Example sentences of "[pron] [be] know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are going to have to choose our bird from a very short list of names , none of whom are known to us , or have any political or ideological weaknesses to play upon . ’ |
| 2 | Because there are no constraints placed upon the timing of the volunteer 's activities in such a time-free environment , these are called free-running experiments and the rhythms measured during them are known as free-running rhythms . |
| 3 | Well dey are known by dere fruits |
| 4 | Surely I am to know of what I am accused , besides wrenching your brother-in-law from his wife ? ’ |
| 5 | I am known as Sideways Reynolds and I might have to cut back on the speed on the corners . |
| 6 | I 'm known as a bit of a bastard , ’ he said proudly , heaving the pile of newspapers onto the floor and in the process dropping his wallet out of his jacket pocket . |
| 7 | I honestly do n't care if I 'm known as The She-Devil until my dying day . ’ |
| 8 | Big role : ‘ I do n't care if I 'm known as The She-Devil until my dying day ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm known as The Great Escaper . |
| 10 | I 'm known as Ricky . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm known as the Midnight Raider . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm known as a raider , not a pirate , ’ he reminded her calmly , though she could see a faint trace of anger in the barely perceptible tightening of his features . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm known as a bit of a rebel and someone who does not always follow the party line , ’ he adds . |
| 14 | I 'm known for a particular dish : snails with nettle sauce . |
| 15 | The thing is right now I 'm known for this hard , aggressive political coverage and they just keep sending me ; it 's become almost non-stop . |
| 16 | ‘ Back in Holland , I 'm known for making movies which very broad sexual and political statements , and they are my statements , ’ he adds . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm known for my feeble sense of humour , ’ he laughed . |
| 18 | Now I 'm known to the police as a ‘ common prostitute ’ — why ‘ common ’ I do n't know . |
| 19 | I 'm known to be keen to earn extra money on overtime , so I volunteer for everything and I get most of it because wait for it — I am prized ! |
| 20 | Just as Sgt Wilson 's thesis was channelled to me because I was known to be interested in research , so many police research departments now get allocated the task of reading the essays submitted by sergeants and inspectors for NEBS or DMS qualifications . |
| 21 | Nicknames are a favourite pastime with small boys and so during the next four years and one term I was known to my school mates as ‘ Pavement ’ . |
| 22 | ( I had taken to climbing over the railings of the barracks each night , as the watchmen on the gate had been forbidden to let me in as I was known to be sleeping there . |
| 23 | ‘ I was sacked because I was known to the local RUC as an ex-republican prisoner , ’ he said from Portlaoise Prison . |
| 24 | I suppose he thought I was not giving of my best , and as I was known as a rather shy , reserved sort , he had decided that a quiet word at an informal moment would be the best approach . |
| 25 | In those days I was known as ‘ Horse ’ because it was said that I galloped , so the cries from team-mates Mike Powell and Ossie Cham were ‘ Come on , Horse ! ’ |
| 26 | I was known as Billy , and was three when he wrote to his mother : |
| 27 | One agent I met with admitted that I was known in the business as a ‘ bit of a cheap turn ’ . |
| 28 | It is the ‘ underground spring , so to speak ’ of the properties of a thing which are known to us by our senses . |
| 29 | They may be at risk because of identifiable genetic disorders which are known to be present , or because of the age of the mother . |
| 30 | These are the cases which are known to everyone . |