Example sentences of "[pers pn] be known to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm known to be keen to earn extra money on overtime , so I volunteer for everything and I get most of it because wait for it — I am prized ! |
| 2 | Just as Sgt Wilson 's thesis was channelled to me because I was known to be interested in research , so many police research departments now get allocated the task of reading the essays submitted by sergeants and inspectors for NEBS or DMS qualifications . |
| 3 | ( I had taken to climbing over the railings of the barracks each night , as the watchmen on the gate had been forbidden to let me in as I was known to be sleeping there . |
| 4 | If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend . |
| 5 | And although Mrs Thatcher has none of these defects , she is known to be not averse to the occasional run on sterling . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Detectives said she was known to be upset over personal problems and ex-pressed serious concern for her safety . |
| 8 | Detectives in Colchester expressed concern for Lisa 's safety following her disappearance and revealed that she was known to be upset over personal problems . |
| 9 | He said she was known to be wanton and had become pregnant after having sex with numerous teenage boys . |
| 10 | There is no record that the Prime Minister had ever visited a prison , but she was known to be offended by the deplorable conditions and personal indignities caused by overcrowding . |
| 11 | She was known to be one of the little ones who had filled in their colouring books irreverently , making our Lord 's beard purple , or even green , largely , to be sure , because she never bothered to get hold of the best crayons first . |
| 12 | As early as September 1953 Eisenhower was to be found ruminating , " Abroad we and our intentions are suspect because we are known to be big and wealthy , and believed to be impulsive and truculent . " |
| 13 | Obviously the maid was disguised in view of the fact that we were known to be looking for two women travelling together . |
| 14 | Although they always look so tempting on the garden centre shelf , they are known to be very hard to please . |
| 15 | As we have seen , acts of violence may be considered necessary in situations of moral dilemma even though they are known to be wrong . |
| 16 | The magazine Private Eye was more scathing , having already denounced the Thatcher and Bush governments for agreeing ‘ that they will not pursue any further the terrorists who bombed the plane over Lockerbie since they are known to be close to the Syrian government ’ ( 28 September 1991 ) . |
| 17 | It would have been more usual to have asked her with careful casualness to wait behind after the meeting but what he had to say was private and he had been trying for some weeks now to cut down the number of times when they were known to be alone together . |
| 18 | ‘ Sailors were the élite , ’ Daniel Farson observes ; ‘ guardsmen were less popular because they were known to be out for the money . ’ |
| 19 | They were known to be present in all good mines — indeed their absence was not a good omen . |
| 20 | There was speculation that Soviet concern could extend to the possibility of missile attacks launched from any of the republics they were known to be located . |
| 21 | And if it does , how can it be known to be true ? |
| 22 | All these transactions were secret , for there would be little use in keeping a paper alive if it were known to be owned by a political party . |
| 23 | Purely from a financial perspective , have you any idea how much more valuable the cottage will be when it 's known to be one of Piers 's creations ? ’ |
| 24 | If the plant does not grow above the water surface , then it is known to be in the ‘ submerse ’ condition . |
| 25 | ‘ Purposive sampling ’ occurs when a researcher chooses a particular group or place to study because it is known to be of the type that is wanted . |
| 26 | Outline four ways in which Venus is known to resemble the Earth , and four ways in which it is known to be strikingly different . |
| 27 | ‘ It is known to be mine , and I will give my chamberlain orders that it shall admit the bearer at any time . |
| 28 | The project concentrates on the accurate modelling of female labour market behaviour because it is known to be considerably more sensitive to changes in the structure of incentives than is the case for males . |
| 29 | GSR as a measure can , of course , be criticised for the fact that it is known to be closely related to the subject 's expectancies and preparations for action . |
| 30 | Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it . |