Example sentences of "[conj] know why [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All we wanted was proof that John was alive and to know why he was being held , but government policy was so rigid that there could be no contact , no discussions . |
| 2 | He smiled , as if knowing why she 'd attempted a joke , and turned her around , leaning her into his body . |
| 3 | Perhaps there was another route he would choose — after meeting the scribe again , Huy had little doubt who the rich client at the City of Dreams had been , and knew why his profile , fleetingly glimpsed , had seemed familiar . |
| 4 | but know why I did . |
| 5 | ‘ Explains perhaps , but knowing why he turned out a wrong ‘ un does n't make it easier to forgive and forget . ’ |