Example sentences of "be know for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The six , who include Anne Demeulemeester and Dirk Bikkembergs , are known for a free and direct style that shocks some people . |
| 2 | It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 . |
| 3 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 4 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 5 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 6 | It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way . |
| 7 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 8 | As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch . |
| 9 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 10 | It has been known for a tough roadman-sprinter to control the race in these big hills , not to lose much time on the Ballon , then rejoin the leading group , dominate them on the long downhill run into Mulhouse and win the stage . |
| 11 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 12 | I 'm known for a particular dish : snails with nettle sauce . |
| 13 | effects would not be known , would not be known for a considerable period of time . |
| 14 | The precise outcome of these changes will not be known for a little while , but regrettably it will almost certainly result in a lower financial provision for IT and many other areas in the longer term , and quite probably a significant lower level of commitment to new grants in all areas in the current academic session , since the sharpest adjustment needs to be made for 1991/92 . |
| 15 | He was known for a devout man , the lord of Parfois , a patron of pilgrims and collector of relics , and long ago he had taken the cross ; when he wanted to blaspheme he turned to his classical education and its multiple gods , and loosed his barbs at them . |