Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] know for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would feel bad if I knew for certain that someone was going to cosh me with a lead pipe on January 15 of that year . |
| 2 | I shall simply remain here until I know for certain what my situation really is . ’ |
| 3 | She said : ‘ It was an agonising wait until I knew for sure . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It is , of course , only a suspicion and I 'm sure you will say nothing until we know for certain . |
| 5 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't do that unless I know for sure , can I ? ’ shrieked Felicity . |
| 7 | I told her she was telling porkies because I knew for sure that God put it there as a sign he was never going to drown us all again or otherwise wreck the planet . |
| 8 | When I knew for sure where you were I came to England alone . |
| 9 | The grandmother of two of the children sobbed when she knew for certain they would not be coming home . |
| 10 | as soon as you know for definite |
| 11 | When he knew for certain that a particular shooting or explosion was due to the very cell that he controlled , he consoled himself that it was the will of Allah . |