Example sentences of "you knew [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ye knew she was seein' Gallagher and ye kept yer mouth shut . |
| 2 | You knew everyone who went to work in the early morning — the chappie who came round on his bike and rod to put out the gas lamps or to light them . |
| 3 | You knew everybody . |
| 4 | Everyone was friendly and said ‘ Hello ’ when you passed by on the street ; in Kingston you knew everybody and they knew you . |
| 5 | You knew everybody . |
| 6 | Was it because you knew somebody in the factory or was it the wages that attracted you ? |
| 7 | ‘ If you knew everything … ’ |
| 8 | The bulbs were n't just scattered , but were arranged in the correct patterns — so that if you looked up you could see ( if you knew which star was which ) , up there amongst all the dragons , bulls and poisonous scuttlers of the Heavens , right in the centre you could see the constellation which I always thought of as being our special one , a solitary man walking with his faithful dog , the high summer constellation of Orion , the Hunter , stretched and striding above us . |
| 9 | If you knew which horse was going to win the Grand National , you could make a fortune by betting on it . |
| 10 | Whether you were of the left or of the right , for 40 years , you knew which side you were supposed to be on , and there were few ideological dilemmas . |
| 11 | Now if you knew which numbers were selected less frequently than others , and you kept that information to yourself and you bet on those numbers that were selected less frequently , then unless there 's any special reason why those numbers should produce fewer score draws than other numbers , you 're giving yourself an advantage because on the weeks in which those numbers produce score draws there are fewer people who 'll have them down as their numbers , and so there 's more money around for those few people who have them down , including you , and so if you win , then you 'd expect to win more money . |
| 12 | Because all the local places that had agreements everybody knew each other you knew their families and whatever . |
| 13 | ‘ You knew what I was going to say throughout this entire conversation . ’ |
| 14 | If you knew what we know , you 'd realise we had to take the action we did . ’ |
| 15 | They adopted what was becoming the catch-phrase of the moment — ‘ if you knew what we know ’ — but , as even the Convener of Orkney Islands Council , Jackie Tait , said he did not know the full details , how did some of the other councillors purport to know ? |
| 16 | You ought to have told me as soon as you knew what was happening . |
| 17 | If you knew what I was doing you 'd have moved heaven and earth to stop me . |
| 18 | If you knew what the lecturer controlling your studies was to do in the way of arranging these in a particular order , you could make a skeleton in linear form , one heading following another and falling into a hierarchy of importance . |
| 19 | They found most of the equipment to do just that in my flat when they searched it : an answer-machine , my PC and its modem ; another lead or two and it would have been easy to set it up if you knew what you were doing , or just used trial and error and were patient . |
| 20 | Once you knew what the routine was , it was much easier to fit in . |
| 21 | People said that she had become nicer , quieter , but harder to get at than ever , if you knew what they meant . |
| 22 | ‘ You knew what he was like , did n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If you knew what the oil companies are putting in the sea . |
| 24 | Looking to her for comfort was like looking through a drawer for something which you knew was not there because you had looked so often before : you knew what was there — in painful and tedious detail — but there was nothing that you wanted . |
| 25 | And you knew what they were thinking , they were trying to weigh up whether they dare go across the stepping stones and you could tell by their faces and what they did of course when they decided no it was beyond them and they 'd play safe and they 'd go back the same way . |
| 26 | We were told not to do a thing , if we did it well you , you knew what you were up against . |
| 27 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 28 | ‘ You knew what I was thinking ? |
| 29 | You knew what it was all about six years ago — what was happening . ’ |
| 30 | If you knew what this meant to me … ’ etc . |