Example sentences of "been known for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 .
2 Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury .
3 The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes .
4 The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time .
5 It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way .
6 It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can .
7 As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch .
8 These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised .
9 It has been known for a tough roadman-sprinter to control the race in these big hills , not to lose much time on the Ballon , then rejoin the leading group , dominate them on the long downhill run into Mulhouse and win the stage .
10 This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia .
11 Mail coaches &c. unable to travel … the long continuance of so severe cold Weather having scarce been known for the last Century .
12 It has even been known for an esteemed binder 's ticket to be transferred from a battered volume to a more handsome specimen with which he had no demonstrable connection .
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