Example sentences of "know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However I know for a fact that is has done much more than just promote real draught ale . |
| 2 | I know for sure if he had n't been on the scene and it was only Colonel Vaughan and myself , I would most likely have said . |
| 3 | Indeed , we know for certain that this was sometimes not the case . |
| 4 | We now know for certain that the Theobalds are doubtful , that Percy and Lois Hollis will ‘ do their best ’ , and we have had a late flash that Poppy Winterton thinks she has picked up a mystery virus . |
| 5 | I know for a fact she 's had her eye on my mother 's matinée jacket collection for years and when I once , in passing , said I wondered what happened to those old prosthetic devices in the estates of deceased senior citizens , Madge let it slip that she knew a way of turning a Zimmer frame into an attractive lamp ! ’ |
| 6 | I know for a fact David confided in Keith when we split up and told him everything . |
| 7 | ‘ We know for a fact that Fintan Butler is an IRB courier , ’ the Major continued . |
| 8 | It was still dark , that 's all I know for certain . |
| 9 | This is the best exercise I know for eliminating inches from the waistline . |
| 10 | I know for a fact that he did not , unless he walked a couple blocks afterwards . |
| 11 | The only thing we know for sure is that shit happens . |
| 12 | But now we know for sure . |
| 13 | Johnson , who has presided over eight matches since Cambridge dismissed controversial manager John Beck , said : ‘ I know for a fact the players and the fans are behind me . |
| 14 | ‘ Tomorrow morning , ’ he said , ‘ I have to make my closing speech in defence of a man who is on a murder charge , and whom I know for certain to be innocent . |
| 15 | Our one chance of sorting this out is to get to her before the Provos know for sure she 's in Ireland . |
| 16 | One thing I know for certain is that after completing the first pitch it was only my experience as a climber to the lower E grades that got me through , and I wondered how a non-climber might have got on using the same information . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , I know for a fact that Graham Greene is a very boring writer and that The Quiet American is his most boring book . ’ |
| 18 | His hat remained in the hall ; his photograph in the silver-plated frame , polished twice a week , presided over the sitting room ; his memory was invoked , especially during Peter 's teens , in sentences that began with the ominous words , ‘ I know for a fact that your father would n't have wanted you to … . ’ |
| 19 | All I know for sure , sir , is that we have a mysterious plane lying on the sea-bed there . |
| 20 | Orr Ewing said ‘ We know for a fact that 20 thieves come here regularly from the north of England , but it is not easy to catch them . |
| 21 | I know for the readers of Outdoor Action I do n't have to quote the Country Code , but for all our sakes let's stick to it . |
| 22 | erm and he was released and he came to Harlow and we meet him and that was , that was very good , erm , but we have n't had one like that , you know for a long time . |
| 23 | The sooner we know for certain what we believe to be true , the sooner we can mobilise against them . ’ |
| 24 | You know for a part time worker on on low earnings . |
| 25 | I do n't recall , well in fact I 'm being sarcastic because I know for a , we know that it was n't in the manifesto for nineteen ninety two . |
| 26 | What we know for sure is is really outlined here . |
| 27 | The reference to ‘ ancient and approved custom ’ might have tempted ingenious demur by the bishops , but Edward left them in no doubt where their best interest lay : ‘ know for certain that if you so act , we shall forcefully seize your baronies . ’ |
| 28 | All that we know for certain about his coronation oath is that he promised to preserve the laws of the realm unimpaired and to do nothing touching the dignity of the crown without first obtaining the consent of his prelates and chief magnates . |
| 29 | I know for certain that your giving me Michel 's address will make a very great difference to the two of them . |
| 30 | The area has not been know for fashion stores for a long time , but the new Criterion building is the location of Sogo , the new drive-in fashion store . |