Example sentences of "be know for [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Klein ( 1975a ) has described fossilized carnivore burrows from South Africa , and fossilized rodent burrows are known for hamsters ( Szafer , 1957 ) and pocket mice ( Voorhies , 1974 ) , but in general such discoveries are rare .
2 It has been known for caterers to come in at 8am , turn all the ovens on and not use them for three hours . ’
3 He says that it has been known for drugs to be smuggled in large packages .
4 I will ask him some time what prompted his winning play but it has been known for players to forget matters like that after a week 's hard work .
5 Although the existence of nitrate pollution and its health implications had been known for decades , in the UK it was not thought to be much of a problem until 1984 .
6 It has been known for developers to move in virtually overnight to demolish a building once they find out attempts are being made to list it .
7 The existence of the tape has been known for months and a copy of it was made available to a newspaper many weeks ago .
8 When driving with the rear doors open , as is necessary on warm days to provide ventilation , exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle , making the journey for those in the back even more uncomfortable ; and it has been known for policemen in the back to fall out of the vehicle .
9 Around forty of these drawings have been known for years from books and exhibitions , but as things are , I am the only person in the world at the moment to have complete knowledge of what that collection was in its entirety .
10 The broken stag had been known for years .
11 Alcohol , opium , cannabis , and tobacco have been known for centuries and the history of each fills many books .
12 It has been known for centuries that music affects our state of mind and emotions , and so affects our body .
13 The most common victim of mobbing is the owl , and this phenomenon has been known for centuries .
14 There was apparently an agreement between Pickard and Wasbrough allowing the latter to use the crank , and the engine-builder who was most incensed at the patenting of a device which he maintained had been known for centuries was James Watt [ q.v . ] .
15 Finally , they could sometimes be accused of deception and dishonesty — it has been known for reporters from The Independent to lobby the lobby .
16 It has been known for Goblins to get so ambitious that the entire catapult springs from its mounts and hits the Goblin splat in the face , putting paid to the whole device .
17 In extreme cases , say of a family from the remote rural areas of Azad Kashmir , if the mother has just had a baby , it is known for daughters of twelve to stay at home from school for weeks , do all the cooking , look after the younger children and generally run the home .
18 Mary poured herself a cup of tea and savoured the aromatic smells of good food for which this house was known for miles around .
19 Kendal was known for ermines , coatings , duffel , blankets and much more , including a prosperous stocking trade .
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