Example sentences of "never [be] know for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 It had never been known for them to stay less than three hours — not that Mum minded .
3 In terms of healthy eating , the staples of American diners and fast-food outlets have never been known for their goodness .
4 SCO has never been known for its realism .
5 That was an intervention from her conscience but she had never been known for obstinacy in the past , and it was puzzling to account , really , for her awkward persistence about Grace .
6 Saddam has never been known for doing something for the benefit of others .
7 Besides , Goshawk Squadron has never been known for doing things half-heartedly , has it ? ’
8 Unless Blake chooses to make the details public they will never be known for certain .
9 But the final figure may never be known for the flats were notorious for sheltering illegal immigrants .
10 Many will never be known for many lived and died without a proper name .
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