Example sentences of "but knew [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd wondered briefly about trying to pass the job along to Adele , but knew right away that it would n't work out ; she was supposed to be the unsentimental one , after all , the hard business-head and the scourge of the tradesmen . |
| 2 | She did not know what the matter was but knew instinctively that this was the right thing to do . |
| 3 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 4 | So either they knew only the uncontaminated documents , which did nothing to strengthen what they believed to be an already strong case , or they knew the documents in their contaminated form , but knew also that they were forged , and kept quiet about them . |
| 5 | John knew when he was being lied to but knew also when he was wasting his time . |
| 6 | Of his contemporaries Eliot was one of the few who not merely looked to a culturally united Europe but knew personally many of the writers and intellectual leaders on the Continent . |
| 7 | My concern that this might be a common fault was raised when I quoted the part number to my local Genuine Parts dealer who not only instantly recognised it , but knew how many were in stock and which bin they were stored in — and all without consulting the stores computer . |
| 8 | He did n't pull his weight , but knew how to keep it from the consultants . |
| 9 | At this year 's Reading Festival , Smashing Pumpkins came in slightly below par , perhaps due to the rigours of touring , but , a few nights before , in the more intimate setting of Newcastle 's Riverside , they clean blew the roof off with an energetic gig that showed that some members had an appreciation of heavy metal but knew how to drag it breathing heavily into the '90s . |
| 10 | Women have power , you know , Aggie , if they but knew how to use it . |
| 11 | When Diana first consulted Penny the princess revealed that she was interested in astrology , but knew very little about it . |
| 12 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 13 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 14 | She was feeling a great deal better about everything , but knew better than to say so . |
| 15 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 16 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 17 | Landgrebe , only the second graduate employed by the company , had taken over Peter Revers ' job when the latter went to New York and had responsibilities for scheduling and managing shops , but knew better than to express an opinion on artistic matters . |
| 18 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |