Example sentences of "he know it [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was unsure of the exact translation but he knew it to be very , very rude . |
| 2 | But he knew it to be a frequently found trait , for most of the Noble Lords of Tara had long since dispersed and the enchanted Beastblood , once guarded so jealously , had nearly died out . |
| 3 | He did not waste any energy in trying to break free of the mask , because he knew it to be pointless ; the Robemaker 's dark enchantments were seldom broken and he knew , as well , that there would be far worse torments ahead . |
| 4 | To make matters worse , there was a cast to his expression and a pitch to his voice which Harry found strangely familiar , as if , inconceivable though he knew it to be , they had met before . |
| 5 | ( 104 ) … he did n't protest any more to say he loved her because he knew it to be untrue . |
| 6 | If he publishes untrue defamatory matter recklessly , without considering or caring whether it be true or not , he is in this , as in other branches of the law , treated as if he knew it to be false . |
| 7 | He does what he has to do in situations of moral dilemma , though he knows it to be wrong , because to act differently would have been wrong also though not in the same way . |