Example sentences of "she also knew " in BNC.

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1 It was true , she knew , that dragons were huge and fierce and wild and mysterious ; but it was also true , as she also knew , that not everything that was huge and fierce and wild and mysterious was necessarily evil , necessarily wanted to kill you .
2 She knew that her grown-ups were frightened and she did not want them to be frightened , but she also knew that Fenna was a mightier protection than all their loving care could ever be .
3 She understood his grief and his sense of loss and loneliness — she had been there herself , after the King 's death — and she knew about the feelings of despair and the long , long time the scars would take to heal , but she also knew about the importance of carrying on .
4 She also knew that Bertie had been lying to her over ‘ discontinuing ’ the post .
5 By the time she drained her glass she also knew that the last van to leave for the country about three weeks ago had been Chertsey bound .
6 She knew that Hugh had been wrong in what he had tried to do , but she also knew that no real intimacy had taken place .
7 She also knew that she should have reported the foul to Mike , who would then make an official complaint to the umpire , but she was too angry .
8 She also knew that it was probably quite beyond Mrs Bennett to appreciate that a trained nanny , even as young and nice a one as Karen , would not take kindly to being asked to do anything other than the job for which she had been engaged .
9 She knew she was falling in love with this man ; she felt certain that she could n't resist him ; but she also knew that she could n't treat Louise in this way .
10 But she also knew that he was right .
11 She also knew that , after some initial reservations , Giancarlo had taken to her .
12 She also knew that he liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly .
13 And Elizabeth knew that I knew all about her , and she also knew that she was the only person I 'd ever written to for a photograph .
14 Oh , she knew she had learned a great deal during the last two years ; she also knew that a good part of herself was happy , mostly , she thought , because she had come to like Mrs Aggie and living in her house .
15 Mrs Bouverie knew this , and she also knew that the Loxford mothers despised her for meeting a child of ten .
16 Yet she also knew that if she had succumbed to her longing she would not have been satisfied , knowing what she now knew of the terrible difficulties of love .
17 She also knew that it was her priority to get her father , physically impaired since his stroke , down the aisle .
18 And she also knew she was beautiful , enjoyed it , and that her mother , also beautiful , could see her own looks fading .
19 She knew she was violating her bail conditions by being in the Rollercoaster but she also knew she would be perfectly safe if she kept a low profile .
20 She also knew that some of her preferences were base in the extreme , and that her affection for Peter de Salis sprang at the first most ignobly from his delightful name .
21 But she also knew that anger would be part of Creggan 's survival , part of the strength he would need if , as she hoped , his chance for freedom ever came .
22 She also knew that , generally speaking , good , worthy men did not look flashy and glamorous , let alone theatrical ; on the other hand , many rats were as good-looking as they were confident .
23 She also knew there was a possibility that she would never see him alive again .
24 She also knew that it meant that we could have a car when otherwise we could n't .
25 She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food .
26 Yet for all her passionate dedication to public service she also knew how to enjoy herself and as an elderly lady was often seen at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo in the late 1920s , savouring to the full the social pleasures made possible by her unique commercial success .
27 But even in her anger she also knew she could not add anything more to the heavy burden of worry and doubt she had seen her father was already carrying .
28 She also knew that , if she refused , the crisis would turn into a five-act melodrama .
29 She also knew why she had come here with him today .
30 She also knew it was very dangerous to feel confused when Julius was around .
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