Example sentences of "famous for [v-ing] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were famous for bombarding teams for the first 20 mins of games … beating them into submission … p[laying at a pace . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He kept tiger and cheetah cubs as house pets and was famous for slaughtering ducks . |
| 4 | Oyama is famous for fighting bulls with his bare hands . |
| 5 | This time it was Harry Fowler , born in Lambeth but famous for playing cockneys . |