Example sentences of "[pron] had know for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 2 | A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years . |
| 3 | And it was n't Iris who told us , though she had known for some time that it had come through the Strait shortly after the Belgrano had been sunk . |
| 4 | ‘ She said she had known for some time that she and Fabien could not remain at La Tour Monchauzet after their marriage — that they had been talking together about moving away — of going , perhaps , as far as Australia or California and starting a totally new life . |
| 5 | He had known for some time that it was inevitable . |
| 6 | Carter he had known for some ten years , firstly at Shrivenham , three miles away in the Vale of the White Horse , and now at Watchfield . |
| 7 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 8 | She was a woman he had known for several years now ; one with whom he had never slept ; one who half repelled , and ever half attracted him . |