Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] knew [pron] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see , and I knew what was the appropriate emotional response to , say , a beautiful day , but I could n't feel it . |
| 2 | I had seen Come Blow Your Horn and kept my eye on what he was up to , and I knew he was the right person for that part . |
| 3 | Heaven itself opened up for me when we made love and I knew I was the first man in your life . |
| 4 | She had never known anything like the need that rent her , and she knew it was the same need that was racking Luke 's rigid body ; and still it escalated as they succumbed to a welter of tumultuous embraces , caresses and kisses , their staccato breathing punctuated by the sharp sounds of desire , their skin damp with perspiration . |
| 5 | Well she had this cup for him , there was no handle on it and she knew it was the dog 's so |
| 6 | as if she knew she was the topic of conversation Blossom turned her head and looked at him . |
| 7 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 8 | But I knew it was the toad . |
| 9 | Sunnie smiled but she knew it was the end |
| 10 | ‘ I went away and left him ’ , now even if they went , went away and left and , because they had to bring the children home , or if they went away and left him because they knew it was the best thing for everyone concerned , because the foreign office wants as many people , we all need as many people to get out of the area as possible ; their guilt will be huge . |