Example sentences of "know was that [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they did not know was that their legendary luck was about to run out . |
| 2 | All that the loyalists knew was that their very own Special Constabulary was going to be dismantled and that this had been one of NICRA 's long-standing demands . |
| 3 | All she knew was that her father and his friends were never short of anything to drink . |
| 4 | All I knew was that my life was intolerable and that the only way not to be destroyed by it , or by ‘ them ’ as I called the adult , authoritative world , was to reject them and everything they stood for . |
| 5 | He did n't know when they 'd be back ; all he knew was that his boss had some kind of private deal going with the gang foreman of a motorway sub-contractor , and the boys always appeared without notice , worked at the speed of practised moonlighters , and probably got their money in a plain envelope passed under a pub table somewhere . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , Ven , ’ she cried , and the next she knew was that his arm about her had definitely tightened . |