Example sentences of "[modal v] to be known " in BNC.
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| 1 | Appropriate too , because the sudden greening of British politics , the rediscovery of the quality of life ( QOL , as it used to be known among Labour ministers on a previous incarnation ) introduces a catalytic ingredient into the brew known as Thatcherism . |
| 2 | Jack Dromey of Brent Trades Council told me : Willesden and Stonebridge ( in NW London ) used to be known in the 30s as Red Willesden and Red Stonebridge . |
| 3 | For those who like variegated-leafed plants , another shade-loving perennial with good foliage and flowers is Brunnera macrophylla Dawson 's White ( which used to be known as Variegata ) . |
| 4 | In his pre-sponsorship days he used to be known as ‘ the surfer who lived in a car ’ ; in France he had a tent on the beach . |
| 5 | Traditionally Dexters were bred by mating Kerry cows to Dexter bulls , and it used to be known as the Dexter-Kerry . |
| 6 | It originated from the crossing of Shorthorns with the local Mancelle from 1830 and it used to be known as the Durham-Mancelle . |
| 7 | It is the self-designation preferred by those who used to be known as queers , poofs , homos , by those who like to call a spade a bloody shovel . |
| 8 | Unsurprisingly , none of them had heard of Giles Williams , which was clearly a false name , and Kelly 's description of his telephone manner — a slurred , gin-sodden voice with a wheedling insincere tone to it — covered half of what used to be known as Fleet Street . |
| 9 | Michael is what used to be known as a righteous dope fiend . |
| 10 | Consider for example the distinctive variety that used to be known as ‘ motherese ’ ( now usually called ‘ caretaker register ’ or ‘ child-directed speech ‘ ) . |
| 11 | Easily Accessible : Bridport is an interesting Saxon town , historically famous for its rope-making — a hangman 's noose used to be known as a Bridport dagger . |
| 12 | This has replaced what used to be known as the Widow 's Allowance . |
| 13 | Inside the Dracon think-tank building near Boston off what used to be known as Space Highway , the Division was known to the favoured elite who worked there — academics and strategic researchers — as Information and Action . |
| 14 | The weight of development money from such a vast army of different interests behind it mean that it will dominate what used to be known as the data processing department however much the purists suck their teeth in fastidious disdain . |
| 15 | Of the stars in the Square , the brightest is Alpheratz ( 2.1 ) , which used to be known as Delta Pegasi , but has now been transferred to Andromeda as Alpha Andromedæ . |
| 16 | Cheeses of this kind used to be known in country-house and home-farm dairy cookery as napkin cheeses . |
| 17 | This is in fact a correct use of the subjunctive mood , which used to be known to writers and sub-editors , and even to publishers and booksellers . |
| 18 | Day care facilities for the mentally handicapped include what used to be known as adult training centres . |
| 19 | Cynthia was given to what used to be known as the ‘ vapours ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ This house used to be known as the Seven-Mile House a long time ago before our family come to live here . |
| 21 | Native birds of region , from Caucasus and SW Asia , all belong to black-necked colchicus type , with rather dark and purplish plumage , lower back and rump mainly rufous , and no neck ring ; these were first introduced in W Europe and in Britain , where they have been present for at least 900 years , used to be known as the ‘ Old English ’ type . |
| 22 | The Group 's largest and longest established operation is in oil-rich Kuwait , a small but strategically placed country at the top of what used to be known as the Persian gulf — now politically just referred to as the gulf . |
| 23 | He is well known for his interest in teaching and learning in higher education , especially through the possibilities offered by what used to be known as ‘ new ’ technologies . |
| 24 | I know that he has first-hand experience of the benefits of GM schools , as the school that used to be known as Wold Newton transferred to grant-maintained status a few months ago and is showing the way and what can be achieved as a result of a move to grant-maintained status . |
| 25 | In the course of examining how film-makers portrayed Northern Ireland , Spotlight treated four local politicians to bushels of popcorn in what used to be known as the one-and-nines , as they witnessed a screening of The Crying Game . |
| 26 | always used to be known as Dolly . |
| 27 | This quantity 6.022 x 1023 is known as Avogadro 's constant , L. It used to be known ( and still is in some quarters ) as Avogadro 's number . |
| 28 | Oh yes , I used to be known in , in , in , in my area as the kitchen man , you know , and sort of , people used to talk in the pubs and they 'd say , oh well you know , my missus wants a new kitchen . |
| 29 | During the weekend , Westons Cider will be open for tasting what used to be known as the wine of the West . |
| 30 | Afterwards in the Shoulder of Mutton ( Kneeton Park 1 Knayton 1 ) it transpired that he 's in what used to be known as Tin Pan Alley probably the only manager in the Hambleton Combination ( third division ) who 's also been a manager of the Bay City Rollers . |