Example sentences of "knew [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew toxoplasmosis existed , but thought it was very rare and so did my doctor friends . |
| 2 | I knew Marcus needed me and it was breaking my heart . |
| 3 | ‘ I knew Bernard well . |
| 4 | He had been a friend of Lawrence of Arabia ; he knew Ottoline Morrell , at whose house Garsington Manor he had met Virginia Woolf , Bertrand Russell and D. H. Lawrence , among others . |
| 5 | Not quite the poverty of no shoes , of basic and meagre food , no possessions other than the most rudimentary necessities — but too near that for comfort and he knew plenty who were in that condition . |
| 6 | Oh , yes , I knew Marlowe the playwright and helped him stage his play Edward II . |
| 7 | I actually knew CS Lewis . |
| 8 | I told him I knew Marc was going to listen to him , would help him , that all he had to do was tell him the truth . ’ |
| 9 | He knew Chico Mendes , leader of the rubber-tappers and social activist , whose murderers have recently been released from jail . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew J.M. Barrie , you know . |
| 11 | but I knew Sheila that he would n't get done |
| 12 | I knew part of it . |
| 13 | Lorna Wood , a promotion activist working for the industry , gave me the full shock-horror story : ‘ People knew raisins were good for them . |
| 14 | Hugo said you knew Brigadier Fowler-Thrown . ’ |
| 15 | His gown was rich and sombre ; he knew cloths , and had the means to buy the best . |
| 16 | used to give our kids birthday parties , always and when Paul had a , I do n't know if you knew Jason |
| 17 | I told him I knew Ben and when I left Durance I went down to the harbour . |
| 18 | ‘ I knew Burnell when I was in England . |
| 19 | I knew Rohwer was a German naval historian . |
| 20 | Sandra says : ‘ In our hearts we knew Kelly would n't live until Christmas . |
| 21 | Bryant hesitated a moment : he knew Pascoe well , and was aware that he did not take easily to unsolicited advice . |
| 22 | He knew Reni well , as he was the only scribe who had held high office both under Akhenaten and the new regime . |
| 23 | She knew Doyle would do his best to protect her but what if they decided to search the place anyway ? |
| 24 | In Chicago everyone knew Fingers but none of the promoters thought they were worth taking a risk on . |
| 25 | Well , of course , absolutely everyone knew Buck . |
| 26 | She knew Arabella was bringing the photos round late that evening . |
| 27 | No doubt Flaubert knew La Fontaine 's fable of the Bear and the Man Who Delighted in Gardens . |
| 28 | I hardly knew Will much better when we were married . |
| 29 | Lee took them from her and kissed her and whispered in her ear : ‘ Be nice to Conrad , ’ because she knew Philippa considered him decadent and damned . |
| 30 | There was no denying , of course , that he was attractive plus , but good grief , she knew loads of attractive men . |