Example sentences of "[noun sg] i knew [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity , and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I knew it was sight at first love . |
| 2 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . ’ |
| 3 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . |
| 4 | Just say that 's what you set out to do , to stick with me in case I knew something , and that when the mission was accomplished , you brought him home . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I remember how ‘ Monsewer ’ Eddie Gray used to do a sketch about diving into a letterbox , while one of the funniest people was a taxi driver I knew who used to put a mask on and squirt people with a water pistol . |
| 6 | As an auditionee I knew I worked best if I attempted something outrageous so I prepared Lord Foppington from The Relapse and you just have to let go with his Lordship otherwise there 's no point to it . |
| 7 | In my heart I knew he was dead , but I wanted to hear what she would say … |
| 8 | ‘ It was done by experts and in my heart I knew it was wrong . ’ |
| 9 | Well , I knew the movements of the ships , and the Emily was Captain Illingworth 's ship , and of course I knew him . |
| 10 | Of course I knew it would n't : I 'm not that foolhardy ! |
| 11 | ‘ Of course I knew she could read , ’ the mother said . |
| 12 | Of course I knew he saw Otto , but not what those visits implied , and Helmut — whether from loyalty to his friend or on account of some sort of inhibition in relation to me — never hinted at anything improper . |
| 13 | Of course I knew he was a genius . |
| 14 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 15 | I made a lot of mistakes as any young person does , but I never made the mistake of thinking I knew it all as far as the Africans were concerned . " |
| 16 | All the while you were building this future I knew there 'd come a morning like this , when I 'd smile sadly as I left you , when I 'd give a last half wave at the corner , when I 'd set my face to the reality of the serious work ahead . |
| 17 | ‘ As soon as you stepped out of the car I knew something was wrong , ’ her friend confided later over a cup of tea . |
| 18 | Even in disguise I knew her at once , for a truly sensual woman can not disguise herself from my perceptions once I have seen her . ’ |
| 19 | In a split second I knew what I 'd done . |
| 20 | But as soon as I saw that little boy I knew it was n't Ben . |
| 21 | ‘ When I was a boy I knew your part of the country very well , ’ he said . |
| 22 | She looked as big as a donkey and when the cavernous jaws with the great yellowed teeth brushed my thigh I knew it was time to go . |
| 23 | A point emphasized by her former form captain , Delissa Needham : ‘ She was the only girl I knew whose parents were divorced . |
| 24 | He had been a very successful amateur boxer , and sometimes would try to relieve our tension by sparring with me , teaching me basic moves of a sport I knew nothing about and instinctively detested . |
| 25 | From that moment I knew I had been hit by something . ’ |
| 26 | Much to my shame I knew nothing of the Cambrian Railways as most of my interest up to then had been in the Southern Railways and to a greater extent industrial railways , and so decided that much research was necessary , which along with the commencement of renovations will form part of our next episode : - ‘ A NEW STATION IN LIFE ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I bought a pair of white Wrangler dungarees and a Laura Ashley blouse I knew I 'd wear again . |
| 28 | ‘ I have a machine , ’ I faltered , but from the look in her eye I knew I was defeated . |
| 29 | At that point I knew it was a life choice . ’ |
| 30 | Three weeks later at a meeting I knew I had to come to the point where I said yes or no to Jesus . |