Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] know for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Dr Lambert is perhaps best known for his initiative in the First World War towards the production of respirators . |
| 3 | Perhaps best known for his feud with the Al-Fayed brothers over Harrods and the House of Fraser , Tiny Rowland built up his mining and trading company , Lonrho , in the '50s and '60s . |
| 4 | He 's perhaps best known for his love of livebearers — but the fishhouse holds a great many other species — some breeding projects , some pets , including a superb ‘ pair ’ of snakeheads , Derek 's new pride and joy . |
| 5 | Playwright John McKay , perhaps best known for his Channel 4 sitcom My Dead Dad , has written a neat , pacy story that combines humour and suspense with concise and colourful dialogue . |
| 6 | John Voight , the American film star , perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in Midnight Cowboy , is in Oxford for a couple of days . |
| 7 | And finally — Editor Steve Windsor is not widely known for his psychic powers , but it does seem some of his predictions come true . |
| 8 | In 1963 , Lord Hodson , already well known for his judicial views on matrimonial matters , strongly opposed provisions in Mr Leo Abse 's Matrimonial Causes and Reconciliation Bill . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Probably best known for his classic suits , his entire collection exudes a cool elegance . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Professor Laurence Learner is an English scholar at the university , but he 's also well known for his verse , and it 's about his verse I want to talk to him today . |
| 14 | Andre Agassi ( above ) , equally well known for his sense of decorum , said : ‘ To be honest , it kind of irritated me a little bit . |
| 15 | He became quite well known for his extreme left-wing views and often aired them on rare visits home . |
| 16 | Bentham , who is now most commonly known for his work as a Utilitarian social reformer , first set out his design solution for relating a social organisation to its physical setting in 1791 . |
| 17 | Julian Schnabel , never exactly known for his sense of humour ( at least in his work ) , shows drawings this month at Matthew Marks ( 4 February to 6 March ) and ‘ The Seven Deadly Sins ’ — a series of paintings on paper by William Burroughs ( yes , the author ) — are at Gagosian uptown until 11 February . |