Example sentences of "know [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 2 | Funny is n't it how we meet people , how you can know them for ages then you just sort of talk to them , or once you start talking to them you realize that you 've got |
| 3 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 4 | I had n't seen you for months I did n't know you for er |
| 5 | ‘ We 're just money-making machines , ’ he says , ‘ though I do n't know who for . ’ |
| 6 | Fill each one with Your Holy Spirit , O Saviour , that their teaching and life may lead others to know You for themselves . |
| 7 | Bought it , I do n't know one for sale now , you know , but for the price they are and for the rent it 's very reasonable . |
| 8 | I do n't know one for you , good girl , there 's a school there look like what Ben goes to , but that 's a bigger school , god I 've got to get myself organised yet for next year have n't I ? |
| 9 | But Mr Major said that if he tried to be a Tory tough the public would know him for a phoney . |
| 10 | He realized with a stab of regret he had never once seen her face clearly , and if he went back to seek her out he would n't know her for sure among the many daughters of the chief . |
| 11 | You see , I did n't know her for long and it was a privilege to meet her at all . |
| 12 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 13 | He must need to know it for other reasons . |
| 14 | When Charles protested that he was always volunteering , they wanted to know what for . |
| 15 | It was a special school , he did n't know what for . |
| 16 | You do n't know what for . ’ |
| 17 | says to Jim what if they get through do you know what for Wembley |
| 18 | I do n't know anything for certain . ’ |
| 19 | It was hard because we did n't know anything for sure . |
| 20 | When you 're observing real animals living real lives , it 's often very hard to know anything for certain . |
| 21 | And finally thank you to anybody else who know me for whatever they 've done during the year thank you . |
| 22 | You can know everything about a person , and know them for years , and still be miles away from them . |
| 23 | He added : ‘ Now we know them for what they are — the party of devaluation . ’ |
| 24 | Substitution of I for E so instead of forget you know I for E So instead of saying forget you 'd say forgit . |
| 25 | You have friends who know you for the man you are , and do not have to conceal your TRUE NATURE . |
| 26 | I know you for a pure creature . |
| 27 | What a good thing I know you for what you are . |
| 28 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 30 | I know you for dinner . |