Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [was/were] know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One agent I met with admitted that I was known in the business as a ‘ bit of a cheap turn ’ . |
| 2 | She was later informed by Annabel that she was known as Body Smell because she had to empty the slops into the cesspit . |
| 3 | The fact that she was known to be on a special complex carbohydrate diet designed to help her regain weight did n't help matters . |
| 4 | Detectives in Colchester expressed concern for Lisa 's safety following her disappearance and revealed that she was known to be upset over personal problems . |
| 5 | Obviously the maid was disguised in view of the fact that we were known to be looking for two women travelling together . |
| 6 | The fact that he does not explain anything about them probably means that they were known to his audience . |
| 7 | I mean what we 've heard that in fact erm they had met in prison , but was that known to you at that time or simply that they were known to each other and that had a record ? |
| 8 | It is significant that they were known as Tarianas , a title closely resembling that given to the tribes of Turania in Turkistan who were associated with the Serpent , the Taryans . |
| 9 | They had their work cut out in simply trying to provide defences against the incursions of cattle raiders from the North Tyne valley , over Bewcastle Waste , or through that tract of the western fringe so unsure of its ownership that it was known as the Debatable Land ; and their own people were themselves frequently as unruly as their enemies . |
| 10 | Such was the style of the Service at the time that it was known as " The Best Flying Club in the World " , but measured against today 's standards , utterly amateurish and grossly incompetent . |
| 11 | And before that it was known as . |
| 12 | So in fact he knew that he was known as the last resort |
| 13 | He could have been anybody , one of the hundreds of saints ; but , later , Annabel informed her that he was known among the girls as Mr Billy Brown . |