Example sentences of "be famous for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was that Henry Smith , who during his lifetime had been famous for avoiding any kind of malicious gossip and for his ability to reconcile opposing factions , was , after his death , at the centre of an international controversy . |
| 2 | Car plants , such as Fiat in Turin , Italy , are famous for replacing male muscle with robots . |
| 3 | Bluetits may be famous for having figured out how to remove the silver foil caps from our early morning milk bottles , to find a creamy delight beneath , but I remember watching with amusement as one of our local bluetits swooped down upon a friend 's Mercedes sports car parked in our driveway and perseveringly attempted to remove the central silver disc from the Mercedes logo on the front bonnet . |
| 4 | And it makes you realise that , though he may be famous for having an eye for the ladies , he also has an ear for a good song . |
| 5 | We were famous for bombarding teams for the first 20 mins of games … beating them into submission … p[laying at a pace . |
| 6 | Nautor is famous for producing some of the highest quality fibreglass yachts in the world . |
| 7 | It also reflected philosophical scruples since it was n't obvious how a mechanical device could be conscious and , as Descartes is famous for pointing out , the only thing of which we can be certain is that we are conscious . |
| 8 | Ethernet networking comes from Xerox , a company which is famous for developing significant advances in personal computing , but then failing to take commercial advantage of them . |
| 9 | Like the Yorkshire resort he represents , Sir Michael is famous for blustering high winds . |
| 10 | His view became almost a national orthodoxy and Ludwig August Rochau , who is famous for having invented the word ‘ Realpolitik ’ , once declared that German unity was purely a matter of commerce ( ‘ eine reine Geschaftssache ’ ) . |
| 11 | It is true that Spinoza is famous for having denied the existence of final causes in nature in the sense in which Aristotle believed in them , that is purposes for which each thing existed . |
| 12 | She is famous for berating and lecturing people , ministers , civil servants , TUC delegations , and the House of Commons ; ‘ rubbish ’ or ‘ what mean ? ’ and other rude comments are annotated to civil servants ' papers . |
| 13 | Emily , 21 , is famous for playing the spoilt brat in films like Wish You Were Here and Scorchers . |
| 14 | Which of the following is famous for playing the flute ? |
| 15 | Rod Hull is famous for appearing with which feathered creature from Australia ? |
| 16 | Oyama is famous for fighting bulls with his bare hands . |
| 17 | Don King was famous for swimming one-armed into the most critical positions , taking his shots , then melting away into another dimension until the danger had passed . |
| 18 | She has boldly paraded her stocky figure at charity fashion shows and at one time was famous for wielding equally chunky Havana cigars . |
| 19 | He was famous for picking sportsmen young and preparing them for success ; but in this case he had picked an apparent no-hoper like Harley , who immediately confirmed his judgement by notching up three tournament victories . |
| 20 | He kept tiger and cheetah cubs as house pets and was famous for slaughtering ducks . |