Example sentences of "he knew for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the only thing he knew for certain about himself . |
| 2 | That the children liked him he knew for , even if they did mock , gesture rudely and scream and call , they did so with a laugh . |
| 3 | He said he did n't really know ; it was all so bloody complicated , all he knew for sure was there were two types , aggressive and non-aggressive ; one was curable and one was n't and he — thank God — had the one that was . |
| 4 | He knew for a fact that they were innocent . |
| 5 | When he knew for certain that a particular shooting or explosion was due to the very cell that he controlled , he consoled himself that it was the will of Allah . |
| 6 | The only thing he knew for certain was that the law forbade the Trunchbull to hit him with the riding-crop that she kept smacking against her thigh . |
| 7 | Then , when Pascoe saw Singer leave the hotel , he knew for sure . |
| 8 | There was another pause , and then she said , ‘ Maybe , ’ which he knew for no . |
| 9 | It had hardly seemed possible before : but now he knew for sure . |
| 10 | ’ All he knew for sure was that the stuff went off-planet . |
| 11 | It was then he knew for certain that the oriental he had just shot was not the one from whom he had wanted to exact retribution for injuring Pam — because at the other end of the corridor he found himself looking into the glittering black eyes of his hated enemy , Angel One . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ Travis agreed , then said how he 'd dearly love to ring Rosemary at her parents ' home , but that he knew for sure that he could definitely give up even the frail hope he had left of sharing his life with Rosemary if he did that . |