Example sentences of "[adv] know by his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company 's 74-year-old founder , Mr Soedono Salim ( better known by his Chinese name of Liem Sioe Liong ) has turned presidential favours into a personal fortune worth at least $2 billion . |
| 2 | MERE mention of the name Zeljko Raznjatovic , better known by his sobriquet , Arkan , is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most battle-hardened Croatian fighter , writes Michael Montgomery in Belgrade . |
| 3 | , Edward Alexander ( ‘ Aleister ’ ) ( 1875–1947 ) , writer , better known by his chosen name of Aleister Crowley ( 1898 ) , was born 12 October 1875 in Leamington Spa , the only son and elder child ( the daughter died in infancy ) of Edward Crowley , evangelist and wealthy retired brewer of Crowley 's Ales , and his wife Emily Bertha Bishop , who came from a Devonshire and Somerset family . |
| 4 | ALWAYS known by his initials , J.P.M.Millar for more than 40 years ran the National Council of Labour Colleges ; an organisation which through classes , lectures , weekend and summer schools , and the massive number of correspondent courses organised by his wife Christine , provided shots and shell for the emerging Labour movement . |
| 5 | ALWAYS known by his initials , JPM Millar ran the National Council of Labour Colleges for over 40 years ; an organisation which through classes , lectures , weekend and summer schools , and the massive number of correspondent courses organised by his wife Christine , provided shots and shell for the emerging Labour Movement . |
| 6 | ( he is always known by his initials ) ‘ without the same hastle . ’ |
| 7 | Each regiment still tended to be regarded as almost the private property of its colonel and until 1753 was usually known by his name . |
| 8 | The house belonged to a hustler called Michael de Freitas , latterly known by his Black Muslim names , Michael X and Michael Abdul Malik . |
| 9 | Mr. Miller of the Physic Garden , Chelsea , has made his great abilities well known by his works , as well as his skill in every part of gardening and his success in raising seeds procured by a large correspondence . |
| 10 | Janequin is popularly known by his imitative , or rather onomatopoeic , chansons — four of which , ‘ Le chant des oyseaux ’ , ‘ La guerre ’ ( celebrating Francis I 's victory at Marignano in 1515 ) , ‘ La chasse ’ , and ‘ L'alouette ’ , appeared in Attaingnant 's Chansons de maistre C. Janequin of 1528 . |
| 11 | The heavily-built millionaire businessman , commonly known by his childhood nickname ‘ Maquio ’ , helped put conservative thought back into Mexican politics after he entered the fray outraged at the nationalisation of the banks in 1982 . |