Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] have know [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shrugged , then muttered , ‘ Only the fact that I 've known women to break their word . ’ |
| 2 | And because he was sad , I put my hand on his shoulder , told him that I 'd known Billy to be a good little man ; funny , brave . |
| 3 | ‘ I certify that I have known Colour Serjeant William Nicholl late of the 8th ( or King 's ) Regiment for the space of ten years , six of which I belonged to the same Company and always considered him a man of most exemplary character . |
| 4 | For just as he had begun to survey the picture from a wholly different angle , just as he thought he espied a gap in the clouds that hitherto had masked the shafts of sunlight the switchboard-operator dashed any hope of such a breakthrough with the simple statement that she 'd known Theodore Kemp very well indeed . |
| 5 | Perhaps , one day , the pupils singing would say — boast ! — — that they had known Erika Nordern . |
| 6 | Paul McBride , for Todd , 32 , of Hogarth Road , London , said that he had known Sim for a number of years and out of loyalty wanted to help him . |
| 7 | He told the court that he had known Paula for more than 25 years and married her to Eddie at his church in Moreton . |
| 8 | He told the court that he had known Paula for more than 25 years and married her to Eddie at his church in Moreton . |
| 9 | Bernie would always have it that he had known Malcolm since he was a mod in the sixties hanging out at — among other places — Eel Pie Island , where The Who and The Stones used to play . |
| 10 | The petition can be signed by the parliamentary agent himself , and this is of value because last-minute instructions are frequently received , and I have known cases where the client has not even seen the petition until after it was deposited , although he has of course cleared the content by telephone . |
| 11 | Jack and I have known God 's strength and grace for the many tasks we have been involved in as Crossroads staff , and for Jack the difference is that we work a six and sometimes seven day week and we 're open for business outside office hours ! |
| 12 | ‘ If I 'd known Kelly could n't come , I 'd have cancelled my own trip . ’ |
| 13 | And , ’ obscurely , ‘ my behaviour ’ , as you call it , might have been very different if I 'd known Hugh was a thing of the past . ’ |
| 14 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
| 15 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
| 16 | Until you 've known loss you 've never known what you really have got . |
| 17 | If SHe 'd known Jahsaxa 'd had hir fixed this way just to be an orgy machine , then SHe 'd never have gone through with it . |
| 18 | If she had known Michael , she would have noticed the glimmer of relief that came into his eyes . |
| 19 | If you 've known Charles and Lucy for years , then you 'll know pretty well all there is to know about my background … ’ |
| 20 | And he had known peace , for a little while . |
| 21 | At this level you need people like Mick playing at their best — and he has known times when that has unfortunately not been the case . |
| 22 | Bush might have spoken differently if he had known Clinton would be running in 1992 . |
| 23 | Speaking at his home last night , Mr Hall refused to say if he had known Timex had been planning to close the factory . |
| 24 | as if he had known Doyle all his life . |
| 25 | Yet if he 'd known Ryan first … and Mr Green had said Ryan had a partner , had n't he ? |
| 26 | Well , I shall need a lot of persuasion to change my mind , but I 've known Edward for a very long time and we 're good friends . |
| 27 | This may seem obvious , but I have known students repeatedly use the phrase ‘ I respectfully submit ’ before some trite proposition or other , purely out of affectation . |
| 28 | He had never been taken in , not really , not inside , but he 'd known moments of doubt , so his delight and relief were unbounded now he found that his instincts had been right all along ! |
| 29 | When I asked why they chose me , George said , because you are the President of the Oxford Drama Club/my bank manager/my oldest friend/the boss/have known us for twenty-five years/you are the tallest/you have the loudest voice/ , and Martha said , because you have known Annabelle since she was fourteen/a baby/a child/all her life/at school/at college/you tell the best jokes . |
| 30 | Caspar had crossed the room to stand at her side and he said , ‘ Sire — ’ And stopped in some confusion , because he had known Nuadu at once — he thought every person in Ireland would recognise him , for the wolfblood was unmistakable , and everyone knew the story of the Queen 's bastard wolfson and the fierce quarrels that had taken place between her and the King when Nuadu was born . |