Example sentences of "perhaps [adv] know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will note that Mr. A. N. Other is a material holder in the company ; he is perhaps better known for his holding in Major Plc . |
| 2 | ‘ Dr Lambert is perhaps best known for his initiative in the First World War towards the production of respirators . |
| 3 | She is perhaps best known for her book South Riding which was based locally . |
| 4 | Airtours — perhaps best known for cheap Mediterranean holidays — has begun to fly to more upmarket destinations such as Florida , Kenya and the Caribbean . |
| 5 | The Swedish-born businessman and philanthropist is perhaps best known for having established in 1977 the annual Mitchell Prize for distinguished English-language books in art history . |
| 6 | It was Thomas Paine who is said to have suggested United States of America as the name for the new country but he is perhaps best known for abolishing slavery in Pennsylvania 1780 and for his important written works including ‘ The Rights of Man ’ . |
| 7 | Perhaps best known for his feud with the Al-Fayed brothers over Harrods and the House of Fraser , Tiny Rowland built up his mining and trading company , Lonrho , in the '50s and '60s . |
| 8 | He 's perhaps best known for his love of livebearers — but the fishhouse holds a great many other species — some breeding projects , some pets , including a superb ‘ pair ’ of snakeheads , Derek 's new pride and joy . |
| 9 | Playwright John McKay , perhaps best known for his Channel 4 sitcom My Dead Dad , has written a neat , pacy story that combines humour and suspense with concise and colourful dialogue . |
| 10 | John Voight , the American film star , perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in Midnight Cowboy , is in Oxford for a couple of days . |