Example sentences of "it was well know " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was well known , too — and there was an element of guilt here — that East Germany was West Germany 's dustbin for toxic and other wastes and plain rubbish . |
| 2 | It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account . |
| 3 | It was well known — except apparently to Bromley , Brown and Davenport , who looked hopelessly puzzled — that Rozanov had survived his ordeal in a psikhushka partly by developing shamanistic powers . |
| 4 | According to Brian Sewell , art critic of the Evening Standard , it was well known that the Royal Collection had once contained a number of pornographic drawings by Leonardo . |
| 5 | She told Vanity Fair that it was well known in Washington that President Bush had had an extra-marital affair . |
| 6 | But then Mrs Lawler came from a ‘ good ’ background , while it was well known that Lawler was an entirely self-made man . |
| 7 | However , it was well known that Beveridge , together with Churchill and other important officials such as Llewellyn Smith and George Askwith , were intent on setting up a scheme for juveniles . |
| 8 | This reveals a close understanding of the phenomenon and shows that it was well known even at this early date . |
| 9 | It was well known among his colleagues that William Bird 's avuncular manner tended to pay dividends where ladies were concerned ; he seldom went short of ample refreshments during the pursuit of justice . |
| 10 | It was well known in college that , barring some accident , Mr de Chavigny would take a First in his PPE Finals . |
| 11 | It was well known that Selene never had any opinion about anything . |
| 12 | The clinching argument that Mr Dixon made about informing his father of his literary success was that probably Hank would need help in investing discreetly the earnings of the book , and it was well known that Mr Stych was an astute businessman . |
| 13 | There were two objections to this : firstly it was a British tune and secondly ( though less important ) it was well known that its full version included a line about crushing rebellious Scots ; and while the English national anthem may have pleased aggressively Anglophile spectators , it gave immense offence to thousands of ordinary Scots who quite understandably punctuated it with boos and whistles . |
| 14 | And former EastEnders star Michael Cashman said : ‘ It was well known . |
| 15 | The 48-year-old New Zealander did not apply for the job in so many words , but it was well known in the British territory 's rugby circles that he was available , if asked . |
| 16 | It was well known amongst that elite of which he was a part that the Chairman detested news of crisis . |
| 17 | It was well known how these sinister plasteel cadavers could house Stealer broods , adrift for centuries or millennia till a fluke of the warp vomited the derelict into truespace close to some vulnerable world . |
| 18 | It was well known that there were two principal contenders for the Foreign Office : both good friends of mine and friends of each other , although , it was believed , long-time rivals — Tony Crosland and Roy Jenkins . |
| 19 | Cook also referred to Diplock 's ‘ evident distaste for trade unions ’ and said it was well known that ‘ taps ’ were frequently placed on trade unionists involved in trade disputes . |
| 20 | It was well known that the younger Beaumont twin was a marked man . |
| 21 | Although the detailed composition of the party was not made public , it was well known that prominent members of the PSP , including Anibal Escalante and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez , had significant influence in the new organisation . |
| 22 | At the time of privatisation it was well known that the city bus station was subject to a compulsory purchase order by the council and would be taken over for whatever sum . |
| 23 | Stoke area was chosen I suppose because my father worked on the railway and you either worked on the railway or if you lived over Stoke , it was well known for that . |
| 24 | She had been adopted as a small child by the counsellor 's wife , now dead — so said my companion , adding that it was well known that she would marry Victor , and so come into a deal of money . |
| 25 | It was well known that Sir Dennis Rooke made it clear to the right hon. Member for Worcester ( Mr. Walker ) that the privatisation of gas should be on his terms , and those were the terms on which gas was privatised . |
| 26 | Carlos Abadia , leader of the broad-based opposition movement National Civic Crusade ( NCC ) , claimed that it was well known that Ford wished to stand for the presidency in 1994 and that he wished to give up his ministerial post " to reduce the political pressure on him " . |
| 27 | It was well known that political life played havoc with family life . |
| 28 | It was well known . |