Example sentences of "have know [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months . |
| 2 | K has literally just rung over the moon that I had fixed this as her mother is very fond of David and has known him for years — and it is fitting that widow of first Prof of CEGS ( as above ) be included — her dad built up the department enormously and I knew him through European seminars etc via Law Society with and others including who is a Heriot Row neighbour . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought you 'd known them for years . |
| 4 | Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment . |
| 5 | Having known him for many months in Vancouver , and relishing his word-pictures of Yukon characters like ‘ dangerous Dan McGrew ’ and ‘ the lady known as Lou ’ , I tried to see in Service 's eyes the modern Yukon nearly half a century after the gold rush . |
| 6 | Having known her for less than two months , he was not yet confident of any strong hold on her affections , despite the fact that she seemed quite willing to accept his embraces and kisses . |
| 7 | She said that she had got ‘ quite dependent ’ on Roger — I suppose she may have known him for about thirty-five years . |
| 8 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
| 9 | Seemed to think I should have known it for myself . |
| 10 | Maxim would have known it for a British government office no matter where in the world he met it : small neon-lit with a hodge-podge of cheap furniture and painted to look scruffy even when it was surgically dean . |
| 11 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
| 12 | I 've known her for twenty odd years ! |
| 13 | Because no told me , because like I 've known her for all my life . |
| 14 | You 've known me for yonks . ’ |
| 15 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
| 16 | ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger . |
| 17 | As a matter of fact the Tates are friends ; after all I 've known them for years . ’ |
| 18 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
| 19 | ‘ Partly because I 've known him for years . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've known him for years . |
| 21 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 22 | I 've known him for seven years . |
| 23 | I 've known him for years . |
| 24 | You 've known him for only a few days , so that 's impossible . |
| 25 | I 've known him for about three years and we get on fine as friends . |
| 26 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
| 27 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You 've known him for years … we 've even spent Christmas with his family ! ’ |
| 29 | I 've known him for thirty years , nothing surprises me with him . |
| 30 | But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace . |