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1.
... knew.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
He
humbly offered himself
to his
Maker -- then he
knew.
2.
... knew about
alcoholism.
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
We told him what we
knew about
alcoholism.
3.
... knew, and
almost welcomed the idea.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
I
knew, and almost
welcomed the
idea.
4.
... knew different;
and so we were sold ...
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
5.
... knew from
that moment that I had ...
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
I
knew from that
moment that
I had an
alcoholic mind.
6.
... knew he
faced another trip to the ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
He
knew he
faced another
trip to the
asylum if he
kept on.
7.
... knew he
had them cold.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
Dismayed, the
elders looked at one another, for they
knew he had them
cold.
8.
... knew her
problem, to hear from the ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
9.
... knew how
much alcoholism is costing his ...
BB p.149,
To Employers
He might be
shocked if he
knew how much
alcoholism is
costing his
organization a
year.
10.
... knew how
much there was we hadn't ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Heaven only
knew how much
there was we hadn't
heard about.
11.
... knew my
partners would be too.
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
My
business came off well,
I was
pleased and
knew my
partners would be too.
12.
... knew neither
time nor limitation.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
I
simply had to
believe
in a
Spirit of the
Universe, who
knew neither
time nor
limitation.
13.
... knew no
bounds.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
14.
... knew of
a total of half a ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
They
pointed out that the
Foundation board already
knew of a
total of
half a
million dollars set aside for
A.A. in the
wills of people still
alive.
15.
... knew of
alcoholism and the answer we ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
We told him what we
knew of
alcoholism and the
answer
we had
found.
16.
... knew of
his drinking.
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
He had, of
course, the
familiar alcoholic obsession that few
knew of
his
drinking.
17.
... knew of
his drinking.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
He
found himself
surprisingly well
received, and
learned that
many
knew of his
drinking.
18.
... knew of
it at first but, within ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
19.
... knew of
our drinking.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
Our
reputations hadn't
suffered, because we were
certain few
knew of our
drinking.
20.
... knew or
cared about human beings.
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
But
certainly there wasn't any
evidence of a
God who
knew or
cared about
human beings.
21.
... knew the
A.A. pitch.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
At the
Foundation(*) and
intergroup offices, we
couldn't
employ nonalcoholics as
secretaries; we had to have people who
knew the
A.A. pitch.
22.
... knew the
law was not for me.
BB p.2,
Bill's Story
By the
time I had
completed the
course, I
knew the
law was not for me.
23.
... knew the
man by name, and partly ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
24.
... knew then.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
I knew then.
25.
... knew they
had a host of new ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
They
knew they had a
host of
new
friends; it
seemed
they had
known these
strangers always.
26.
... knew they
must find their real strength.
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
Each
needed to
consider
the others, and in
abiding faith they
knew they
must find their
real strength.
27.
... knew they
must help other alcoholics if ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
Though they
knew they
must help other
alcoholics if
they would
remain sober,
that
motive became secondary.
28.
... knew we
had.
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
Possibly, too, we were still
handicapped by many
liabilities,
great and
small, we
never knew we had.
29.
... knew we
had to exercise self-restraint.
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
30.
... knew we
had to make a settlement ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
Yet we
knew we had to make a
settlement with the
fundamental principle
of
Step Six.
31.
... knew we
would have to quit the ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
We
knew we would have to
quit
the
deadly business of
living alone with our
conflicts, and in
honesty
confide these to
God and
another
human being.
32.
... knew we'd
be able to receive forgiveness ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
Our
moral inventory had
persuaded us that all-
round forgiveness was
desirable, but it was only when we
resolutely tackled Step Five that we
inwardly knew we'd be able to
receive forgiveness
and
give it, too.
33.
... knew what
he was talking about once ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
Someone who
knew what he was
talking about once
remarked that
pain was the
touchstone of all
spiritual progress.
34.
... knew what
that meant!
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
He'd
sent a
telegram for
money, and
everybody
knew what that
meant!
35.
... knew what
was coming.
12&12 p.143,
Tradition Three
We
shivered, for we
knew
what was
coming.
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