Example sentences of "never knew what " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I never knew what went on on the lorries , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The right hand never knew what the left was doing . |
| 3 | Well in them days you never knew what might happen next . |
| 4 | Mellissa never knew what hit her , her circuits melding in the robotic equivalent of a cerebral haemorrhage , the doors to the complex opening as if in welcome . |
| 5 | He assumed that someone was contributing ; it was ‘ in the air ’ and ‘ in the atmosphere ’ ; but he was too busy to ask questions , and , besides , you never knew what might be ‘ compartmented or committed or authorized ’ . |
| 6 | Hakim said he never knew what it was going to be used for next ; on an organisation chart he left a column for Africa , since North had hinted that he might one day do something there too . |
| 7 | He never knew what these special things were and tried to find out by sneaking down there at night , but the shed door was always locked . |
| 8 | I find it a sad small dramatic irony that Leslie never knew what I did at Bletchley , and , naturally , was unaware even of the existence of Ultra , let alone its significance in his own military enterprises . |
| 9 | He also lit the fires ; and ‘ we never knew what it was to clean boots or shoes . |
| 10 | But I never knew what all the other stars meant , just that one constellation . |
| 11 | They never knew what to expect when they came home from school ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You know , I never knew what ‘ bin it ’ meant until I joined the army . |
| 13 | Fortunately this occurred during the dress rehearsal , so the general public never knew what they missed . |
| 14 | Ye never knew what it was to have a dacent meal in yer belly until ye married me ! ’ |
| 15 | A wonderful time for children , but not so good for thousands in cities , nor for the countrymen who lived at subsistence level , and never knew what it was to have a holiday . |
| 16 | However , since in this situation customers never knew what they were buying , the scheme did n't last very long . |
| 17 | You never knew what you were drinking . |
| 18 | I did n't go with her and I never knew what happened . |
| 19 | Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people : those who knew what they wanted to do ; those ( the unhappiest ) who never knew what their purpose in life was ; and those who found out later on . |
| 20 | I never knew what they meant until I read Bill Wyman 's story about his failed marriage to child bride Mandy Smith . |
| 21 | ‘ She never knew what was going to happen to her . |
| 22 | ‘ He probably never knew what hit him , ’ said counsel . |
| 23 | One never knew what she was going to do next . |
| 24 | So until then , I just could n't see , but , of course , I did n't realize that I could n't see and it was all a blur , because I never knew what it was like to see objects in focus . |
| 25 | Annie never knew what it was to have a pair of boots on her feet until she was ten . ’ |
| 26 | Cezar , Bailey 's Brazilian butler , later recalled that he never knew what to expect in those days . |
| 27 | ‘ I never knew what I wanted to do for a living . |
| 28 | She never knew what to answer when he said that . |
| 29 | It was a quick in-and-out job and I never knew what happened . |
| 30 | ‘ I used to enjoy the way you never knew what you 'd come across next . ’ |