Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [been] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ambonnay has long been famous for its production of still red wines . |
| 2 | I understand names like Paraguay 's Juan Carlos Giminez , who had to pull out of a previous challenge with a damaged hand , Americans Darrin Van Horn and Lindell Holmes plus Italian Vicenzo Nardiello have already been short-listed for November . |
| 3 | The coastal resort of Skegness and Mablethorpe have long been famous for the seaside delights they offer and for many , who do not know East Lindsey well , these may be the only places here that they have heard of . |
| 4 | Florence Ames opened new doors upon life , it was a quality Dorothea had always been grateful for . |
| 5 | Cyril Hollinshead has never been renowned for his batting — but he has taken almost 700 wickets for Gloucestershire Gipsies , the club he 's played for since 1938 . |
| 6 | But Great-Aunt Alicia had always been famous for her absurdities . |
| 7 | The Consorzio Venezia Nuova has already been active for some time in redesigning the network of channels in the lagoon , consolidating the barene ( patches of mud flat just above the surface of the water ) and other similar measures . |
| 8 | Karajan has always been famous for his willingness to breathe with players — wind players in particular — something that many conductors neglect to do . |