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She knew what would win because she *knew* they would assume it was *true*.

We never dreamed that a little girl might lie to get something she wanted. Ann Althouse 2007

Of course his reconstructions might be merely a projection of Propp's thesis onto the material, in which case he was proving nothing; but he knew -- he _knew_ -- that his reconstructions were not nonsensical, and they did tend to coalesce toward the pure structure Propp had devised.

Enchantment Card, Orson Scott 1999

No one who knew Sara could have looked into her eyes at that moment and doubted that she was speaking not only what she believed to be, but what she _knew_ to be, the ugly truth.

The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler

We knew our parents would not have us read her, _if they knew_.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 Various

Guthlac knew it was true, and _knew that he had made a great promise_.

Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light

Joe, I never knew I _knew_ all the words for the cussings I gave those heathen before our fellas found me!

Space Tug Murray Leinster 1935

"I knew it," mumbled the visitor despairingly into his beard, "I _knew_ this would happen."

A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926

Once seated in the “cotton-tail, ” he began going down into his own country, where he knew every farm he passed, —knew the land even when he did not know the owner, what sort of crops it yielded, and about how much it was worth.

X. Book Three: Sunrise on the Prairie 1922

"If I knew -- if I _knew_ --" he said, and his burning eyes searched the bloodless face beneath him.

Ailsa Paige 1899

"Have you once since you knew -- _knew_ -- felt that you must turn to me for comfort and help in one of your dire hours?"

The Heart's Kingdom Maria Thompson Daviess 1898