Example sentences of "i [vb past] [indef pn] about the " in BNC.
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1 | I knew something about the bird life of the islands , having read articles about the rare and endangered Seychelles kestrel and magpie robin , but it was a chance encounter in — of all places — the Falkland Islands , that inspired my partner in Island Holidays to seek out more information . |
2 | I knew nothing about the profession when I started , absolutely nothing . |
3 | I knew nothing about the event . |
4 | I knew nothing about the Ober Gabelhornr 's history or the difficulty of the route , or even what it looked like . |
5 | I knew nothing about the realities of proper soldiering , and to counterbalance the tedium and boredom of my small-time life , I surrounded the idea of the French Foreign Legion with a cocoon of glamour that it did n't possess . |
6 | I told the Customs officers and now I 'm telling you — I knew nothing about the heroin . ’ |
7 | You wo n't accept that I knew nothing about the drugs , yet you want my word ? |
8 | You refuse to accept that I knew nothing about the drugs . |
9 | Mains thus became the first ( and I am afraid , only ) rugby man who ever considered I knew anything about the game . |
10 | Not that I knew anything about the area of course . |
11 | I said something about the political climate in the Argentine having changed since the Falklands War . |
12 | I tried once or twice to reverse our roles , but he again made it clear that he did not want to talk about himself I said nothing about the glove . |