Example sentences of "knew he could not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You knew he could not pay and that we would have to . ’ |
| 2 | Everyday matters seemed too much for him since the murder , they knew he could not cope with the bigger issues . |
| 3 | If it meant interrogating Wheeler , he knew he could not do it . |
| 4 | However , he knew he could not leave her now . |
| 5 | He wanted to tell her so , but he knew he could not express himself well , so he stayed silent . |
| 6 | I knew he could not stay at my hotel . |
| 7 | He knew he could not hope to dwell |
| 8 | He knew he could not hope to dwell , |
| 9 | He knew he could not plead . |
| 10 | That report had a special importance this day for , if any trouble threatened , the Prince knew he could not afford to go dancing in Brussels . |
| 11 | He knew he could not dare go out of the main door . |
| 12 | David found Linda was caring and understanding ; soon he began to feel uneasy because he knew he could not have heterosexual Linda as a partner if he were to undergo his sexual transformation . |
| 13 | For example , a social worker felt that clients could speak more openly to him because they knew he could not recognise them in other contexts , and a counsellor reported that her clients would sometimes say that they could speak more openly knowing that she could not see them . |
| 14 | For the most fleeting of moments , she knew humiliation , but then anger surged , and an aching triumph with it because she knew he could not deny her . |