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

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1 And although I knew I must hide my feelings , must never allow myself to hope , I also knew that while there was breath in my body , I would always love him .
2 I was shaken by its totality , its danger — here was a being that I knew I would die for without hesitation .
3 That was n't the case with me , I just wanted the opportunity to do something that I knew I could do .
4 So I just went I knew I did the only thing that I knew I could do .
5 It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble .
6 And I knew I would get it ba one , one second .
7 ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived .
8 And I knew I 'd hurt him , I know he deserves to be hurt , but there it is , I 've hurt him .
9 I gasped — and I knew I must come up somehow .
10 I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’
11 And then Felipe came back after the war , and I knew I should have believed in myself and waited for him .
12 I gave it to Christopher this morning cos I knew I 'd forget tonight .
13 They all seemed pleased , as if I belonged ; but I knew I would leave them again before summer , would walk out of the brightly lit play , and go back to the shadows and solitude of fiction .
14 I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut .
15 But I knew I must try to feed if I was to survive .
16 I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’
17 We also had Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in the cast , but I knew I 'd have no problems with them .
18 But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling .
19 But I knew I could trust you , and that at least you would believe me .
20 I let him have his pet , but in the end I went and tried to be nice to him ( because I knew I must get him to send that letter ) .
21 ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him .
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