Example sentences of "[vb past] know [pron] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you 'd known them for years . |
| 2 | He was a very easy person to talk to , and long before they reached home she felt as if she had known him for years . |
| 3 | Giancarlo took her arm courteously as if he had known her for years , and , followed by his guests , led her out of the sun on the terrace and into the shade at the side of the house . |
| 4 | It was true , it was true , it was true : secretly , instinctively , she had known it for weeks . |
| 5 | And yet they were writing about the same place , and both of them knew it intimately , and had known it for years . |