Example sentences of "[conj] i knew it [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I think that the real reason that I wanted to do Total recall was that I knew it might make me famous which then might help me get better parts .
2 There was no one in the village who would own such a pet and the Lady Prioress is quite strict with her community on that , so I knew it must belong to the young woman who had been murdered . ’
3 The hand started pushing through the window at the pile of books , and I knew it would find me and catch hold of me again .
4 It took 30 rolls of wallpaper and I knew it would have to last . ’
5 But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling .
6 She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level .
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