Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two partners , so different in character that they were respectively known by their employees as ‘ Oil ’ ( Bridge ) and ‘ Vinegar ’ , worked tirelessly to place the business at the forefront of their trade . |
| 2 | She told Vanity Fair that it was well known in Washington that President Bush had had an extra-marital affair . |
| 3 | Following the charity event of last year The Rainforest Ball ( which was attended by so many of the titled upper classes that it was unofficially known as Toff Aid ) , attention is now focused on the Altamura Forest , Italy , the proposed site of a hydroelectric dam . |
| 4 | He features in Kirby 's Wonderful Museum ( p. 34 , vol. 4 , 1820 edition ) where he is described as having been ‘ tall and very slender ’ and ‘ as he was never seen in company , or speaking with any person , his real name and character remained enveloped in profound mystery , so that he was generally known by no other appellation than the ‘ Walking Rushlight ' ’ ' . |
| 5 | Cabezon was certainly in England with his master , Philip of Spain , for more than a year during 1554–5 when it is improbable that he was not known to Blitheman who was in the service of Mary I. Perhaps also a copy of his belatedly published Obras de musica ( 1578 ) found its way to England , offering models of song variation . |