Example sentences of "as [pers pn] was know [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raving Red Sam Sylvester had a bit of a chip on his shoulder about the status of the Hawkwood Comprehensive ( the Gasworks , as it was known locally , owing to the highly progressive architecture which featured a lot of ventilation pipes ) compared with the elite Greycoats Independent down the road . |
| 2 | Another lovely walk that the family occasionally took was to West Harnham or as it was known locally ‘ Watery Harnham ’ , a fitting nickname for there was always plenty in the rivers , streams and water meadows . |
| 3 | The educational system at the primary ( or , as it was known then , the elementary ) level had received a crucial injection of public enterprise . |
| 4 | So there was always a bottle of Reisling and a guitar , his Japanese kimono and him staying in bed , looking out of the window at the wolves chasing the train as we went through Siberia in the snow , whereas Geoffrey McCormack ( or Warren Peace as he was known professionally ) and I would get off at nearly every stop if we were awake , and run around on the platform . |
| 5 | Before long , however , Merton ( or Paul Martin as he was known then ) was a more regular face at the Comedy Store and elsewhere . |