Example sentences of "best know for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Best known for the infectious overture , the whole of The Thieving Magpie is vintage Rossini . |
| 32 | Sucralose , developed over 20 years by T&L and its US partner Johnson & Johnson — the pharmaceuticals company best known for Band Aid and baby powder — is expected to be cleared for use by the US Food & Drug Administration this autumn . |
| 33 | MR CHRISTIAN SLATER is a 22-year old Hollywood thespian best known for his performances in Heathers , Young Guns II and Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves . |
| 34 | The most recent is from a translation of Between Blue and Blue , a French novel by Raymond Queneau , best known for Zazie in the Metro , ‘ Well , Lamelie ’ , said Cidrolin , ‘ while you 're waiting to get married , do you want to be entertained or educated ? ’ ’ |
| 35 | The writer Frank Harris , best known for My Life and Loves , insured his card index of the 2,000 women he claimed to have seduced with Lloyd 's . |
| 36 | They are best known for their pantomimes and comedy and felt the need for a change . |
| 37 | The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration . |
| 38 | Although Mr Cross has been making music since the early 80s , he 's best known for Ride Like the Wind and the theme tune to Dudley Moore 's film Arthur . |
| 39 | She is perhaps best known for her book South Riding which was based locally . |
| 40 | Among fellow Americans , Joel Scholz is another outstanding artist/designer best known for his long train of delicately coloured birds , and his flying ‘ Geisha Girl ’ . |
| 41 | Herman Schrijver had Lesley Blanche [ best known for her The Wilder Shores of Love ] and Ivy and me to lunch , and most amusing it was . |
| 42 | He was best known for rebuilding the Milagres Chapel in Machico . |
| 43 | It is best known for persecuting Indian peasants , especially the lower castes or ‘ Untouchables ’ , who may have stolen from a neighbour or have demonstrated dirty habits . |
| 44 | But Steven had a b-i-g problem , because he had spent his whole life in Never Never , a land not best known for its grasp of real life , and his idea of what went on in the world outside was limited to the hazy notions he had picked up … from the movies . |
| 45 | The former Maesteg coach is best known for his work at what was once known as Cardiff College of Education whose former student include Lyn ‘ the Leap ’ Davies , Gareth Edwards and John Bevan and more recently , John Devereux and Tony Copsey . |
| 46 | FISONS , the ailing drugs group best known for asthma and hayfever products Intal and Opticrom , has sold its UK consumer health arm . |
| 47 | CHINKS of light are at last starting to shine through the high street gloom , reports Courts , the furniture stores business best known for its irritating TV ads . |
| 48 | Cardew was best known for his portrayal of the comic character Cardew the Cad , a tall overgrown schoolboy who wore short trousers , cap and scarf and recalled school pranks while on stage . |
| 49 | Welsh-born Sir Anthony , best known for his Oscar-winning role as cannibal Hannibal Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs added : ‘ I am quite low-key . |
| 50 | The singer , best known for the classic Great Balls Of Fire , was expected two days ago but was said to be furious at taking second billing in the Giants of Rock 'n' Roll concerts . |
| 51 | Researcher Alison Inman says female viewers were incensed by the bimbo behaviour of scantily clad female assistants best known for screaming and cowering in terror . |
| 52 | Airtours — perhaps best known for cheap Mediterranean holidays — has begun to fly to more upmarket destinations such as Florida , Kenya and the Caribbean . |
| 53 | Best known for motor insurance , a field in which many — probably most — competitors are losing money , Direct Line has seen improved profits in each of the past four years . |
| 54 | Although best known for motor insurance , Direct Line writes two other classes of insurance : household and creditor . |
| 55 | Despite this wide canon , she remains best known for one thing — vampires . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | TVS , best known for the Ruth Rendell mysteries , is closing down in December . |
| 58 | LIFE is a group best known for its anti-abortion stance , but its activities as a pressure group and charity extend into other areas . |
| 59 | The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration . |
| 60 | Although the area is best known for its superb Ordovician basic pillow lavas , the rock sequence also spans a large part of the history of the Lower Palaeozoic Welsh Basin . |