Example sentences of "[subord] i knew [pers pn] [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 | 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 | I gave it to Christopher this morning cos I knew I 'd forget tonight . |
| 4 | At one point in the turbulence I felt certain I was going to be air-sick and the very thought was unsettling , because I knew we would have to write and file our first flight story from Calgary within an hour or two , and that story had to be sent , come what may , including sickness . |
| 5 | I did n't tell you because I knew we 'd have a scene like this and I do n't like it . |
| 6 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 7 | ‘ I told her where the door was , because I knew she would keep the secret . ’ |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him . |
| 10 | I meant it as well , even though I knew she 'd miss the hang-gliding . |