Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] known " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said little , as might have been expected , although one of his obiter dicta is remarkable both for its potential value , had it been publicly known , to the Soviet apologists of 1939–40 , and for the slovenliness , almost the vulgarity , of language for the occasion . |
| 2 | ‘ Because if you do n't , ’ said Owen , ‘ I shall let it be generally known that Andrus has been giving money to the Moslems for them to use against Copts . ’ |
| 3 | Wilson knew that some visiting Americans had let it be widely known in Florence that they considered Mrs Browning little more than a ghost and though she had laughed such gossip to scorn she now saw there was perhaps real cause for alarm . |
| 4 | is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which would if it were generally known to them be likely to materially affect the price of those securities . |
| 5 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 6 | The curious thing about Dr Dunstaple 's death was that although the harrowing circumstances which had attended it were well known throughout the camp , it was not generally considered that , by dying , the Doctor had lost his argument with McNab . |
| 7 | If it were not known that pupil-dilation was intimately related to neurological functioning of the brain its absence in some cases of head injury might go unremarked ; but once its significance is appreciated , such a seemingly slight symptom assumes drastic importance . |
| 8 | ) In April 1190 Mozart was hoping for another court appointment under the new emperor , Leopold II , and he implored Puchberg to keep his financial disarray a secret , believing that if it were publicly known it would damage his chances of success . |
| 9 | It 's already known that women who take the contraceptive pill are much less likely to develop it . |
| 10 | It 's not known if Nixon or Reagan ever read this passage . |
| 11 | He does n't usually do that ; at least , it 's not known that he does . |
| 12 | It 's not known with any degree of certainty , erm , there was some indication by someone writing at the end of the last century , that it was written by someone in the time of the Queen Elizabeth , hence , perhaps it was God Save The Queen . |
| 13 | It 's not known if the patrol which spotted the stolen car was part of this operation . |
| 14 | It 's not known when the public flogging will be carried out . |
| 15 | It 's not known why the thirty eight ton tanker went out of control . |
| 16 | It 's not known how much money was involved . |
| 17 | It 's not known if the weapon he uses is real , but he could be dangerous . |
| 18 | It 's not known if he 'll return to the school . |
| 19 | It 's not known if more funds will be made abvailable to send young criminals to places like Earlswood , or wether local authorities will still be expected to pay the bill . |
| 20 | It 's not known how much public money 's been spent on the proposed mine , but British Coal told us it keeps its plans under constant review . |
| 21 | And it 's also known that breastmilk has a special value for babies most vulnerable to infection , for example those born ill or premature . |
| 22 | To the actress Joyce Carey in the crowded foyer of the Old Vic : ‘ But Joyce , it 's well known that Shakespeare sucked Bacon dry . ’ |
| 23 | The only trouble is , it 's well known around this office that I am a Chelsea fan . |
| 24 | It 's well known . ’ |
| 25 | It 's well known that the universe verse is infinite . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's well known that Maurice likes a night out but the media attention he gets in Britain makes it difficult for him to enjoy it . |
| 27 | This is an affect well known in some domesticated animals like sheep , it 's well known that if sheep are , if , if , if , if ewes are well fed just before they mate , they 're much more likely to er to twin than if they 're er not given extra food supplement and nowadays erm farmers wh wh who , who breed sheep for lambing er frequently feed , feed ewes a special diet just before er conception for that very reason , the rate of twinning increases . |
| 28 | I have a reputation for honesty and fair trading — and it 's well known that I do n't have any truck with shady deals , ’ she informed him bluntly . |
| 29 | She says he 's very happy and it 's very important to him that 's he 's arrived at Stoke Manceville because it 's well known . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's well known of me that I am not subject to shame . |