Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i knew i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived . |
| 2 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 3 | and I thought , it came out erm , incorrect pin number , please remove your card , I thought at least I 'm getting it back you know so I whipped it out , I said to mum , I 'm gon na have to pay for this with a cheque , I said , I ca n't get the cash out , and she , she said why , and I said I , I forgotten my number , I was getting in quite a panic cos I knew I did n't have it written down anywhere at home . |
| 4 | ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him . |
| 5 | Say no I 'm alright and I must 've lifted my head , all I could hear was this old scraggy voice like a witch , ah serve the fucking bastard right , the fucking honest to fuck , so I must 've sat for another half an hour and I knew I had to go that way to get home . |
| 6 | You , who wanted me to enter you on the same night , with the same sound still in my head , a sound that I knew I had somehow , somewhere , heard before . |
| 7 | Marx , at No. 13 with Take This Heart , admitted : ‘ I decided to cancel the show because it was pouring with rain and I knew I could be electrocuted . |
| 8 | ‘ It was second nature to look at the linesman but I knew I was on . ’ |
| 9 | And he said : ‘ I 've been in a state of panic on a snooker table at various times during the past two or three years because I knew I was n't playing well . |
| 10 | I pretended to despise such modern aids , but that was really a defensive reaction because I knew I could never afford such frills for Masquerade . |
| 11 | ‘ There was a lot of pressure to make that birdie as I knew I was near the cut , ’ said Ballesteros , who is battling to emerge from a spell of wretched form . |
| 12 | But it suddenly took a flier and I knew I was in trouble . |
| 13 | I nearly I 'm lacking indoors , I 'm very lacking indoors I nearly lay down last night but I knew I just wanted to be |
| 14 | But I enjoyed myself here last year with Brabham when I knew I was not competitive . |
| 15 | I gave it to Christopher this morning cos I knew I 'd forget tonight . |
| 16 | ‘ It was tough at the start but I knew I had to hang on to my serve at all costs , ’ she said afterwards . |
| 17 | Heaven itself opened up for me when we made love and I knew I was the first man in your life . |
| 18 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 19 | I was shaken by its totality , its danger — here was a being that I knew I would die for without hesitation . |
| 20 | So I just went I knew I did the only thing that I knew I could do . |
| 21 | Also , my brother was such a good trumpet player that I knew I would never be as good as he was , so there was that in there too : like , ‘ God , I do n't really want follow in this guy 's footsteps . ' ’ |
| 22 | It was n't until the party that I knew I could n't pretend to myself any longer . |
| 23 | Dholuo was the language and I knew I was an encumbrance until I could make myself understood . |
| 24 | I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge . |
| 25 | ‘ The bone was sticking out of my arm but I knew I had to carry on . |
| 26 | I only took out the palace because I knew I 'd given I 'd written a cheque for forty |