Example sentences of "[noun sg] not know for " in BNC.

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1 The NME succumbed to The Smiths success by parading a lengthy Smiths interview by Biba Kopf , a writer not known for his enthusiasm for the Smiths .
2 Tough it may be , but Washington is one who defied the odds to achieve world status in a sport not known for its liberal representation of blacks .
3 Soon Richard Darman , the budget director not known for his light touch , will resume his attack .
4 Three million unemployed , homelessness and poverty on a scale not known for a generation .
5 The system outlined by Lord Donaldson , a man not known for his left tendencies , bears marked similarities to those operated in a number of eastern bloc countries .
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