Example sentences of "[coord] i knew [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh hello , Celia , ’ she said and I knew instantly that something was wrong . |
| 2 | And I knew just where you 'd be and how you 'd be lying . ’ |
| 3 | In our family my cousins and I knew well beforehand because there were always slightly older sisters and cousins who told us … |
| 4 | You look at a crowd of people , er last , a week , a week yesterday at Wembley at the Billy Graham mission there , er we were sitting in one place and I was looking for , for some other folk and I knew approximately where they were and there I was stand , they were , all you could really see was this mass of people , very difficult to pick out individuals within them but God does n't see it as a mass like that . |
| 5 | In fact , I was only going to stay a couple of years and move on , but … but I met you and I knew right from the beginning what was going to happen to me ; and it 's grown over these months during our supposedly accidental meetings here . |
| 6 | As I entered , a man came out of a side room and I knew immediately he must be Long John . |
| 7 | It was not seemly for the Second Son to outshine the father in this way and I knew instinctively that before a year had passed there would be more building in the compound . |
| 8 | I was looking forward to the film because there 's a beginning and an end , and I knew exactly where the character was going . |
| 9 | And I knew exactly the bike I wanted . |
| 10 | What I needed was something like a slightly battered Ford Transit van , and I knew exactly where I could borrow one . |
| 11 | And I knew exactly what it was you they were talking about ! |
| 12 | I heard the pounding of rapid footsteps and I knew straight away that it was n't a policeman ( they wear rubber soles these days ) and then somebody yelled , ‘ Hey , you ! ’ |
| 13 | weather and I knew precisely what they meant . |
| 14 | I knew , of course , that one or other of the suore kept a constant eye on how we behaved , and I knew too that had they noticed anything ‘ unusual ’ I would have been given a severe talking-to and told not to come back . |
| 15 | It was a six-letter word and I knew absolutely nothing about it . |
| 16 | The other students stayed seated , all turned towards the newcomer , anxious to make his acquaintance , and I knew only too well that he could have any one of them he liked as his friend . |
| 17 | He reflected , ‘ It was a disaster , this movie , and I knew then it was going to set me back . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Hi , Cameron , ’ he said , and I knew then he 'd been aware of me all the time . |
| 19 | I saw the look the malai doctors gave each other and I knew then he would never see again . |
| 20 | And then I leaned up to look down into your face , and saw the same vulnerability echoed there , your eyes almost purple , dazed , uncomprehending , and I knew then that I could n't let you go . |
| 21 | But I had my book , and I knew roughly where all the bits were . |
| 22 | And I knew all too well that we possess our lover only in our minds , that passionate love is incom-patible with life . |
| 23 | ‘ In the end Brian and I knew almost without saying where the ball would go to , particularly if the opposition tried a last-second diversion . |
| 24 | There he was , trying to blackmail me to leave the company or face a false charge of fraud , and I knew so much about his underhand behaviour . |
| 25 | But it had all happened so quickly — and I knew so little about you — except that I 'd fallen in love with you . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I was fighting the way I felt , but I knew deep inside what was happening to me . ’ |
| 27 | But I knew differently . |
| 28 | ‘ I shouted for someone to get him out , but I knew instantly that he could n't be saved . |
| 29 | ‘ I shouted for someone to get him out , but I knew instantly that he could n't be saved . |
| 30 | How far all this was homesickness or a defensive strategy against ( anticipated ? ) rejection by the surrounding community , or just sheer stubbornness , I now ca n't tell , but I knew even then that it had nothing to do with the world in which I was trying to live . |