Example sentences of "[pron] knew [prep] [adv] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1	I knew at once that something was wrong .
2	I knew at once that you 'd recognised the title . ’
3	I knew at once that I could do it .
4	I knew at once that I could just walk up to you and we could start talking , as if it was the most natural thing in the world .
5	‘ I knew at once that I must live here .
6	I knew at once that I was never , never going to pick up the pill .
7	I knew by now that you could n't run a gallery without the essential combination of new work and stock .
8	And although I knew by then that I was wretchedly unhappy in comparison with other girls of my age , this was still what I wanted to do , because however joyless and painful the present might be , the future could have been even worse .
9	Again she knew at once that she had said the wrong thing .
10	When an hour later she did surface , she knew at once that there was no way she was going to make it to the office on time .
11	I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support .
12	When the two girls met , they knew at once that they would be good friends .
13	Freddie had never liked her , but he knew at once that she might be the one person who could give him valuable assistance with his research .
14	She did n't seem surprised to see him sitting there still in his cloak and obviously only just returned from Mass , and he knew at once that she had been told about the murders .
15	Looking at them he knew at once that his long search was over .
16	He knew at once that he had said the wrong thing .
17	He knew at least that she was a different person from the girl he had taught to climb trees and to shoot with the bow and he was a little in awe of her .
18	He knew by then that he would kill her , because when his telephone rang Edouard said she would be at the museum .

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