Example sentences of "know that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little did he know that it was n't a smile , but a grimace of pain . |
| 2 | Little did they know that it was for the pocket of Mr S. Caplan . |
| 3 | Just another wartime control tower , readers may think , but fans of the famed 1940s bandleader Glenn Miller will know that it was from Twinwoods , Beds , that Miller , then a Major in the USAAF and in charge of the American Band of the AEF , departed in a UC–64 Norseman on December 15 , 1944 for Paris — never to be seen again . |
| 4 | In vain did her mother insist that the material was expensive , and that anyone , looking at it , would know that it was expensive , for Clara knew in her heart of hearts that it looked cheap . |
| 5 | " And you might as well know that it was Paul who shot the fawn last night too , not me . " |
| 6 | ‘ How did you know that it was his van ; there must be plenty of Mini vans about ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ How did you know that it was Matthew and not your son ? ’ |
| 8 | He added , generously : ‘ You may know that it was the bitter taste which made it unpopular with poisoners of the past even when it was fairly freely available . ’ |
| 9 | The fact that the other child cries and you shout at her lets her know that it was naughty — and may stop her doing it again if you 're lucky — but it does n't mean she understands the pain she 's caused the other child . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State will know that it was one of his predecessors , Lord Carrington , who was instructed by the former Prime Minister , the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) , not to have formal contacts with the PLO in 1980 . |
| 11 | Of course the inspectorate is highly respected in Wales , but the hon. Gentleman will know that it was never geared to carry out inspections with the frequency that we expect will result from the provisions of the Education ( Schools ) Bill and that we envisage in the parents charter . |
| 12 | It occurred to her that she did n't even know that it was Veronica 's house ; why on earth had n't she checked Directory Enquiries to make sure she was still living there ? |
| 13 | We do know that it was not until the late summer of 1965 that he gave private indications of his intention to stand for a second term , and not until 4 November that he made his decision public . |
| 14 | ‘ How did you know that it was the right body ? ’ |
| 15 | I do n't know that it was actually a shop |
| 16 | A quick glance between Rose and the girls was enough for them to know that it was better to make no mention of their elder brother . |
| 17 | NAM 's Public Relations Officer , Howard Heeley , said that while the Museum were sorry to see the Mk 4 go , it was more than pleasing to know that it was intended to fly it again . |
| 18 | It could not be done on this day and at this spot but he had heard and seen enough of the bouldery , rocky , unstable earth treachery of the district to know that it was possible . |
| 19 | She could n't see much of it because the thrust stage ran onward out of sight … but you did n't have to down the entire egg to know that it was rotten . |
| 20 | ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself . |
| 21 | BCRS members of all people will understand something of the geography and communications of the area , and will , I am sure , be interested to know that it was to the Stone House that our Secretary was taken after his recent heart attack . ) |
| 22 | Even if he comes by it innocently , nevertheless once he gets to know that it was originally given in confidence , he can be restrained from breaking that confidence . |
| 23 | He was sufficiently sober by now to know that it was necessary to drive with extra care — but not to appear too careful . |
| 24 | I only know that it was remarkable that he could react so swiftly and swoop down round the rabbit 's ears . |
| 25 | They know that it was fear — fear of a loss of prosperity , fear of having to leave the EC — that persuaded Danes to vote Yes rather than enthusiasm for European union . |
| 26 | And there was this view in Britain that maybe it was some kind of Russian er you know that it was a Russian manoeuvre . |
| 27 | According to Richard Feigen , ‘ It does the art dealing profession a lot of harm if they are perceived as traffickers of stolen merchandise … dealers have to be able to stand behind what they represent , and know that it was bought legally otherwise you lose your client 's trust ’ . |
| 28 | Nothing like this concentration of naval power had ever been seen in Vietnam ; and we know that it was at least inspected by Vietnamese nationalists who may also have tried to make contact with Russian sailors . |
| 29 | I do n't recall , well in fact I 'm being sarcastic because I know for a , we know that it was n't in the manifesto for nineteen ninety two . |
| 30 | Er as I said before , if we get some verbal abuse from people going to the blues , then we know that it was outsiders coming in . |