Example sentences of "i knew how [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I knew how she felt .
2 I knew how she felt .
3 Maybe she was hungry : I knew how she felt .
4 I knew how she dreaded a recurrence of loneliness when the four of us eventually left The Milebrook and went our various ways .
5 I wish I knew how she managed it .
6 I knew how she envisaged it — all sparkle : the glass , the cutlery , the champagne , the eyes of the bride ; gleaming white napery , carnations and maidenhair fern swaddled at the stem in silver paper ; fallen flakes of expensive pastry , and the smart aroma of smoked salmon and asparagus blending subtly with the scent of flowers and wine ; loud voices and muted laughter ; sometimes a discreet tinkle of broken glass , because at a good wedding some breakage was unavoidable , indeed desirable , and evidence of an expansive generosity .
7 When he was forced to leave Arabia his sense of loss was enormous : ‘ As the plane … swung out to sea , I knew how it felt to go into exile . ’
8 I knew how it felt , and it must be worse for a man .
9 I knew how it worked .
10 ‘ If I knew how I meant I should n't be asking you to design it , because that 's what design is , knowing how you mean .
11 CATHERINE I 'd be more pleased if I knew how you got in the door .
12 Clearly those calves had drained him and I knew how he felt .
13 I knew how he felt .
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