Example sentences of "[verb] been known [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelly trains as hard as the rest of the squad at a sports centre in nearby Stone , but according to the team 's joint manager , Ken Roberts , he has been known to polish off three Chinese take-aways afterwards . |
| 2 | Even the mighty ostrich has been known to resort to this form of deception . |
| 3 | It has a period of 357 days , and at minimum is so faint that large telescopes are needed to show it , but at maximum it has been known to rise to 5.7 , and is then just visible with the naked eye and very easy in binoculars . |
| 4 | I have good teeth and they 've been known to blind at five yards in strong sunlight . |
| 5 | Perhaps it may even spur them to have a rethink ( miracles have been known to happen at this time of year ) and remove the threat of closure not just from St Bart 's but many other wonderful facilities up and down the country . |
| 6 | Specimens have been known to live for 10 years and more . |
| 7 | Size : Growing to about 8″ : in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , although it is very hardy and , under ideal conditions , specimens have been known to live for several years . |
| 8 | It has n't been an easy year for the mother of two grown-up children , as anxious pet-owners have been known to telephone at four o' clock in the morning to ask about their cats or dogs . |
| 9 | Doctors , magistrates and state officials have been known to assist in such cover ups . |
| 10 | However , I would point out in the passing , and apropos of nothing , that mass murderers have been known to dote on tiny tots . ’ |