Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] knew for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that she knew for certain that she could n't marry him , her first impulse was to call him up and tell him so . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ Travis agreed , then said how he 'd dearly love to ring Rosemary at her parents ' home , but that he knew for sure that he could definitely give up even the frail hope he had left of sharing his life with Rosemary if he did that . |
| 3 | And I knew for a little while that would be true . |
| 4 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |
| 5 | I would feel bad if I knew for certain that someone was going to cosh me with a lead pipe on January 15 of that year . |
| 6 | I mean if I knew for the fact that I was gon na get this job at the hospital I 'd pay for it |
| 7 | She said : ‘ It was an agonising wait until I knew for sure . ’ |
| 8 | Suddenly she was ravenous , and she knew for sure that the cupboard held only labour-intensive proper food . |
| 9 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 10 | I told her she was telling porkies because I knew for sure that God put it there as a sign he was never going to drown us all again or otherwise wreck the planet . |
| 11 | When I knew for sure where you were I came to England alone . |
| 12 | The ward had been full , the nurses worked off their feet , but their care for me — and as far as I knew for the others — had been magnificent . |
| 13 | The grandmother of two of the children sobbed when she knew for certain they would not be coming home . |
| 14 | When he knew for certain that a particular shooting or explosion was due to the very cell that he controlled , he consoled himself that it was the will of Allah . |