Example sentences of "'ve known [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 But of course you 've known Spaxton for so long . ’
2 West Bromwich boss Ardiles , an enthusiastic 15-handicap golfer , said : ‘ I 've known Vicente for a long time .
3 But , since you 're so interested , I 've known Nicole for a long time . ’
4 ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’
5 ‘ I 've known Arnie for ages .
6 I 've known Heather for quite a while — a sort of on-and-off relationship , I suppose .
7 Well , I shall need a lot of persuasion to change my mind , but I 've known Edward for a very long time and we 're good friends .
8 I 've known Newley for quite a while now .
9 Erm I 've known John for many years .
10 er and of course I 've known Walter for years but I do n't know his wife , I 've never met his wife and of course not being able to get out into the street now , I should get out for about two years after I lost my husband and then I got this er awful pain nobody knows unless they have it er this arthritis in my knees , you see , and erm and then I found that it was too much for me to er otherwise I used to walk up to the post box road and I used to count the steps , three hundred and something steps there and three hundred and something back , you see , and to the front door , you see , but I , I ca n't do it now but I have with help and I went out last year with er Mrs and er twice we went to Dulwich which I enjoyed and so did she and the last time we went to and er we had our lunch and we went to see my cousins at West Suffolk and and , and then came home again , you see , and that 's the only time I went out last year and usually I used to go to for a day and I am hoping that if I , I am hoping , well you can only hope , that I might perhaps go so out one Sunday , once , just once in the , you see , because er , th that 's when when you 're old you 've got to keep , you 've got to hope for something
11 ‘ I 've known Billy for many years .
12 I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence .
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