Example sentences of "[noun prp] is famous for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Table creation and editing is one of the features WordPerfect is famous for , and justifiably so . |
| 2 | Elsewhere , the Malla Park near Kilpisjärvi is famous for its flora , and walkers can reach the three-countries stone , where the three Arctic Scandinavian countries meet at a single spot . |
| 3 | Cannock is famous for |
| 4 | IBM is famous for its attention to detail and not least in the art of political lobbying in key capital cities . |
| 5 | To the average cab driver , Claudia Schiffer is famous for being the highest-paid fashion model in the world . |
| 6 | Mistress of the shorter form as well as the long haul , Ruth is famous for her Wexford mysteries and crime-plus novels . |
| 7 | Yorkshire is famous for its roast beef and Yorkshire pudding , and many of the city 's top hotels have carveries specialising in this dish , such as the Ridings Roast Room at the Queen 's Hotel . |
| 8 | The happy relaxed atmosphere that Jamaica is famous for was a joy to see . |
| 9 | It also reflected philosophical scruples since it was n't obvious how a mechanical device could be conscious and , as Descartes is famous for pointing out , the only thing of which we can be certain is that we are conscious . |
| 10 | It was slightly dangerous to have three actors — they might have almost cancelled one another out , and become so modest and self-effacing and aware of each other 's talent that it could all have come to nothing , but Alan Bates is famous for not wanting to do talk shows , and I think he felt that with the other two there , there was safety in numbers . |
| 11 | The freedom of your own car enables your to visit at your own pace , any of the lovely towns and villages that Holland is famous for . |
| 12 | Best-selling novelist ( Sin City , Penguin , £3.99 ) , poet , short story writer ( her story Hot Ice Cream first appeared in August SHE ) , Wendy is famous for the intensity of her prose and her frankness about sex and religion . |
| 13 | Italy is famous for the instability of her governments . |
| 14 | Hannah Hauxwell is famous for being obscure , which by definition is a state of affairs that can not last . |
| 15 | The city of Glasgow is famous for its pioneering development of council housing in the days of the ‘ Red Clyde ’ . |
| 16 | 1 Daley Thompson is famous for which one of the following ? |
| 17 | Mr Clarke is famous for being a bruiser . |
| 18 | The fourteenth-century spire of All Saints Church in Hereford is famous for being crooked . |
| 19 | Easily Accessible : Lichfield is famous for being the home town of Samuel Johnson , and his birthplace , now a museum , is open to the public . |
| 20 | Rod Hull is famous for appearing with which feathered creature from Australia ? |
| 21 | Kirk is famous for his monster rhythm sound . |
| 22 | Mrs Burrows is famous for her ices , she uses cream from her own cows — ’ |
| 23 | Something that London is famous for more than anything is the theatre . |
| 24 | Switzerland is famous for six cheeses , four of which belong to the semi-hard family , although they are sometimes referred to as hard cheeses . |
| 25 | Switzerland is famous for its snow capped mountains , alpine meadows , beautiful lakes and flower bedecked chalets . |
| 26 | Howard is famous for his points targets . |
| 27 | The State of Nevada is famous for the speed with which couples can marry — and divorce . |
| 28 | It is true that Spinoza is famous for having denied the existence of final causes in nature in the sense in which Aristotle believed in them , that is purposes for which each thing existed . |
| 29 | Like the Yorkshire resort he represents , Sir Michael is famous for blustering high winds . |
| 30 | Flowers attract butterflies — and Monks Wood is famous for its butterflies . |