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Example sentences for "knew they"

  • I was worried about this because I knew they'd do for him in a minute, if they'd catch him where they could hide all traces.

  • I knew they turned me: turn me not from her!

  • And we knew they must be our Roman remains; but the Antiquities did not seem to care for them much, though we heard sounds of pleased laughter.

  • They do keep three gardeners--I knew they did.

  • Denny had seen anglers before and he knew they liked to be talked to, but though he spoke to them quite like to equals he did not ask the things we wanted to know.

  • And we knew they must be our Roman remains: but the Antiquities did not seem to care for them much, though we heard sounds of pleased laughter.

  • Both drawing-rooms were full before we knew they were in the house at all.

  • Aw knew they wor in a land flowing wi broth an breead, but ther wor noa fear on me forgettin' 'em, for that cock crowed wol he wor hooarse.

  • I knew they'd follow her and could Babbitts go along?

  • Some reporters called me up but when they found how little I knew they left me alone.

  • I knew they wanted to hear Ford's own account of what he did the evening of January fifteenth, but that they couldn't get it.

  • We knew they'd turn up some time next day.

  • But we knew they'd tackle it by themselves if we backed out.

  • The Honourable and he jumps up at once and shook hands in such a hurry so as we knew they'd met before.

  • We knew they'd soon grow up, and nobody could tell that it hadn't always been covered up the same as the rest of the old garden.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knew they" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    came towards; could form; experimental psychology; fair ladies; good company; knew every; knew himself; knew how; knew just; knew more; knew must; knew not; knew that; knew the; knew thee; knew their; knew then; knew they; knew where; made with; natural agents; rifle shot; room after; said quite; she turned; wooden roof