Example sentences of "he was know " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1970s , when he was known as ‘ Jacky des Halles ’ , he was prominent in the world of organised crime . |
| 2 | He was known in Italy as the ‘ King of the Joke ’ and had his greatest critical success in Ettore Scola 's film La Famiglia . |
| 3 | The search for soccer stories occupied a new breed of journalist — men like Alan Hoby , the self-styled ‘ Man Who Knows ’ , or the ‘ Man Who Knows F — All ’ as he was known to some of his readers . |
| 4 | Keegan duly appeared at the press conference to extol his new club and his sponsors , despite the fact he was known not to drink the product himself . |
| 5 | Uncle Dickie , as he was known to the whole family , was a dynamic , tyrannical figure , full of energy , drive and ambition , who aroused strong passions in everyone who came into contact with him . |
| 6 | So there was always a bottle of Reisling and a guitar , his Japanese kimono and him staying in bed , looking out of the window at the wolves chasing the train as we went through Siberia in the snow , whereas Geoffrey McCormack ( or Warren Peace as he was known professionally ) and I would get off at nearly every stop if we were awake , and run around on the platform . |
| 7 | In 1981 , when he was known to be seriously ill , Henry Fonda was voted Best Actor for On Golden Pond : his daughter and ( co-star ) Jane picked up the Oscar for him , and he died just five months later . |
| 8 | He was known for his brilliance , for his razor-sharp mind and for being a wonderful preacher . |
| 9 | He had perfected the knack of making one really last , for which he was known and hated by several West-End barmen . |
| 10 | There , he was known , there friends would be , and there were , after all , other people besides George Aspinall . |
| 11 | The obituary in The Times said that while he was known as the ‘ chief engineer of a great ecclesiastical machine ’ , to his friends he was a ‘ most kindly man ’ . |
| 12 | Mikki Mian ( ’ Brother Mikki ’ as he was known ) was not formally conferred with the title of Nawab in 1982 , after the death of his brother — who also , like their father , died aged 59 . |
| 13 | Clean-shaven and with a full head of greying hair , he was known as a gentle man , but nobody crossed him . |
| 14 | Tracing a line in a north-easterly direction , that followed the path that James had already taken towards the Chilterns where he was known to have relatives , the police were able to predict that James would surface in either Ipsden or Stoke Row , two tiny neighbouring hamlets . |
| 15 | Jack reckoned he was known amongst his male friends of that era as the Great Seducer — his own words — but friend-for-life Robert Towne did not quite remember it that way . |
| 16 | At local parties he was known not so much for his acting ability but for his great talent as a jazz pianist especially his impression of George Shearing . |
| 17 | Occasionally , there might be a glimmer of recognition by a student or a horror-film fanatic and in Hollywood itself he was known — according to his friend , the Polish director Roman Polanski — to about fifty people . |
| 18 | He was known to be ‘ worried about Marcus ’ , but Franca had not asked him exactly what the worry was . |
| 19 | When he first appeared he was known briefly as The Broken , referring to his christian name , and to the way he looked so grave , even grief-stricken sometimes in an odd way . |
| 20 | He was known as the ‘ Columbus of Pipeline ’ . |
| 21 | He was known to be linked with a Serbian secret society known as the Black Hand . |
| 22 | While at Trelawne he was known as a jovial fellow who drank more wine than was customary among the clergy , but was not without a vicious temper and a rough tongue . |
| 23 | He won his first Scottish cap in 1965 against Spain by which time he was known as ‘ the prince of nigglers ’ , and one of the most unruly players in the professional game . |
| 24 | We lined up behind old ‘ Beachie ’ as he was known and off we went around the City streets . |
| 25 | These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record . |
| 26 | Ayers cites one such constable : ‘ He was known as Hitler because of his moustache and being very cruel to kids playing football in the street . |
| 27 | ‘ Mac , ’ as of course he was known , would promise to bring down the wrath of almighty God on them if he found them in the Trocadero , Elephant and Castle , when they should be ‘ capable of , and available for work , ’ as one had to be in those days . |
| 28 | ‘ Hart ’ , as he was known to his friends , became severely deaf in early childhood , which caused him to become reserved and studious . |
| 29 | Completely out of character at times , he was known to throw a verbal dart , in the shape of a pungent remark , and shatter one 's ego . |
| 30 | He was known to most of the crowd , having appeared at the famous Appleby Horse Fair as well as Lee Fair for many years . |