Example sentences of "they have know for " in BNC.

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1 They 'd known for weeks and stayed by me , anxious when I was out of sight , whining in the daytime when they never used to .
2 Among the flowers , a tribute from the hospital , to a nurse they 'd known for 5 years who 'll be deeply missed .
3 People let their guard slip when they 're travelling ; they 'll tell you things they would n't say to a neighbour they 've known for years .
4 Crosby in 1981 was a classic example : the voters lost a man they had known for thirty years and they did n't know who to vote for instead .
5 Wenger 's data show that 43 per cent of elderly people named as a confidant someone they had known for at least 50 years , and 75 per cent named someone they had known for 30 years .
6 Wenger 's data show that 43 per cent of elderly people named as a confidant someone they had known for at least 50 years , and 75 per cent named someone they had known for 30 years .
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