Example sentences of "it [is] know [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It 's knowing in which direction . ’
2 No wonder it 's known as ‘ the garden in the Atlantic ’ .
3 When something can have only one of two values , it 's known as having a Boolean value , but Windows does n't specify these consistently .
4 It 's known as the Vadinamian Valve , and it 's big enough for only one ship to pass through at a time .
5 Today , it 's known as Lolly 's Lagoon because she saw it first .
6 It 's known as the Bishop 's door .
7 It 's known as Ghost of the Tree , ’ Wynne-Jones whispered .
8 Throughout the universe it 's known as ‘ Dream B ’ .
9 It 's known as Fat Albert after a comic strip character .
10 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 ? ’
11 Trippy constantly sniffed , a bad case of druggie pneumonia as it 's known on the street .
12 But the Pussy Posse both agree that the Femidom — or the ‘ Femy ’ as it 's known in Italy and Spain — gives women the freedom to put it in beforehand , leave it in afterwards .
13 PortKnox , or LapSecure , as it 's known in the States , gives you a very high level of protection .
14 It 's known in the City as the Hemline Index ( as opposed to the usual measure of the top 100 companies ' shares , the FTSE 100 ) .
15 Erm I have said all erm conservation processes have been out it is know as a sham , because they have their numbers quite determing of course what this intention er that proper consultation so this time round .
16 It is known as a speech output system because there is evidence that a quite separate lexicon is involved in speech perception .
17 If a salmon comes back to a river after a year , it is known as a grilse , and — weighing anything from one to four kilograms — is ready for the pot or skillet or foil jacket .
18 It is known as ‘ The Song of Hannah ’ , for it purports to be a psalm of thanksgiving sung by Samuel 's mother after the birth of her long-prayed-for son , and his dedication to the service of God at the sanctuary of Shiloh .
19 A variety of formulations is available usually consisting of hydrochloric acid which provides the aggressive reactive power and phosphoric which reduces the corrosiveness of the mix , in which role it is known as a corrosion inhibitor .
20 If the primary lesion occurs on the sole of the foot it is known as a ‘ crab-yaw ’ because of the gait it induces .
21 Settlement can be downward , or upward ( when it is known as ‘ heave ’ ) .
22 It is also happy in New Zealand and in the USA where , confusingly and misleadingly , it is known as the American White Park .
23 It was low in numbers a century ago , when the Piedmonts of Italy were being imported for beef and good red milking cows came from Bergamo , but by 1979 it numbered 150,000 and is now a well-established milk and meat breed in France , though almost extinct in Italy , where it is known as the Tarina .
24 It is known as Siwash Rock .
25 There is a road on the brae-head , Portree , where you can see a number of very primitive cottages : it is known as ‘ Stormy Hill . ’
26 It is known as ‘ The Key of England ’ , having guarded this vulnerable coast against invasion over many centuries .
27 This treatment may be given by mouth ( when it is known as oral rehydration therapy or ORT ) or directly into the bloodstream in more serious cases .
28 It is known as King Coilus 's Horn .
29 It is known as ‘ feng shui ’ , which means ‘ wind-water ’ , and it will be examined in Chapter 8 .
30 There was an ale house on the outskirts of the village kept by John Skaling — this is now a dwelling house , with a renovation plaque dated 1818 ; it is known as Skaling House .
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