Example sentences of "[adv] know for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Faulds is better known for the way he says things ( ie very loudly indeed ) than for what he says . |
| 2 | Epic have been fabulous ; they 're much better known for the Michael Jacksons and George Michaels of this world , but they 've been really helpful to me … ’ |
| 3 | Left staring at him while waiting for her full wits to return , Leith did not know for the moment what on earth was going on . |
| 4 | Mlle Adjani , who made her first film , Faustine , at the age of 16 and is best known for The Story of Adele H , is now working on new film projects and promoting Christian Dior . |
| 5 | This the best known for the crack lines on its east face . |
| 6 | TVS , best known for the Ruth Rendell mysteries , is closing down in December . |
| 7 | In the revival he 's acting alongside a previous Charley 's Aunt Patrick Cargill , the veteran actor best known for the ITV comedy series Father Dear Father . |
| 8 | Versace is best known for the razorsharp cut of his lightweight Cool Wool suits and for the baroque exuberance of his printed silk shirts , which combine cubist art with psychedelic putti and the goldwork of Cellini with Pop Art posters . |
| 9 | Very soon he will be known as one of the greatest seducers of our times and in a town — Los Angeles — not known for the lack of competition . |
| 10 | The village is also known for the care it gives to its gardens and grass verges . |
| 11 | His group is also known for the application of light scattering procedures to viral and bacterial systems . |
| 12 | With all the results now known for the elections to the General Synod of the Church of England , supporters say they expect the Church to agree to the ordination of women in the next few years . |
| 13 | Tony Farrow has been building one-off yachts for 20 years and is well known for the trimaran Colt Cars GB , Geoff Panell 's Admiral 's Cup triallist Itzanotherpurla re-named Red Stripe and more recently used by the RAF as a test bench under the name of Oracle Arrow in preparation for this year 's Admiral 's Cup . |
| 14 | It is well known for the friendliness of its reception and the readiness of its members to take time to talk to visitors . |
| 15 | I mean you could start by saying , ‘ Canborough has , has been well known for the number of grants it gives , you know , as , as the means of saying , ‘ Up to now we 've been the good people . ’ |
| 16 | At the time Woodchester Mill was particularly well known for the production of Superfine Saxony Broadcloth . |
| 17 | Harry Bradshaw , who died in December at the age of 77 , was probably as well known for the manner in which he failed to win the 1949 Open as his considerable success elsewhere . |
| 18 | The cause of the plane crash in the outer Hebrides yesterday which killed the ten-man crew of and R A F Shackleton aircraft , may never be fully known for the plane is too old to be fitted with a black box flight recorder . |