Example sentences of "i knew exactly [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I knew exactly what I was looking for , they had to be here somewhere , the one and only pair of knickers left uncontaminated in that disastrous load at the launderette , the stuff that had got washed along with that bargain-price bright-pink non-fast Indian-cotton mini-skirt from C&A .
2 But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do .
3 I knew exactly what he meant , and I felt a seething of anger at his suggestion .
4 It became clear from talking to parents that I had to see how what they said actually hooked up with their experience , the fine detail of it , and not to assume that I knew exactly what kind of lived experience lay behind a familiar form of words .
5 And when they brought the key , I knew exactly what it was — a left-luggage locker-key .
6 And I knew exactly what it was you they were talking about !
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