rosemary , when she knew full well that Travis was in their flat , came across the corridor for coffee later that night . |
| 45 | Had n't she always concentrated all her energies on having a good time , even though she knew deep down that she wanted to do more with her life ? |
| 46 | She had never questioned where it came from , though she knew deep inside . |
| 47 | Even though she knew perfectly well in her heart of hearts that it was ridiculous , she could n't help but feel faintly aggrieved . |
| 48 | ‘ Nay , such was not my meaning — as you know full well ! |
| 49 | ‘ As you know full well , ’ said Jaq , ‘ she can make free with our own food stocks . ’ |
| 50 | He is n't my father as you know damn well ! ’ |
| 51 | As you know perfectly well , and I 'm sure they do , too , we ca n't mount any active investigation in this country ’ — just as if six had never done such a thing . |
| 52 | ‘ As you know only too well , ’ he wrote after leaving Broadlands on one occasion to embark on a six-month cruise , ‘ to me it has become a second home in so many ways , and no one could ever have had such a splendid honorary grandpapa in the history of avuncular relationships . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ How could I possibly tell its sex since , as you know very well , I 've had no time to examine it ? |
| 54 | As you know very well . |
| 55 | But he was taken away before I could discover his history — as you know very well . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ That little mistake was corrected when you got my note this morning , as you know very well ! ’ |
| 57 | ‘ Eddie had his faults as you know very well ! ’ |
| 58 | She thought that as she knew so well what her therapist would say , it was indeed a waste of money to continue seeing her . |
| 59 | He had n't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place , as she knew very well . |
| 60 | There was nothing unpleasant about it , as she knew quite well , but it brought Maggie out of the renewed clouds of desire . |