Example sentences of "[verb] known [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added .
2 ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added .
3 The art ( therapy ? ) of Reflexology is founded on the principle that massaging the feet can affect the health of other parts of the body , a fact which acupuncture has known for a long time .
4 Physical exercise is becoming known as a valuable tool in treating depression , and if you find that hard to believe just try forcing yourself into a vigorous half hour 's sport , jogging or even just a brisk walk next time you feel low , and note the lift in your mood afterwards .
5 The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets .
6 Over the years I suppose I 've become known as a dotty naturalist but I try to be rational and I think it 's a pity the Greens are n't more practical .
7 Er , if you get known as a good supply teacher you 'll get the work to begin with , you might only get an odd day .
8 Thus glagolitic became known as a Croatian script , although its origins were in Macedonia .
9 During his Oxford years , Isaac Abendana became known as a resident authority on all matters Jewish and the chief purveyor of Hebrew books , a situation he consolidated by inventing the Oxford diary , which in his original form included not only information relevant to university men but also a yearly essay on some aspect of Jewish religion and culture .
10 ‘ There 's a real danger in the field of design these days that you become known for a specific style , like a particular type of chair , for instance , and that is all that people will ever want you to do . ’
11 We 've known for a long time that when you can talk on the run , the miles just fly by .
12 But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time .
13 She had known for a long time now .
14 He had known for a long time , but had refused to admit it to himself .
15 at last the confirmation of something he had known for a long time .
16 She reminded him of someone he had known as a young man .
17 It will frequently happen that information disclosed in confidence is or becomes known to a limited number of people or to a specific section of the public only .
18 Your friends usually are the one you have known for a long period of time , for example at work or at university .
19 You do n't expect that from people you have known for a long time .
20 We have known for a long time that there is no one right way to analyze a proposed capital investment .
21 Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly .
22 As noted in Chapter 4 , women are more likely to become known at a later stage in their heroin career than males for a number of reasons .
23 This is what 's known as a messy problem .
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