Example sentences of "[is] [adv] known for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly it is better known for inaugurating and managing the Leven Wild Water Test which are the forerunner of all wild water racing in Britain . |
| 2 | His first known job was of advising on the course alterations at Pyecombe in Sussex in 1902 , but he is better known for designing from scratch some of the country 's most stunning courses — Carnoustie , Dalmahoy , Blairgowrie and Royal Blackheath , plus many , many more . |
| 3 | It is best known for persecuting Indian peasants , especially the lower castes or ‘ Untouchables ’ , who may have stolen from a neighbour or have demonstrated dirty habits . |
| 4 | But the bird that is best known for extracting insects from wood by means of a tool is the woodpecker finch of the Galapagos Islands . |
| 5 | The Cockerham trainer is well known for spreading his net far and wide in his search for success and tomorrow The Fernhill Flyer should keep the ball rolling in the Puma Claiming Stakes at Southwell . |
| 6 | His daughter , Mary Moore , who enthusiastically supported the exhibition and was guest of honour at the opening , is well known for opposing the approach to her father 's work and , above all to his house and studios at Perry Green , taken by the Henry Moore Foundation , which she considers to be over-institutional , insufficiently concerned with the memory of her father and out of tune with his intentions . |
| 7 | ‘ The NFU is well known for representing farmers , and it 's necessary for the BHA to be easily understood as representing the hospitality industry in all its forms , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The Mendip Hills stretch east–west as a flat-topped plateau to the south of Bristol , and the area is well known for having many caves cut into the limestone . |
| 9 | Fiona Price & Partners Ltd is an all-women company of financial advisers and is well known for having an almost all-female clientele . |