Example sentences of "i always knew [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I always knew something , shall we say , peculiar was going to happen .
2 I always knew them as dinosaurs but he knows
3 He relied on me a great deal because he knew I always knew what to do .
4 Should n't allow it , I , I always knew what it meant .
5 I always knew we could score from a set piece , but what I did not expect was to concede two from set-pieces , ’ reflected manager Nigel Best .
6 Crabtree and Evelyn is not a name I would instantly associate with culinary excellence — though I always knew they could make you smell nice .
7 In fact it 's the best offer I 've ever had , and in any case I always knew I could go back to Wakefield if it did not work out .
8 I always knew I would be such a useless person … .
9 I always knew I should n't speak , not to any outsiders .
10 ‘ This has been an extraordinarily long ordeal , but I always knew I would be vindicated , ’ Mr Greenway , MP for Ealing North , London , said yesterday .
11 It feels good , but I always knew I would get them behind me — it was just a matter of going out there and proving myself . ’
12 I always knew I wanted to be a performer , and a performer gets to do whatever they want , so I started practising early .
13 I always knew I would be apprenticed to Joe as soon as I was old enough , and so I used to spend most of the day helping him in the forge .
14 " I always knew I 'd be in a book one day , " she said , reaching once more for Debonair , " and now , John , that dream has been realized . "
15 I always knew I wanted to work with children , you see . ’
16 I always knew I was adopted , so why could n't I have had the whole truth ?
17 Saddlers manager Kenny Hibbitt said : ‘ I always knew he had quality and he 's made a tremendous start to his career . ’
18 I always knew he was , of course .
19 I always knew she 'd come to no good .
20 I was never late , I always knew my lines and , if you look at the records , I had one take on practically every shot .
21 I always knew there was something fishy about him , ’ thought Gazzer .
22 I always knew there was somefink a bit fishy about that bloke when 'e lodged wiv Florrie .
23 I always knew there was something not quite you about that get-up you wore at the lodge . ’
24 I always knew there were two of them in it , ’ he said aloud .
25 ‘ Well , I always knew you 'd get your side of the story across loud and clear , Viola .
26 ‘ I suppose I always knew you did it deliberately to hurt me , and it did !
27 I always knew you 'd fare well , lad .
28 But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’
29 I always knew you liked them better .
30 I always knew it would take time .
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