Example sentences of "[adv] know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | What this meal means in real terms is a member does n't necessarily know for sure why they have lost . |
| 2 | This is something we have all known for the past few months . |
| 3 | In Dresden , long known for a softer line than elsewhere , the Mayor , Wolfgang Berghofer , announced after talks with 20 church and New Forum opposition activists that he was willing to discuss their nine-point proposal , and release anyone arrested who was not accused of violence within 24 hours . |
| 4 | Leave it to the Shepherd Gallery — long known for daring to go where on one has gone before — to unearth Vickers 's work , which clearly influenced his subway designs . |
| 5 | I am delighted to hear that St Nicholas ' Church , long known for its association with sailors and the sea , is launching an appeal to create a special maritime chapel , something the city has lacked for a very long time . |
| 6 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 7 | While he 's often only known for number of aces he blasts — 929 so far this year — last night his all-round game was on show and he served only six aces . |
| 8 | It was a word that Masklin had only known for a year . |
| 9 | The postcrania are only known for ‘ Kenyapithecus ’ from Maboko Island , and they indicate little change from the generalized arboreal quadrupedalism present in the early Miocene hominoids like Proconsul . |
| 10 | She had always been the sensible , down-to-earth twin , yet here she was , going away with a man she had only known for two days . |
| 11 | THE TITLE of America 's wealthiest person bestowed each year by Forbes magazine has passed to John Kluge , a media baron from Virginia less known for his billions than his wife 's passion for the British royal family . |
| 12 | Half Moon Putney 93 Lower Richmond Rd , SW15 ( 788 2387 ) Better known for its jazz , but a good , wholesome venue for rock nonetheless . |
| 13 | Designer John Byrne is probably better known for his stage plays and quirky graphics than for his stage sets , and his work generally has a sardonic and ironic quality eminently suited to Figaro . |
| 14 | WENSLEYDALE , better known for its cheese than its housing problems , is facing a serious shortage of houses which is forcing young people to move away from one of the most picturesque parts of the Yorkshire Dales , according to a survey published this week . |
| 15 | Mr Faulds is better known for the way he says things ( ie very loudly indeed ) than for what he says . |
| 16 | Three such smoothies recently opened the doors of their brand-new consultancy , Frew Dale Macmaster , in London 's Harley Street , better known for medical doctors than image surgeons . |
| 17 | His first known job was of advising on the course alterations at Pyecombe in Sussex in 1902 , but he is better known for designing from scratch some of the country 's most stunning courses — Carnoustie , Dalmahoy , Blairgowrie and Royal Blackheath , plus many , many more . |
| 18 | But , like the others , she 's been corralled here by one slightly harassed-looking comedienne rapidly becoming better known for her serious stance on food safety . |
| 19 | Possibly it is better known for inaugurating and managing the Leven Wild Water Test which are the forerunner of all wild water racing in Britain . |
| 20 | Epic have been fabulous ; they 're much better known for the Michael Jacksons and George Michaels of this world , but they 've been really helpful to me … ’ |
| 21 | Better known for his inflatable Dragon kites , Roger Pike , and his clubmate Peter Charlton , show how to make a very simple paradropper , or a twirling hemispherical drogue . |
| 22 | The company considered a number of products , eventually opting for Commander FDC from Comshare , a company better known for its Commander EIS product . |
| 23 | Since Comshare is better known for its well-established Commander EIS product , it would be no surprise to find that many of its corporate FDC users began , like British Aerospace , as EIS users . |
| 24 | Information Resources , another organisation better known for its EIS-type products , has similarly developed FCRS , another system devoted to consolidation . |
| 25 | PAUL Newman is getting better known for his recipes than his acting . |
| 26 | Dean , better known for his own brushes with the law in the Channel 4 show , chased the thugs and made a citizen 's arrest when they smashed the picture 's glass frame at a private viewing . |
| 27 | Thomas Telford is better known for such engineering feats as the Menai Suspension Bridge or the Caledonian Canal , or roads and bridges throughout the Highlands . |
| 28 | Unfortunately there have been presenters who became better known for hitting the headlines than their ability to turn washing up bottles into handy household objects . |
| 29 | After recently ditching their long-time manager ANTHONY BOGGIANO , they somehow managed to attract the attention of self-styled svengali SIMON NAPIER-BELL ( better known for managing MARC BOLAN and WHAM ! among others ) . |
| 30 | Edberg and Sweden did stage a solid comeback — their first from a 0–2 deficit in 46 years — but not before Nestor and the ABB Canadian Davis Cup team had captured the public 's imagination of a northern nation better known for its ice hockey , snow skiing and figure skating , than for its tennis exploits . |