Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] know why [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must know why I have come , Neil , ’ she said , and she held out her arms to him . |
| 2 | As soon as she was seated , she said in a voice that was hard and tense , ‘ You must know why I 've come . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I knew you were n't going to believe me , but it seemed only fair that you should know why I agreed to marry you . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm glad , because now you 'll know why we 've taken you . |
| 5 | If you 've ever used one of these you 'll know why I use the other one . |
| 6 | In ten years ' time you 'll know why you were right to send off this coupon . |
| 7 | Your work wo n't always fit into these ideal time slots , but at least you 'll know why you 're less productive at other times . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , if you knew my gran , you 'd know why I 'm so certain about this , ’ she said earnestly , knowing this was her chance to persuade him . |
| 9 | But we should know why we are doing so and be clear about the reasons why . |
| 10 | ‘ They must know why their husbands and fathers were away so long — and why they had to face such dangers . ’ |
| 11 | They 'd tell Father Watson and the nuns , but what did that matter , they must know why she was absent from school anyway . |
| 12 | Maxie went on : ‘ Y ’ see , everyone who was at the tea will keep reading the social pages for the next day or two to see that their names are in the report of it ; and , with luck , inside that time , on the same pages there 'll be a report about your Morals Committee — then they 'll know why you had the books , and old Miss Angus will be put in her place . |
| 13 | It was also important to think what she should wear , for if any of the Governors who had interviewed her only three months ago saw her at the service they would know why she was there . |
| 14 | She put on a jacket , though he would know why she had the jacket on , and went out , under his cold furious dissecting gaze . |