Example sentences of "[adv] know for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 2 | THE TITLE of America 's wealthiest person bestowed each year by Forbes magazine has passed to John Kluge , a media baron from Virginia less known for his billions than his wife 's passion for the British royal family . |
| 3 | Designer John Byrne is probably better known for his stage plays and quirky graphics than for his stage sets , and his work generally has a sardonic and ironic quality eminently suited to Figaro . |
| 4 | Better known for his inflatable Dragon kites , Roger Pike , and his clubmate Peter Charlton , show how to make a very simple paradropper , or a twirling hemispherical drogue . |
| 5 | PAUL Newman is getting better known for his recipes than his acting . |
| 6 | Dean , better known for his own brushes with the law in the Channel 4 show , chased the thugs and made a citizen 's arrest when they smashed the picture 's glass frame at a private viewing . |
| 7 | The Duchamp exhibition curated by Pontus Hulten opens at the Palazzo Grassi ( 21 March-4 July ) and coincides intentionally with a show of drawings by Victor Hugo , better known for his novels such as Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame , at the Ca Pesaro ( 15 March-13 May ) . |
| 8 | You will note that Mr. A. N. Other is a material holder in the company ; he is perhaps better known for his holding in Major Plc . |
| 9 | Far from being dead , Detroit is getting a bit too much for flamboyant city police chief Gil Hill , who 's better known for his movie-acting skills — he played the dour Detroit police chief in Beverly Hills Cop I and Il . |
| 10 | In recent years , Hunt had become better known for his highly successful double-act with commentator Murray Walker for the BBC coverage of Grand Prix . |
| 11 | Among the Peers was the Marquess of Zetland , aged 54 and better known for his love of horse racing . |
| 12 | Chillida , from San Sebastian , Spain , is best know for his monumental works in natural materials , such as wood , iron and marble , but he also produces collages and engravings . |
| 13 | Best known for his portrayal of Major Upshot-Bagley in the television series The Army Game . |
| 14 | Next week sees the release of Melancholia , a directorial debut by Andi Engel , who has until now been best known for his work as a film distributor . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 16 | The latest of SAVE 's publications is Bright Future : The Re-Use of Industrial Buildings , written with the architect Francis Machin , who is best known for his futuristic conservatories , but whose conversions include the transformation of my own barn into a library and office . |
| 17 | Probably best known for his classic suits , his entire collection exudes a cool elegance . |
| 18 | Mr Chandler is best known for his book ‘ The Visible Hand ’ , published in 1977 , which chronicled the rise of managerial capitalism in America and won him a Pulitzer prize . |
| 19 | To most people , Turing is best known for his work on the theory of computing machines , but in time his work on the theory of morphogenesis may be seen as equally important . |
| 20 | Best known for his column , in which he was an early champion of green politics . |
| 21 | ISAAC ASIMOV , who has died in New York aged 72 , was best known for his works of science fiction , a genre in which he reigned supreme , but he could also claim to have written more books about more subjects than any other author . |
| 22 | RONALD EYRE , who has died aged 62 , was an accomplished stage , television and opera director , though he was probably best known for his investigation of religious themes . |
| 23 | Although his contribution to photography is grounded in his 60 years of documentary work , Doisneau is still best known for his shot of two young lovers kissing in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris . |
| 24 | Kramolín was a pupil of Andrea del Pozzo , best known for his work in Il Gesù in Rome and his speciality of sotto in sù painting . |
| 25 | ‘ Dr Lambert is perhaps best known for his initiative in the First World War towards the production of respirators . |
| 26 | Dutch painter , best known for his genre scenes ; his early paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns and barns . |
| 27 | MR CHRISTIAN SLATER is a 22-year old Hollywood thespian best known for his performances in Heathers , Young Guns II and Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves . |
| 28 | The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration . |
| 29 | Among fellow Americans , Joel Scholz is another outstanding artist/designer best known for his long train of delicately coloured birds , and his flying ‘ Geisha Girl ’ . |
| 30 | The former Maesteg coach is best known for his work at what was once known as Cardiff College of Education whose former student include Lyn ‘ the Leap ’ Davies , Gareth Edwards and John Bevan and more recently , John Devereux and Tony Copsey . |