Example sentences of "become [adv] know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service . |
| 2 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 3 | One who had arrived there as the convulsions started was Charlton Heston who achieved almost instant stardom and became especially known for his appearances in the biblical epics . |
| 4 | Unfortunately there have been presenters who became better known for hitting the headlines than their ability to turn washing up bottles into handy household objects . |
| 5 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 6 | But , like the others , she 's been corralled here by one slightly harassed-looking comedienne rapidly becoming better known for her serious stance on food safety . |
| 7 | In recent years , Hunt had become better known for his highly successful double-act with commentator Murray Walker for the BBC coverage of Grand Prix . |
| 8 | It has , overall , captured less big-name , big-salary work than Russell Reynolds , but it has become well known for the efficient and speedy handling of a wide range of assignments within its pioneering structure of speciality divisions . |
| 9 | It has become well known for its close working relationships with industry , commerce and the public sector . |
| 10 | It has become well known for its close working relationships with industry , commerce and the public services . |
| 11 | Morley became well known for its music ( Sir Michael Tippett ) , its theatre and ballet ( Rupert Doone ) , and its art ( Eric Ravilious , q.v. , and Edward Bawden ) . |
| 12 | The latter had grown rapidly and become well known for its imaginative if sometimes desperate tactics . |
| 13 | At this time there was much comment in the horticultural press about the excessive attention lavished on summer bedding at the expense of the other seasons , and Fleming was the first gardener to become well known for ‘ spring gardening ’ , although by the 1870s there was a coterie which pressed the claims to priority of William Ingram of Belvoir Castle . |
| 14 | The Dawn 's Delay ( 1924 ) and The Fall ( 1940 ) were his best volumes of fiction , but he was to become chiefly known for his essays and biographies . |