Example sentences of "in [pos pn] heart [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because that 's what it feels like today , he wrote , and because I know in my heart of hearts that it will feel like that tomorrow as well . |
| 2 | But in my heart of hearts I know I can not telephone him . |
| 3 | To compete , I suppose , Malc had his ego ( and other parts ) massaged between the sheets and in my heart of hearts I knew his affairs were superficial — of the genitals rather than the heart — and during one of our deep analytical discussions on the subject , he admitted that he could n't wait to leave his lover 's bed and get home once the act was over . |
| 4 | What was in my heart of hearts ? |
| 5 | " I went for a check-up but , in my heart of hearts , I recognised that it was an attack of panic more than anything else , " she remembers . |
| 6 | David Blunkett , Labour 's local government spokesman , said : ‘ Does anyone really believe in their heart of hearts that this Government under this Prime Minister is going to abandon the poll tax , return to the rates , because people do n't pay and public services are under threat ? |
| 7 | Well , what you need , Joe , is to follow my fitness regime — the one designed for people who , in their heart of hearts , with their cigarettes already lit , wish they had more than just two hands to eat with , but because they are also cursed with a love for sport have to get fit the best they can . |
| 8 | It 's obvious that in their heart of hearts the Japanese do n't really trust calculators . |
| 9 | The political feasibility of dangling before Indians a prize at which they might gaze but which they would never grasp was assured , Irwin told Salisbury , by the fact that Indians in their heart of hearts knew they would always need British administrators to guide them . |
| 10 | In their heart of hearts , they are less sure . |
| 11 | The problem is as they know in their heart of hearts much of what they propose this year is not sustainable in future years . |
| 12 | Breeze had often wondered whether , in her heart of hearts , Gay was dreading leaving Pinehurst . |
| 13 | In her heart of hearts Celia knew that she had n't really come to terms with her condition at all , but she could n't say so point-blank to Alison . |
| 14 | But I think she knew in her heart of hearts that he was already dead . ’ |
| 15 | In vain did her mother insist that the material was expensive , and that anyone , looking at it , would know that it was expensive , for Clara knew in her heart of hearts that it looked cheap . |
| 16 | Believing in her heart of hearts that Nancy would soften towards her and the child once it arrived and made a niche in her heart . |
| 17 | In her heart of hearts she still suspected that it was , but the charmed garden of Sebastian and his friends opened to her so easily , so seductively , that what could she do but step inside ? |
| 18 | Mrs Jihan was waiting outside the examination room , knowing in her heart of hearts that her husband has departed . |
| 19 | No matter what he and Bernice had been through , she knew in her heart of hearts that his guilt over what he had done to Ace on Heaven — and before — was a weakness : a button which would always work to throw him off balance when pressed . |
| 20 | She was keeping her promise to herself , but in her heart of hearts Tess knew that eventually she would accept him . |
| 21 | And in her heart of hearts she knew that the sight of him , the sound of his voice , would demolish the wall she was trying to build to separate the present from the past . |
| 22 | Even though she knew in her heart of hearts that this could never last , she felt as though she 'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast , unfriendly sea . |
| 23 | She knew it was going to hurt like crazy giving up her chances of ever catching a glimpse of Naylor again , but she knew in her heart of hearts that the action she was taking was the only one possible . |
| 24 | In her heart of hearts she had blamed Paul for his unrelenting pressure , but it was her own weakness , her failure to stand up to him , that was responsible for the situation . |
| 25 | In her heart of hearts she had wondered if she might be frigid . |
| 26 | Even though she knew perfectly well in her heart of hearts that it was ridiculous , she could n't help but feel faintly aggrieved . |
| 27 | In its heart of hearts , it desires a market economy attached to a dog lead . |
| 28 | He sat down , knowing in his heart of hearts that for as long as Randy Mueller had a major part to play in UM 's corporate planning , his basic criteria would be : ‘ Is it good for the Corporation ? |
| 29 | Frankie often joined his classmates in taunting them because of their poor homes or absent fathers , yet in his heart of hearts he envied them all . |
| 30 | Besides , he knew in his heart of hearts evacuating Heymouth was the right thing to do . |