Example sentences of "[noun] has [been] know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE action of alkali metals and their oxides as promoters for many catalytic reactions has been known for nearly a century . |
| 2 | The existence of the tape has been known for months and a copy of it was made available to a newspaper many weeks ago . |
| 3 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 4 | Garlic has been known for its healing properties for more than 5,000 years . |
| 5 | Although the link between social deprivation and road accident casualty rates has been known for some time , the scale of the problem has not been assessed either nationally or locally . |
| 6 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 7 | The latter phenomenon has been known for some time , Zwaardemaker recording several ‘ cancelling pairs ’ as far back as 1875 , which included : |
| 8 | The most common victim of mobbing is the owl , and this phenomenon has been known for centuries . |
| 9 | For quite some time , west Yorkshire Sales Manager Bob Walder has been known for his claim continually to hit targets . |