Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] known [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
| 2 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 3 | It became widely known through the book written against the Jews by Apollonius Molon , one of Cicero 's teachers . |
| 4 | One forgotten hero of the Victorian era was Capt. Hedley Vicars of the 97th Regiment , a gallant and devout officer , whose tireless work for the welfare , both spiritual and physical , of the men under his command became widely known after the publication in 1856 of Catharine Marsh 's biography of him . |
| 5 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 6 | Thereafter he became better known as a forensic scientist achieving such professional distinctions as presidency of the Medico-Legal Society and of the Forensic Science Society ( of which Grant was a founder member and secretary ) . |
| 7 | She later became better known as Lord Nelson 's mistress , Lady Hamilton . |
| 8 | His name and achievements became better known to the general public , however , in the sphere of lighter music : in operetta rather than in opera , and above all in the stage works of Franz Lehár , in which he charmed thousands by his sympathetic tenor quality and by the grace and variety of his vocal inflections . |
| 9 | Unfortunately there have been presenters who became better known for hitting the headlines than their ability to turn washing up bottles into handy household objects . |
| 10 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 11 | In setting a precedent , the BWG created the opportunity for others to make their demands and needs widely known from an organized base . |
| 12 | But , like the others , she 's been corralled here by one slightly harassed-looking comedienne rapidly becoming better known for her serious stance on food safety . |
| 13 | For two days , Ollokot , Five Wounds and Rainbow led frequent attacks against the soldiers ' position , which became aptly known as Misery Hill , and forty-eight horses stolen by Whipple from Looking Glass 's village were re-captured . |
| 14 | The framework agreement was to be made widely known among the population , and other topics under negotiation were to be handled within the context of the framework agreement . |
| 15 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 16 | And it was n't happening the way she 'd imagined … abruptly , she realised that being kissed by Guy Sterne was nothing remotely like being kissed by any other man she 'd ever known in her life . |
| 17 | I shall suggest that our concern should be made immediately known to the White House , Air Force Intelligence , the CIA and the FBI . |
| 18 | His previous incarnations seemed well known to Primaflora who had last seen him , presumably , crossing from the service of the Grand Commander Louis de Magnac to that of Nicholas with total aplomb . |
| 19 | The oil mixed with the glutinous juices which oozed from her agitated vagina to create a mess such as she 'd never known between her legs . |
| 20 | But he 'd never known for certain and still did n't know now . |
| 21 | They became collectively known as the Brat Pack because , like the original Rat Pack , these young actors tended to work together as an ensemble . |
| 22 | Although it achieved classic status , it did not become generally known until the late Victorian period , when Frances Hodgson Burnett [ q.v. ] , who had read the book as a child , retold part of it from memory in St Nicholas in 1887 , and the proper text was ‘ rediscovered ’ . |
| 23 | In 1958 Thomas was promoted group captain and two years later was posted to the Royal Australian Air Force , where he commanded the Tottenham station at Melbourne and became affectionately known as ‘ Father ’ . |
| 24 | Blazer offered his workforce a piece of waste ground behind the mattress shed for a pitch and it soon became affectionately known as the ‘ Football Ground ’ . |
| 25 | But they soon became affectionately known as the lumberjills , an army of 3,000 women making sure the war effort was never hampered by a lack of timber . |
| 26 | Henry at once launched destructive raids into Scotland in what became wryly known as the ‘ Rough Wooing ’ . |
| 27 | What had previously been gossip only within a small circle had become widely known throughout the world , excepting however that substantial part of the British public which did not have international Contacts . |
| 28 | In recent years , Hunt had become better known for his highly successful double-act with commentator Murray Walker for the BBC coverage of Grand Prix . |
| 29 | He 's become better known as a zoologist , but has n't forgotten it was Swindon that offered him his first exhibition . |
| 30 | More recently , artists such as Boldini , De Nittis , Segantini , Zandomeneghi and the Macchiaioli have become better known in the States , but Palagi , Favretto , Hayez and Toma are virtually unrecognised , as are many others . |