Example sentences of "who knew [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As someone who knew Gedge in both Middleton and Leeds , she was in the perfect position to notice the personality changes brought on by university life . |
| 2 | ‘ Father wanted someone to inherit who knew Venice and had been taught the business , someone who 'd been trained to the position . ’ |
| 3 | A man named Maisel , a retoucher of photographs , was living in the studio in 1915 and the Jewish artists who knew Modigliani 's work gathered to welcome him . |
| 4 | It was through a friend who knew Morrissey five years previously and , although he had n't seen him since , knew that he was still a prominent writer . |
| 5 | If Bridget , who knew Geoffrey much better than she had realized , judged it better to conceal the real reason for their visit to Puddephat 's rooms , she would have to go along with her . |
| 6 | Those who knew Benson only as ‘ a rather dreamy artist ’ were astonished upon visiting his factory . |
| 7 | He was a bookseller who knew London slightly and Prague well . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've gone too far , ’ said Quinn , who knew London like a cab-driver . |
| 9 | One unfortunate decided to fill the reception area in Carno with tropical plants , a major gaffe as anyone who knew Laura realized ; she found their artificiality an affront . |
| 10 | Yet as historians have examined the memoirs of those who knew Alexander , as they have combed through his letters , his marginal comments on state documents , and his private papers , what they have found has been uniformly disappointing . |
| 11 | ‘ Anyone who knew Jose and looks at Francis does n't need a reason . ’ |
| 12 | It so happened that the novelist 's wife had a younger brother at this Academy who knew Ivanov . |
| 13 | Tralbaut mentions an old woman who knew Vincent well , and who told him , many years ago when he began his researches , ‘ There are n't men like that nowadays . ’ |
| 14 | All who knew Victor respected him both for his depth of knowledge of VAT , particularly in the land and property area , and for the innate wisdom and common sense he showed in advising his many friends and clients . |
| 15 | ‘ Dr Armitage , I confess I had hoped for a little more from someone who knew Dr Wetherby so well and was resident at the same convention . |
| 16 | To anyone who knew Lewis in the second half of his life , and remarked his preference for boys ' books such as R. M. Ballantyne or Captain Marryat over the so-called ‘ moderns ’ , there can be no doubt that he was here addressing a warning not just to his brother but to himself . |
| 17 | While such thoughts were inevitable for those who knew Lewis before the great change came upon his life , it was not quite right to speak of ‘ pastiche ’ . |
| 18 | On the other hand , anyone who knew Karajan at all well is likely to tell of a man of great personal charm , direct and unaffected , with an amusingly sardonic wit . |
| 19 | But those who knew Karajan best have rarely questioned his judgement or good will in casting for his own productions . |
| 20 | Culshaw , who knew Karajan better than any of these armchair pundits , noted that since Karajan had never been interested in interpretation for interpretation 's sake — which perhaps helps explain why his readings often outlast those of more ‘ personalized ’ rivals — he naturally diverted his attention to new projects , musical , technological , scientific , logistical , until circumstances or new thinking drew him back to the central repertoire that he had recorded earlier , with other orchestras , other technology . |
| 21 | He was , at the time , a well known art expert who knew Malevich well , had done some work on Mandelstam 's poetry , and was regarded as an expert on Mayakovsky . |
| 22 | In the words of Mary Chamot who knew Ethel Walker , it represents , ‘ her soul 's dream of a land of youth , love and springtime ’ . |
| 23 | It was written by a clerk who knew Poitou well . |
| 24 | Shirer , like many others who knew Joyce , saw the irony of the situation . |
| 25 | Like most people who knew Joyce well , she had been filled with trepidation at the prospect of seeing someone trying on Joyce 's inimitable footwear . |
| 26 | Mr Whitehouse reads the letters : someone called John Huntley , a model , gained the confidence to enter his profession through Mr McLean 's kindness ; Janice Joyce , who knew McLean at the Hippodrome , thinks the only way Lenny could really kill anyone would be by making them laugh . |
| 27 | Bransby Cooper ( Sir Astley 's nephew ) who knew Coleman personally for many years , said it seemed impossible not to love one so agreeable , kind-hearted , and blessed with all those qualities which endear man to man . |
| 28 | Bodley was a corresponding member of the Institut de France ( Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques ) , and he was praised by Charles Maurras as the Englishman who knew France , so that ‘ he became almost a Frenchman without ceasing to be an Englishman . ’ |
| 29 | Oh yes , one of the , one of the surprises of this was discovering that in fact one of the people who knew Florence Kelly and indeed worked for her for a while , and who herself set up a minimum wage board in Washington , in the District of Columbia , is indeed still alive , and has very powerful memories of , of both the people and the activities of the movement . |
| 30 | They want to speak to anyone who knew Carol Clark , including former clients . |