Example sentences of "this [noun] was know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This instrument was known to Ptolemy in the second century AD , and — the underlying mathematical theory of stereographic projection can be traced back at least to Ptolemy 's great predecessor Hipparchus ( second century BC ) . |
| 2 | In earlier days this inn was known as ‘ The Black Horse ’ , the name given to ‘ Lending Inns ’ , where customers could borrow money . |
| 3 | This crater was known as the Etang Sec , or dry tarn , a name worth remembering because it was later to become the focus of the eruption proper . |
| 4 | On the one hand there was St Stephen 's Cathedral and the bishop 's palace ; locally this centre was known as the city , the Civitas or the urbs . |
| 5 | Ever since , well , ever , this crossroads was known as Fighting Cocks . |
| 6 | This controversy was known as the Kara-Goyi contest . |
| 7 | This problem was known under the rates as the widow factor . |
| 8 | This document was known to Naval Intelligence and to the FBI . |
| 9 | Formerly this time was known as " Supply Days " and was used to discuss the grant of supply to the Crown but it has long ceased to be confined to discussion of government spending and is instead used to criticise all aspects of government policy . |
| 10 | Mary poured herself a cup of tea and savoured the aromatic smells of good food for which this house was known for miles around . |