Example sentences of "and [pron] know [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I certainly Mr Chairman welcome this paper erm and I know today that I think possibly the main reason being erm , I could be deemed also been through and through today responding to our local issue and that maybe due to May fever , I do n't know , erm , in really accepting acknowledging as I have done in the past your efforts , erm the county surveyor 's efforts for this part of Suffolk I do again bring to your attention and I do n't think is being critical in that the Barnet by bypass is part of a far bigger jigsaw and that jigsaw I say not
2 Some children will instantly start building houses or cars , telling me what they 're doing , and I know immediately that toys are not just for children , but for sharing with parents .
3 And I know now that I will recognise him … however long it takes .
4 And I know now that her whole character is honest and faithful .
5 I did n't belong to a union , I did n't know anything about my rights then , and I know now that I did n't have any in that particular case …
6 ‘ Oh hello , Celia , ’ she said and I knew instantly that something was wrong .
7 And I knew just where you 'd be and how you 'd be lying . ’
8 It was not seemly for the Second Son to outshine the father in this way and I knew instinctively that before a year had passed there would be more building in the compound .
9 I was looking forward to the film because there 's a beginning and an end , and I knew exactly where the character was going .
10 What I needed was something like a slightly battered Ford Transit van , and I knew exactly where I could borrow one .
11 And then I leaned up to look down into your face , and saw the same vulnerability echoed there , your eyes almost purple , dazed , uncomprehending , and I knew then that I could n't let you go .
12 But I had my book , and I knew roughly where all the bits were .
13 Nobody is prepared to predict what next month 's Solidarity congress will do and nobody knows exactly when the next election might be .
14 I think as soon as people from outside of the community , and the quarrying community , as soon as they started giving us support , telling us right , we 'll help you , both financially and you know physically and what have you , you know the students , the women 's support group , when things started getting organized .
15 review with them where they 're at , record how they 're doing , you know tra , I mean I ca n't tell them to do that , but actually ask them to spend five or ten minutes each session talking to different pupils and what they 've been doing and you know even if it 's a personal timetable some people wo n't get into it but it 's you know , trying to get them to be what are tutors are , you know , I 'd like them to do .
16 and er you know I think coming to a , a university is a thing that you know like it 's a very sort of novel experience for a lot of people and you know certainly when I started the human psych course here , you know about twelve , thirteen years ago erm you know I did n't know what on earth was , was requ required and I agonized over work for quite , quite a long time and er
17 This does not mean that I am not going to suggest some home truths : only that I think they are truths , and not another uncomprehending outsider 's attempt to cajole , belittle or malign people who are struggling to do their best in a complex and stressful situation , and who know better than anyone else that their best sometimes is n't very good .
18 It was familiar to her now , and she knew just where his cheek curved , how his jawline made a firm outline for those tender lips , whose searching touch she knew , and had now rejected .
19 But she knew immediately who the footsteps belonged to , and she knew also that she was blushing .
20 Constance found him repulsive and she knew immediately that he was dangerous .
21 Sandy tried to think of something to say , something that would explain how she felt ; but the image that formed in her mind was of a punchbowl brimming with vomit , and she knew instantly that she was about to do likewise .
22 She had never seen her in the morning and she knew instinctively that she had made a mistake in arriving without warning .
23 His eyes had a distant , cold remoteness she had n't seen in them before , and she knew instinctively that something was very wrong .
24 Then she met his eyes as he smiled down at her , and she knew instinctively that all would be well .
25 She was kneading bread , her arms flour to the wrists , when the doorway behind her was darkened , and she knew even before she whirled to face him that this was not her father coming home from his snares .
26 She remembered the glint of steel in his eyes last night , and she knew then that she would be lucky if he allowed her to get that far into explaining anything .
27 ‘ Nature-lover , ’ he teased , and she knew then that she held him in some quite high regard .
28 And she knew more and more clearly that she was beginning to care about him .
29 And she knew now that this powerlessness was important to him .
30 And she knew now that the worst accusation to be levelled against such women as Marie Moon was that they found " all that " much more than simply worthwhile .
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