Example sentences of "to know that [pers pn] have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Betty would have been upset to know that they had been talking of the devil . |
| 2 | The Labour party does not like to know that it has been rumbled . |
| 3 | It was not necessary for him to know that she 'd been a widow for years . |
| 4 | She did n't want him to know that she had been looking at him . |
| 5 | If it makes you feel any better , you may like to know that she 's been telling me that our separation was all my fault — because I was too proud to climb down , or admit I was in the wrong . |
| 6 | And it is important , for an understanding of Janey 's changing attitude to the boys , to know that she has been told their story . |
| 7 | She was n't to know that he 'd been posted to Berlin . |
| 8 | But to know that he had been there , and she had n't seen him … |
| 9 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 10 | ‘ In view of your opinion of me , it wo n't surprise you to know that I 've been out with a couple of the other men from the station over the past week , ’ Maria volunteered stormily , halting and then swinging round to face him again . |
| 11 | It might help you to know that I have been writing down my dreams on waking , an accepted practice , I believe , in some circles , and perhaps of more use in my case than in some as I am by profession a writer . |