Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be know to " in BNC.

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1 The fact that she was known to be on a special complex carbohydrate diet designed to help her regain weight did n't help matters .
2 Detectives in Colchester expressed concern for Lisa 's safety following her disappearance and revealed that she was known to be upset over personal problems .
3 Obviously the maid was disguised in view of the fact that we were known to be looking for two women travelling together .
4 The fact that he does not explain anything about them probably means that they were known to his audience .
5 I mean what we 've heard that in fact erm they had met in prison , but was that known to you at that time or simply that they were known to each other and that had a record ?
6 I understand that another television programme , dealing directly with what the Home Secretary chose not to reveal although it was known to him , is to be broadcast on Thursday .
7 GSR as a measure can , of course , be criticised for the fact that it is known to be closely related to the subject 's expectancies and preparations for action .
8 If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend .
9 They too are raucous , and they are known to the police .
10 Nonetheless , her gift is to write about her characters as if they are known to her : her stories unfold through their eyes , with no apparent authorial manipulation .
11 Cases were counted if they were known to the indicator agencies in the one-year period from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985 .
12 Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it .
13 It should be borne in mind , however , that if repeat sequences are to be probed , or if it is known to which chromosome or approximate chromosome region the repetitive or the unique sequences map , procedures can be simplified .
14 All these transactions were secret , for there would be little use in keeping a paper alive if it were known to be owned by a political party .
15 There is no record that the Prime Minister had ever visited a prison , but she was known to be offended by the deplorable conditions and personal indignities caused by overcrowding .
16 Mono 's were first introduced to the European fishkeeper in 1908 , but they were known to Linneus as far back as 1758 .
17 Law 's claims were therefore substantial , but they were known to few outside parliament , Glasgow and Manchester .
18 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 .
19 ‘ I was sacked because I was known to the local RUC as an ex-republican prisoner , ’ he said from Portlaoise Prison .
20 As early as September 1953 Eisenhower was to be found ruminating , " Abroad we and our intentions are suspect because we are known to be big and wealthy , and believed to be impulsive and truculent . "
21 ‘ Sailors were the élite , ’ Daniel Farson observes ; ‘ guardsmen were less popular because they were known to be out for the money . ’
22 ‘ Purposive sampling ’ occurs when a researcher chooses a particular group or place to study because it is known to be of the type that is wanted .
23 The project concentrates on the accurate modelling of female labour market behaviour because it is known to be considerably more sensitive to changes in the structure of incentives than is the case for males .
24 The magazine Private Eye was more scathing , having already denounced the Thatcher and Bush governments for agreeing ‘ that they will not pursue any further the terrorists who bombed the plane over Lockerbie since they are known to be close to the Syrian government ’ ( 28 September 1991 ) .
25 Most employers spoken to made clear that , were permanent vacancies to arise , temporary workers would be in the best position to compete for them since they were known to the organisation .
26 ( 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 .
27 As we have seen , acts of violence may be considered necessary in situations of moral dilemma even though they are known to be wrong .
28 Purely from a financial perspective , have you any idea how much more valuable the cottage will be when it 's known to be one of Piers 's creations ? ’
29 This implied that only in the sphere of the mathematical sciences can the human intellect attain knowledge that is as objective and as certain as it is known to the divine mind .
30 It was noted that the rising of the Nile occurred when the last star to appear on the horizon , before dawn obscures all stars , was the dog star Sothis , or Sirius as it is known to us .
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