Example sentences of "[noun sg] i know who " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I remember how ‘ Monsewer ’ Eddie Gray used to do a sketch about diving into a letterbox , while one of the funniest people was a taxi driver I knew who used to put a mask on and squirt people with a water pistol . |
| 2 | Elspeth Barker ( Independent on Sunday ) did not agree : ‘ Those who know Angela Carter 's work will need no encouragement to read these stories ( she is the only late 20th-century writer I know who can use an exclamation mark and get away with it ) ; for others they offer a joyous introduction . ’ |
| 3 | When she looked back at Mick she allowed her gaze to rest on him for some seconds before she answered , ‘ Of course I know who it is . |
| 4 | ‘ Of course I know who you are , you appalling oaf . |
| 5 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 6 | ‘ Recently , a journalist I know who had written about Charles and Diana , was challenged on it , and said : ‘ It 's my job . ’ |
| 7 | A lady I know who saw his mother 's funeral said that Yeats would n't go into the church . |
| 8 | ‘ And I was walking past the T-shirt stall and this girl I know who does Jesus Jones ' T-shirts ran over to me and said , This guy wants to talk to you — he wants to talk to you — he wants to buy the rights for that T-shirt and put them in the shops ! |
| 9 | ‘ And I was walking past the T-shirt stall and this girl I know who does Jesus Jones ' T-shirts ran over to me and said , This guy wants to talk to you — he wants to talk to you — he wants to buy the rights for that T-shirt and put them in the shops ! |
| 10 | He 's the only person I know who considers not playing on something to be a contribution . |
| 11 | He is the only person I know who always seems to mean what he says when he talks about art . |
| 12 | He 's the only person I know who looks like his passport photograph and he breaks people 's hands . |
| 13 | This was the way I always imagined Cedric would get home , if he ever did , but the only person I knew who did manage to negotiate the mysterious overland route was a Lancaster pilot on one of our neighbouring stations and he did the whole thing , from being shot down to arriving back in England , in three weeks . |
| 14 | The only person I knew who 'd be helpful and objective and on my side was Eva . |
| 15 | The only climber I know who goes there regularly at times like this is that perverse little bugger Joe Brown , who is clearly captivated by the magic of the place , though he 'd never let you know as much in words . |
| 16 | One knitter I know who found she 'd created this situation ( inadvertently , she admitted ) solved the problem by knitting epaulettes . |
| 17 | ‘ A man I know who works in a tailor 's shop in London backed Terimon in a forecast with Nashwan at 2,000-1 , ’ Brittain explains . |
| 18 | He is the only man I know who led a quango in a successful way , the head of a lean , mean team which delivered the goods . ’ |
| 19 | Ted was the only surfer I knew who read history between heats . |
| 20 | In fact he was the only surfer I knew who read — at least , anything other than surfing magazines . |
| 21 | No idea I knew who that Jimmy James . |
| 22 | For example , there was a chap I knew who was in Simon House and the rules of the house are that you 've got to stay off the drink , and unfortunately he had a slip and went back on it . |
| 23 | I heard the news from a guy I knew who still lived in the village . |