Example sentences of "knew man " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew men who simply refused , or at least , found it very awkward , to salute a woman military leader who was their superior in the ranks . |
| 2 | Then he looked at the old eagle again and shaking his head said , ‘ During the last war when I was a prisoner I knew men who were nearer to death than this and yet by some force of will or perhaps some power greater than us they survived . |
| 3 | I knew men and women who wept bitter tears as they confronted how they had given their love , their time , their heart 's energy to a cause which they now saw as false . |
| 4 | It was n't simply because he was ugly — he knew men equally ugly and ten times more lovable . |
| 5 | I knew men old he was a chain smoker , he always used to smoke Woodbines and as one went out he 'd light the other one er ou on it , he would n't use matches , no he 'd , he 'd light one cigarette off the other . |