Example sentences of "know perfectly well " in BNC.

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1 But anyone who could understand English and had watched the last Liberal broadcast , an exercise in pure Paddiography , would know perfectly well how she could say that .
2 The adult you — the one watching the film — would know perfectly well that the fall had hurt and distressed you and would be able to say so .
3 It is all too easy to blame the unions , to argue that they must know perfectly well that the effect of excessive wage settlements is inflationary but that they nevertheless still seek and get them .
4 If the hon. Gentleman had listened the last time we had Home Office questions he would know perfectly well that the standard spending assessment has been set in West Yorkshire to enable it to employ police officers up to the full establishment .
5 As the hon. Gentleman must know perfectly well from the railway safety report , published only last week , the total number of significant collisions in 1989 was 85 , and in 1990 it was 59 .
6 Ace is my top driver , and you ought to know perfectly well there 's a great deal riding on his shoulders at the moment .
7 ‘ You know perfectly well what the problem is .
8 Of course , I know perfectly well why the Department of the Environment declines to list it .
9 Such teachers are a tiny minority ; colleagues , parents and pupils know perfectly well who they are .
10 If you are asking me where the remedy lies , my answer is that I have told you before and I shall go on telling you , and you know perfectly well what it is , though everybody thinks that it is too difficult and that therefore there must be a different remedy .
11 But they could not be sure of winning and they know perfectly well that Mr Mitterrand has no reason to dissolve parliament so long as there is even a small risk that his party might lose .
12 You know perfectly well you 're in the right !
13 Equally , the embassies know perfectly well that all their signals traffic is monitored .
14 I know perfectly well that certain of my colleagues have made some attempt to concern themselves with these questions .
15 from their daily experience the masses know perfectly well the value of geographic and economic ties and the advantages of a big market and a big state .
16 ‘ And you know perfectly well Newman is fully vetted , has often worked with us . ’
17 ‘ You know perfectly well , Marler , that these days I only go after a story I think is really worthwhile .
18 Telling you something you know perfectly well already . ’
19 This is not faking , however , because waking subjects know perfectly well a child can not write or spell such a sentence .
20 There is Augustus DeMorgan : ‘ I know perfectly well what you are doing : YOU ARE CRAMMING FOR THE EXAMINATION .
21 ‘ You know perfectly well that I can persuade you , so you might just as well give in now with good grace . ’
22 ‘ Because I know perfectly well that there can be no sound evidence for such monstrous , silly accusations . ’
23 You know perfectly well that your shares wo n't suffer whichever one you go to .
24 You know perfectly well why not .
25 ‘ You know perfectly well that that 's not true . ’
26 ‘ You know perfectly well what I mean , ’ Ellie said , ignoring Madame 's tease .
27 You know perfectly well that you do n't .
28 And the other nice thing is , because know who you are they will tend to accept your cheques , because they know perfectly well that they can get hold of you if they have to !
29 But you know perfectly well that I support the new settlement strategy , and therefore in consequence I do support erm general limitations on the growth of settlements and expansion of settlements within the greenbelt .
30 When you know perfectly well that it — ’
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