Example sentences of "because [pers pn] know she " in BNC.

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1 Because I know her — besides , she 's still at school ! ’
2 1 ) ‘ I 've given up worrying if my toddler does n't eat breakfast or lunch because I know she 'll eat almost as much as her dad for tea .
3 ‘ I felt guilty writing because I know she is always besieged by charities asking for help .
4 I thought I 'll only give her half because I know she 'll get in a mess .
5 However , because I knew her at close quarters only during her maiden years and have not seen her once since she went to the West Country to become ‘ Mrs Benn ’ , you will perhaps excuse my impropriety in referring to her as I knew her , and in my mind have continued to call her throughout these years .
6 She menaced me with the extinguisher 's nozzle and , because I knew Ellen did not make idle threats , and because I knew she despised all displays of macho violence , I obediently stepped backwards and watched as she transferred the extinguisher 's aim to Sweetman .
7 She did n't smile and this perplexed me because I knew she liked our Mary .
8 At one time I would buy a bottle of whiskey and pour it all over me before going home because I knew she would n't try to argue if she thought I was drunk .
9 ‘ I told her where the door was , because I knew she would keep the secret . ’
10 I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset .
11 I suppose it was in a way because I knew she did n't really love me .
12 Because you know she usually does .
13 Because you know she had Danielle and was in a pretty bad mood for two weeks now
14 The result was that sometimes members of the family or others who went to her for help came away empty-handed , however great their needs or deserts might be ; Addy never used need as a yardstick But on the other side of the medal were the occasions , such as this one , when she volunteered something you 'd never have dreamed of asking for , and you were free to accept it because you knew she 'd be disappointed , not relieved , if you refused .
15 She recalled that fatal time when she had wept because she knew she had diminished Jack , had demoted him , had cracked the perfect image , had lodged in her mind that little black poisonous atom .
16 She rose from the chair , muttering to herself , ‘ Oh dear ! ’ because she knew she would have to make her way to the closet at the far end of the house .
17 Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week .
18 She felt a moment 's self-consciousness and doubt , because she knew she had changed , too ; that there were lines around the emerald eyes that had n't been there last time he saw her .
19 The youngster wrote in the past tense because she knew she would n't be around on Christmas Day when her Nan would open the box filled with her favourite jewellery .
20 She said she had not complained at the paratroopers ' barracks because she knew she would be in trouble for being out of bounds .
21 She occupied herself with studying a map on the opposite wall because she knew she would have to change trains at some point .
22 Because she knew she swelled and paled , in the grip of her look , she smiled even more and then invited them to start talking about their plans for their future home , which they did at once , and ceased to notice her .
23 " You do n't know what your talking about , " Katherine began , experiencing a deep burning rage that she had n't felt for a long time , a rage all the more intense because she knew she could do nothing about it .
24 But it was hypocritical sarcasm because she knew she would have done the same as him .
25 She did not argue because she knew she would not win ; she did not weep because she knew she would be rebuked .
26 She did not argue because she knew she would not win ; she did not weep because she knew she would be rebuked .
27 And it turned out to be simply because she knew she was pregnant ; a mechanical trick she was turning on him .
28 Because she knew she would n't have the money to pay for it so we just that was her way you see .
29 He disturbed her even when he said nothing , because she knew she could n't read his mind .
30 The prosecution claimed Jean-Marc Brennez was somebody Miss Giles had made up and the reason it was billed only as a surprise film was because she knew she did not have the right to show it .
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