Example sentences of "best know for " in BNC.

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1 Chillida , from San Sebastian , Spain , is best know for his monumental works in natural materials , such as wood , iron and marble , but he also produces collages and engravings .
2 The company was acquired last year by the regional brewer Riva , best known for its Dentergens wheat beer .
3 Boursin , best known for its Boursin soft cheese and Boursault brands , made a net profit of £3.4m in 1988 on sales of £30m .
4 In Britain he is best known for the remarkable Byker Wall housing scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
5 Best known for his portrayal of Major Upshot-Bagley in the television series The Army Game .
6 His is a fury fanned by insensitive press coverage of homosexuality and the Aids epidemic ; the director best known for films like Caravaggio has leapt at the opportunity of reacting against ‘ licensed queer bashing ’ .
7 Next week sees the release of Melancholia , a directorial debut by Andi Engel , who has until now been best known for his work as a film distributor .
8 It was also during this period that we had the strangest set of photographs taken of us , by Peter Christopherson who worked for a design company , Hipgnosis — whose offices were at the back of our Denmark Street HQ — and who later joined Throbbing Gristle , a band best known for tabloid spreads on their occult practices .
9 It is best known for its mouth-watering digestive biscuits , but some staggering statistics graphically illustrate the incredible production rate at United Biscuits .
10 ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name .
11 Once best known for her bewitching performances in films like Breakfast at Tiffany 's and Roman Holiday , today Audrey Hepburn is renowned for her work with children .
12 The latest of SAVE 's publications is Bright Future : The Re-Use of Industrial Buildings , written with the architect Francis Machin , who is best known for his futuristic conservatories , but whose conversions include the transformation of my own barn into a library and office .
13 Probably best known for his classic suits , his entire collection exudes a cool elegance .
14 TODAY will see the opening shots in a fierce £130million battle for control of the Norfolk Capital hotels group , best known for its St James Club in London .
15 Included in the sale is James Burrough , best known for its Beefeater gin , which was bought by Whitbread little more than two years ago ; the Buckingham Wile Company , which distributes Beefeater , Cutty Sark Scotch , and Benedictine in the US ; and the Atlas Peak vinyards in California .
16 The action , brought by Australia 's third largest bank , comes at the end of a year during which Mr Bond — best known for brewing Castlemaine XXXX lager and his 1985 triumph in the America 's Cup yacht challenge — has fought a desperate battle to keep his creditors at bay .
17 Mr Chandler is best known for his book ‘ The Visible Hand ’ , published in 1977 , which chronicled the rise of managerial capitalism in America and won him a Pulitzer prize .
18 AUSTRALIAN he-man Mel Gibson , best known for ‘ Mad Max ’ and ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ , has picked up kinder notices for his ‘ Hamlet ’ than perhaps he or anyone else expected .
19 To most people , Turing is best known for his work on the theory of computing machines , but in time his work on the theory of morphogenesis may be seen as equally important .
20 This week he adds yet another job to his blossoming portfolio with the chairmanship of Mishcon de Reya , the solicitor best known for its litigation and entertainment work .
21 Best known for his column , in which he was an early champion of green politics .
22 ISAAC ASIMOV , who has died in New York aged 72 , was best known for his works of science fiction , a genre in which he reigned supreme , but he could also claim to have written more books about more subjects than any other author .
23 A rather less celebrated thespian , Miss Liz Lynne , 43 , best known for voice-overs and her work as Mr Ashdown 's voice trainer , follows Sir Cyril Smith into Parliament for Rochdale .
24 RONALD EYRE , who has died aged 62 , was an accomplished stage , television and opera director , though he was probably best known for his investigation of religious themes .
25 Although his contribution to photography is grounded in his 60 years of documentary work , Doisneau is still best known for his shot of two young lovers kissing in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris .
26 Capita Group , the management services company best known for collecting poll tax and operating TV licence detector vans but which makes most of its money operating computers for local authorities , has been given a new lease of life by John Major 's re-election .
27 Kramolín was a pupil of Andrea del Pozzo , best known for his work in Il Gesù in Rome and his speciality of sotto in sù painting .
28 ‘ Dr Lambert is perhaps best known for his initiative in the First World War towards the production of respirators .
29 Dutch painter , best known for his genre scenes ; his early paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns and barns .
30 The construction and development industry is best known for this and there were notable scandals in the 1970s which linked architects ( such as John Poulson ) , who were highly dependent on local authority orders , to key local politicians ( such as T. Dan Smith ) , who had some influence over their allocation .
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