Example sentences of "knew [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 2 | Then , when we actually visit that place for the first time , a subconscious memory is triggered and we are convinced that we knew instinctively what it would look like . |
| 3 | I knew instinctively what had happened . |
| 4 | As he turned and looked into her eyes he knew instinctively there was no need to worry on that score . |
| 5 | She knew medically what had happened to her . |
| 6 | I wondered if he would teach the right things and even if he knew enough himself ! |
| 7 | Although I had kept in contact with several school friends from St Paul 's , I knew only one who was likely to have surplus accommodation in London , and I considered she might well turn out to be my one hope of not having to spend the rest of my life on a train somewhere between Romford and Regent 's Park . |
| 8 | He was diffident , seemingly vague , declaring a lack of knowledge and ignorance of education and of teaching , and that he knew only what he had learned through his own work as a painter . |
| 9 | In those moments he had made her want things that some feminine instinct knew only he could provide . |
| 10 | But when yo when you walk in the door , I mean , first Stuart knew so he that 's why he took me in , and we walk in and there 's a head waiter would you like a table for two sir would you like a non smoking or a smo and then he showed you to your table and pulled your chair , you know , I mean tha not what you expect in a tea shop or coffee place you know i ha ha and they have proper waitresses with the little hat on , you know she 'll get about four tables so they 're looking after you and even on your saucer where you had your I mean yo your teapot and everything on the saucer 's a little mat so that you do n't drip , if it drips |
| 11 | Oh yeah there was lots of foreigners , Americans and foreign people there all with maps out on the tables , trying to find their way round York , which I knew that Stuart knew so it was n't too bad for us , but there 's loads of people , you know thought how do we get to this from here and well it 's certainly a a an experience . |
| 12 | And then she knew , with the extra sense that her ancestors , the wolves , had possessed , she knew suddenly what the wrongness and the dry evil intelligence meant . |
| 13 | He escaped and managed to get to England while they were still alive , but nobody took his stories seriously and by the time they knew better it was too late . |
| 14 | He was aware that a captain with a record such as his has a big advantage , since any troops will respond better to a leader they know has been through the fire himself , and so he knew just what he could ask of his bowlers . |
| 15 | With the Malayan campaign and three tours in Northern Ireland behind him , Skinner knew just what the Army 's requirements were , and as far as possible ensured they were met . |
| 16 | Fatima Zamzam , for example , knew just what had happened to her home and lands . |
| 17 | Either Quinn knew just what he was doing or he was going to provoke the kidnapper into putting down the phone . |
| 18 | Jane knew just what a good soldier her husband was , but a woman who has deserted her man and stolen his fortune soon learns to denigrate his memory as a justification for her actions . |
| 19 | Immediately , Lalage knew just what she could have done with that masterpiece in satin . |
| 20 | A tight knot of apprehension made her frown and , as if he knew just what she was thinking , he got to his feet . |
| 21 | She knew just what she had to do , knew the music perfectly , could sing it in her sleep , but now she felt , for the first time in years , she could bring something of herself , her personality , into her singing . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm going out with some friends — from work , ’ she added , then had the uncomfortable feeling that her mother knew exactly whom she was going out with . |
| 23 | If the recommendations became law , unauthorised entry to a computer through carelessness would technically be an offence , so there was more of an onus on companies to ensure that all employees knew exactly what they were authorised to do , a spokesman said . |
| 24 | He had devoted Sunday evening to making a plan of action and knew exactly what he and everyone else he could press into service was going to be doing this morning . |
| 25 | When a sound start was then followed by a sparkling 80 from Richards , a classical 84 from Hooper and a thumping 72 from Marshall , with even Ambrose making 43 , we knew exactly what was what , and when Richards declared on the fourth evening at 448 for 9 , leaving England with a day plus 51 overs to survive , there were probably not many people who thought they would make it . |
| 26 | Civil disobedience on the Gandhian pattern was still strange to Britain and no one knew exactly what to do next . |
| 27 | People said he was a fool , but I think he knew exactly what he was doing . |
| 28 | Mr Alan Houghton , group director of the Selby mine complex , of which Stillingfleet is one of five collieries , said : ‘ Everybody knew exactly what we were doing . |
| 29 | The rest were wrapped up in a fog , from drugs or cracked minds , but Anne knew exactly what was going on . |
| 30 | Since they knew exactly what was going to happen the others usually grabbed him , tied up the red scarf and sat him down . |