Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i know [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I lowered my eyes once I knew he was all right .
2 Though it has to be said , he wrote , and Goldberg , his eye racing down the page covered in his friend 's tiny handwriting , paused to sip from the glass of fresh orange-juice at his side , wiped his forehead and went on typing , it has to be said that I have occasionally had the illusion that I knew what step to take first and even , occasionally , what step to take second , I will not talk about a third .
3 We were expected to follow the lessons in our Bibles , with the result that I knew my way about the Bible very competently .
4 ‘ Luckily , I 'm a big fan so I knew my stuff and , gradually , Madonna softened . ’
5 The first guest tutor will advise on self-defence and I know you will all welcome the opportunity to become more ‘ Street-wise ’ at a time when attacks on women are so common .
6 ‘ Away , ’ came the enigmatic reply and I knew I would learn nothing more until I arrived .
7 I am general secretary of a small road running club and I know I am not alone in thinking that the increase in regional affiliation fees for 1992 is excessive .
8 Cos I know what he looks like it 'll be like looking at you and saying that 's Toby cos I know what you look like as well do you think ?
9 I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’
10 I just wondered because we were in Winners once and it had some and he picked them up and he looked at them and he said I do n't think these are the right shape for my car and I know he needs some .
11 ‘ I realise you love this car and I know you 're tired , ’ she said , determinedly hauling him out , ‘ but I 'd be grateful if you could save this until we 're in the house and in the dry . ’
12 One look at Meadowbrook and I knew he was hopeless for us .
13 I beat him once in the 1988 Olympics and I know I can beat him again . ’
14 ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape .
15 He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them .
16 at the beginning of next term because I know somebody in North Wales at the moment .
17 I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset .
18 As far as I 'm concerned , I went to Hector because I knew him and I knew he 'd let me have a boat cheaply , and I 've used it since then — since the fifteenth — for pleasure , and now to come over and look my people up .
19 Well , wait a minute , I think maybe you do need a money adviser because I know what you 're doing with some of your money , you 're subsidising your staff meals through the County Council canteen .
20 And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off
21 I 'm more satisfied in my mind when I know it 's clean .
22 ‘ In those Go-away times that I knew you had I should have guessed you needed help . ’
23 ‘ I am carrying a load of wiring and electronic equipment so I knew they would be interested in it , but I am completely in favour of this type of search . ’
24 Course , I was looking out the window and I know he took I picked it out and it I looked again , there 's another one in there , course she 's only getting out the bath put them in a bowl like I was !
25 ‘ Never , though he did say his local picture house was the Pavilion and I know his mother took her loaves to be baked at a place called Jimmy McFadden 's bakery , but they 're not in the phone book , either of them .
26 ‘ That 's Derek , Selwyn and Melvin and I know what you 're thinking . ’
27 no not really , all that money , I mean in the end is it worth rescuing I say , I know it 's sport and I know what about it , but , it 's an awful lot of money though
28 It gives me the creeps and I know it frightened the kiddies .
29 Actually , I sent Felicity to Summerhill because I saw this awfully exciting film called The Alamo , starring John Wayne , whom I adore , and he makes this absolutely glorious speech in it which goes ‘ Freedom , I like the sound of the word ’ , actually it 's ‘ Republic ’ he says , I know that because it was on the television last week , but I 've always heard it as ‘ Freedom ’ and I read that A S O'Neill positively breathed Freedom , as indeed do all the Irish , I find , and one has to have pots of money to go there , which gives one — what 's the word ? — sachet , which you do absolutely need to get into Society these days , and Felicity ( her name means Freedom , too , from the Latin , you know ) was frightfully keen to go , and does n't the name simply drip June in , say , the Cotswolds , and Felicity says there are teachers there with nothing to do at all , so you can tell the staff must be tip-top — I mean , what luxury ! spare staff ! — and Felicity 's always been such a tearaway and I know it 's jolly hard but I do think one needs Discipline to get one 's Freedom , I 've always had it , and Republics too , and now I gather she 's been on television , and Felicity was absolutely swearing by the school or something , Angela says , and where is it — somewhere pretty — she goes by train …
30 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 .
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