Example sentences of "best know [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Best known element of this operation is Air Atlantique , operators of a fleet of nine DC-3s and two DC-6s on specialist cargo and charter work anywhere they are required . |
| 2 | One of the best known Classification Societies is Lloyd 's Register of Shipping , based in London . |
| 3 | The best known walking and skiing area in the country is the High Tatras in Slovakia . |
| 4 | Magdalen Tower is probably the best known symbol of Oxford . |
| 5 | But the plant 's best known activity as a manufacturer of water-cooled mainframes will stay firmly in the IBM fold and notionally expanded as the construction of air-cooled ES/9000s moves from Valencia in Spain , although the rate at which mainframe sales are falling suggests that this will be only a short-term boost . |
| 6 | If you have n't guessed , you play the part of the world 's best known detective , Sherlock Holmes . |
| 7 | One of the best known china shops in the world and holder of warrants to no less than nine royal houses before the First World War , the company commissioned and sold glass and china from different factories . |
| 8 | The form of mental handicap known as ‘ Down 's Syndrome ’ is undoubtedly the best known type of handicap in Britain today . |
| 9 | Priestley was the best known member of the ‘ 1941 Committee ’ . |
| 10 | Scotswood Road and the Armstrong Vickers factory used to be one of the busiest places in Newcastle , ( it even earned a mention in one of the best known Geordie songs — hence the programme 's title ) with the factory employing most of the residents . |
| 11 | If you really enjoy relaxing in the bath , you might like to think about treating yourself to a relaxing whirlpool or spa bath ( of which Jacuzzi is the best known brand ) . |
| 12 | Princess Anne , one of Gloucestershire 's best known country dwellers , was the main speaker at a conference in Cirencester organized by the National Farmers Union and the Womens Institutes . |
| 13 | The tour also takes the visitor to the Dudik memorial park , where there is an extraordinary mausoleum like a sunken city by the Yugoslavia 's best known architect Bogdan Bogdanovic . |
| 14 | For his work , Kanthan has returned to the best known Sanskrit grammarian , Panini . |
| 15 | The other unusual and perhaps best known characteristic of Trolls is that their flesh is able to regrow almost as quickly as it is damaged . |
| 16 | Michael Denison 's best known film role was Algie in The Importance of Being Earnest and he appeared with Dulcie in My Brother Jonathan . |
| 17 | The first part of this chapter will provide a definition of Prestel , the best known viewdata in the UK , give some background information , some of the reasons why school librarians should be concerned with Prestel and some of the questions raised through this involvement . |
| 18 | SOME of the world 's best known yachting personalities will visit Pwllheli during this year 's Celtic/ISORA Regatta Week , between June 28 and July 4 . |
| 19 | His father , one of France 's best known bike dealers , gets closely involved in the racing , listening to his ‘ Mino 's ’ every word , aware of his every movement . |
| 20 | The Flying Scotsman , one of the world 's best known steam engines , is on track for six weeks of railway nostalgia . |
| 21 | The Battle of Hastings , 1066 — probably the best known date in English History — was fought in the grounds of Battle Abbey . |
| 22 | One of SAVE 's best known campaign led to its purchase for £1 . |
| 23 | Bait fishing has been reported among pied kingfishers , sunbitterns ( only in captivity ) and black kites , but the best known instance occurs in the green heron . |
| 24 | THE marriage of Britain 's best known agony aunt , Marjorie Proops , was exposed as a sexless sham last night . |
| 25 | Perhaps the best known play , and eventual film , about mental handicap was ‘ A Day in the Death of Joe Egg ’ based on the true-life story of Abigail , born to the playwright Peter Nichols , and born a spastic due to a difficult birth . |
| 26 | Superstar Alan Rickman was in quietly joking mood as he arrived in town to play the Bard 's most quoted hero in a spectacular production of the world 's best known play . |
| 27 | The older and best known way is as an ‘ organisation man ’ . |
| 28 | THE best known story of the Labeque sisters in Edinburgh tells of a post-concert reception at the Caledonian Hotel . |
| 29 | The most eloquent and best known part of the Laws is book v , which contains Hooker 's defence of the liturgy and rites of the Church of England . |
| 30 | This is the best known part of Lochaber and indeed probably the best known part of the Highlands , familiar to most visitors to Scotland , featured in ballads and too often in newspaper headlines , a Mecca for adventurers and everywhere displaying spectacular scenery on a grand scale . |