Example sentences of "knew [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Julia , this is Peter Suvarov , whom I knew during the war . ’
2 All she knew of self and love she knew through Fenna , and now she had to send him away .
3 The menu was an exercise in school French , but the food was good , even if it bore no relation to anything I knew as French cuisine .
4 Neighbours of the middle-aged couple , whom they knew as Audrey and Jimmy , said yesterday that they were held by about 20 armed officers in plain clothes at their home in Islip Gardens , Northolt , on Monday night .
5 There was at least something to be said , after all , for a poor-relief system which was adaptable to suit personal need as it arose ; for all the parsimony of parish overseers , careful guardians of the ratepayers ' monies as they were , they were dealing with paupers whom they knew as people .
6 Mohammed I first knew as a shepherd boy ; now he is a middle-aged businessman with interests in innovative farming and trading , the owner of a shop and cafe , a professional mountain guide and trek organiser .
7 The Romans put great value on the sulphur baths which they knew as Aquae Helvetiae .
8 He had one son , also called Roger , whom we knew as Stapleton .
9 He sat on the edge of the bed and began to recite all he knew as if memorising some poem : ‘ Buckingham dies , the agents die , garrotted to death . ’
10 There was this white man — well , two white men if you include Herbert — this white man Monsoon knew as a boy , before he was Monsoon .
11 ‘ So there you have it , ’ said the sprout that several hundred well-armed revolutionaries knew as BAH-REAH the All-Knower .
12 The last I saw of it was the bow sticking out of the water as the ship broke its back , and it went up in a V-shape , a Victory sign if you like , but we knew there were two men on board , one of whom I knew as a mess-mate . ’
13 And Jenny he knew as Miss .
14 erm I must confess I 've always had rather a soft spot for macro mutations , I do n't know why , it may have had something to do with Goldsmith 's prose , which is sort of rather moving when you get into it , erm and partly , and this is an interesting comment as an aside , that I knew as an undergraduate that to argue in favour of Goldsmith would make my teachers in general , and Professor J B S Halldane in particular , exceedingly angry and making one 's teachers angry is , after all , one of the activities into which undergraduates should occasionally go .
15 I bet if I told those Germans downstairs what I knew about Father 's job they 'd sit up and pay attention .
16 That was all she knew about Lucy sexually .
17 Judy Holliday , Piper Laurie , Laurence Harvey , Cary Grant ( half ) , a woman in the cataloguing department who claimed to be Polish , those he knew about , but Michael Caine ?
18 US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement .
19 The organisation took root because the originators of the experiment were shocked at how little the victims of crimes knew about getting assistance , says Helen Reeves , director of Victim Support .
20 Three days after the coup , the provisional picture which has emerged from carefully phrased official clarifications , and unofficial leaks , is that the Bush administration did not initiate the rebellion but knew about it at least two days in advance and had promised , or at least hinted at , limited support .
21 Lord Aldington was asked what he knew about the Yugoslavs who had been repatriated by the British Eight Army 's V Corps while he was chief of staff to its commander , General Sir Charles Keightley .
22 From what we already knew about its audiences and programme content , we expected that television would have a stronger influence on public information and perceptions than on public attitudes and choices ; while the press , particularly the mass-selling tabloids , would have a stronger influence on public attitudes and choices than on public information and perceptions .
23 This was what Michael Ramsey knew about .
24 The first Ramsey knew about these discussions between Fisher and the prime minister was when a letter arrived in Durham on 8 December 1955 .
25 The first I knew about it was Malcolm going on about rubber .
26 I knew about them because of being at art college and I took Steve and Paul down with me and introduced them to a scene they knew nothing about .
27 Her friends did not think of her as a drunk and Rachel would be truly shocked if she knew about the long nights of insomnia and secret alcohol .
28 He did n't mind what Jack knew about him , within reason , that is , although he had ceased to confide in him as absolutely as he had in the days when they passed through Kingsmarkham Primary School together .
29 I first knew about his infidelities when I was twelve , ’ she began .
30 I have learned more than I ever knew about humility .
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