Example sentences of "as i know [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This followed my 1981 legislation which had introduced the first road-safety measures for fifteen years and was used ( as I knew it would be ) to introduce compulsory seat-belts . |
| 2 | This scared him , as I knew it would . |
| 3 | ‘ Sweet , ’ he murmured , ‘ as sweet as I knew it would be . ’ |
| 4 | She merely snorted , as I knew she would , and stared moodily at the blank of the comm . |
| 5 | ‘ Why lucky ? ’ she asked , as I knew she would . |
| 6 | ( This evening — as I knew I would and could — I coaxed and bullied him , and he wrote out a cheque for a hundred pounds , which he 's promised to send off tomorrow . |
| 7 | I was so disgusted with myself that I wanted to make myself suffer even more when I did — as I knew I would — break my word . |
| 8 | The next day , although I sprayed the pests , as I knew I must , I stood at arm 's length from the compost heap and wore jeans and high-rise trainers . |
| 9 | So , it was , it was , I , a as soon as I knew I 'd be teaching this I thought the only way |
| 10 | Sir Eustace Maxwell has turned traitor , as I knew he would , and has joined Balliol 's host there , with his own people from Caerlaverock and Dumfries and also the Comyn and Balliol levies from Galloway . |
| 11 | He rolled it between two fingers and tapped it on a thumbnail and generally fondled it as I knew he would for a good five minutes before lighting it . |
| 12 | Devastated … he 's completely smashed me to bits , she thought , just as I knew he would . |
| 13 | Many opinions I formerly entertained are now given up & probably many of my present opinions will share the same fate — I wish them to be closely and fully ( as I know they will fairly ) examined without any regard to the author & therefore I can not by my presence aid your cause . |
| 14 | I 'll wait all night if necessary so long as I know you 'll be coming . |
| 15 | ‘ I know 't is my brother you really wish to see — just as I know I must call you my lady Anne ! ’ |
| 16 | I shall take Zoe back to Lourdes as soon as she takes her first step as I know she will . |