Example sentences of "[been] known [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of healthy eating , the staples of American diners and fast-food outlets have never been known for their goodness . |
| 2 | In what must rank as one of the most petty letters ever to emerge from the SFA , an organisation that has never been known for its broad-mindedness , the secretary demanded that the ball be returned . |
| 3 | Singapore has long been known for its campaigns against littering , smoking , spitting and jay-walking , but it may be the only place in the world trying to toilet train an entire nation . |
| 4 | SCO has never been known for its realism . |
| 5 | Originally bred as a draught animal , its milk has always been known for its quality ( if not quantity ) and it can fairly be called a dual-purpose breed . |
| 6 | For quite some time , west Yorkshire Sales Manager Bob Walder has been known for his claim continually to hit targets . |
| 7 | ‘ It has been known to our people for centuries . |
| 8 | Not the least fascinating aspect of the story , which broke the day after France 's quarter final defeat by Switzerland — and barely three months after the memorable celebrations which had accompanied their winning of the trophy for the first time in 59 years — was that although Noah 's decision was said to have been known to his players and coaches several weeks earlier , no-one apparently bothered to tell French Tennis president , Philippe Chatrier . |