Example sentences of "knew [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waugh and Orwell , like Muir , knew that one can . |
| 2 | Although she had become a native of the boats , and pitied the tideless and ratless life of the Chelsea inhabitants , she respected the water and knew that one could die within sight of the Embankment . |
| 3 | Like all good scientists , he knew that one should not rush experiments , so a great deal of Italian red wine and a good few Sambucas were consumed before he finally tottered into a taxi and gave the driver ( with some difficulty ) his address . |
| 4 | Alas , my aquatic love , said another line , and Jaromil knew that the aquatic love was Magda ; but he also knew that nobody else could find her in that line … ’ . |
| 5 | Now he knew that nobody , not even Buddie , would be able to save him from Rosie 's deadly teeth . |
| 6 | He knew that he was n't the most eminent actor in the world , but he still knew that nobody played a starring part in the West End for peanuts . |
| 7 | We knew that nobody would worry about us until much later that evening , as the fog was seldom noticeable as serious in the valley , even when it was very thick in the mountains . |
| 8 | Mr Gray said the fact of the repatriations from Allied-occupied Austria in May and June 1945 was accepted , but what was at issue was Lord Aldington 's role , and the allegation that he knew that they would be killed . |
| 9 | For years 45 Sutton Place became a meeting place and home-from-home for the entire British colony in New York — a place where British actors , writers and directors , great and small , knew that they had not only a constant refuge but a friendly shoulder to lean on and a sympathetic ear . |
| 10 | The Kilns venture was highly unusual , and the Lewis brothers knew that they could only afford it by taking the great risk of throwing in their lot together ; in the event the purchase price was lowered to £3,300 . |
| 11 | Lewis knew that they were all saying things like this , and it stung . |
| 12 | As she was saying good-bye to him on the last day , she knew that they would n't see each other again for a long time . |
| 13 | Western fans knew that they 'd get their mythical moral dramas , lovers of sloppy romance knew they 'd get their climatic tears . |
| 14 | Although he knew that they could not reach beyond the full extension of their chains , Frankie was never fully convinced that he was safe from them . |
| 15 | Sam could not see exactly what they were , but he knew that they would be lions with their heads between their paws . |
| 16 | We all knew that they would be back next weekend . |
| 17 | I kept up a close correspondence with my parents , partly because I knew that they missed me , and partly from natural inclination and affection . |
| 18 | Though he could n't hear them , Trent knew that they were setting up a race . |
| 19 | The filthy colonial military compounds so recently evacuated by the British and French provided convenient quarters for those who were now destined to spend most of their lives in exile , even though neither they nor their unwilling Lebanese hosts yet knew that they would have to do so . |
| 20 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 21 | They knew that they needed us and it was a question of our integrity and our goodwill . |
| 22 | He wanted to know how I knew that they were nine miles towards Mali and seemed to be bothered that I was only guessing . |
| 23 | Now , for the first time , I was surrounded by people who not only had cancer , but unlike those in hospital , knew that they had it . |
| 24 | Children grew disobedient when they knew that they could not be set aside : farmers were ousted of their leases made by tenants in tail ; for , if such leases had been valid , then under colour of long leases the issue might have been virtually disinherited : creditors were defrauded of their debts ; for , if tenant in tail could have charged his estate with their payment , he might also have defeated his issue , by mortgaging it for as much as it was worth : innumerable latent entails were produced to deprive purchasers of the lands they had fairly bought ; of suits in consequence of which our antient books are full : and treasons were encouraged ; as estates-tail were not liable to forfeiture , longer than for the tenant 's life . |
| 25 | They knew that they would be pursued by the Dragoons so they posted lookouts on Loudoun Hill and other vantage points . |
| 26 | For even as she said it she knew that they would . |
| 27 | Already they knew that they were nearing the trees , for the burning Tower was low and far off . |
| 28 | Yet the Nazis knew that they could not behave too outrageously because there was always the threat that the League of Nations might call in the Poles to annex the city and suppress the NSDAP in the name of European peace . |
| 29 | Sickened , she knew that they were more likely vivisections of human tissue , experimental procedures with the toxic chemical and biological substances carried on board . |
| 30 | For they knew that they could , in an instant , pounce upon their debtors and obtain payment for themselves even if all other demands went unsatisfied . |