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

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1 You know he is known to everybody — ‘ As a rogue . ’
2 Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it .
3 ‘ Actually , ’ Doone said calmly , ‘ he is known to be able to drive his father 's jeep on the Downs expertly , and my men have discovered he was out of school last Wednesday afternoon on a field trip to Windsor Safari Park .
4 In each case the individual is identified either by the role which is relevant to the content of the article , or by the role by which he is known to the public .
5 But ‘ Mr Donald ’ , as he is known to his staff , has inherited the top spot from his father Christopher at a particularly lean time in the lift business .
6 He is known to be a member of the Teesside Aero Club based at Teesside Airport , near Darlington .
7 Perhaps he might be interested to know that , for reasons too complicated to explain here , he is known to his comrades in the People 's Party as ‘ Lowenbrau ’ .
8 According to Reuter , he is known on Wall Street for his prowess as a cost-cutter and an asset-seller , a reputation that is likely to cause consternation among IBM employees already facing lay-offs for the first time in the company 's history .
9 He is known for his dull , green eucalyptus and bushland colour creations and finely structured suits .
10 And he is known for his after-match tantrums , which include an incident when he kicked down an advertising board .
11 One of the most brutal of the Khmer Rouge commanders , he is known as the ‘ Butcher of Kampuchea ’ for the killings he ordered in the south-west from 1975 to 1978 .
12 On the one hand , as ‘ Mr Frederick ’ , he is known as a simple-minded put-upon minion in a second-rate theatre , at home in the grubby , bustling world of teeming streets , pawn shops and flea-ridden lodgings in the East End .
13 His passion for , and expertise with oddballs has made his features very popular , and he is known as a thorough and punctual answerer of readers ’ queries .
14 Among the Dark Elves of Naggaroth he is known as the Reaper , to the Goblins of Red-Axe Pass he is Orcbane , and to the north the Norse know him as Mankiller .
15 A popular , undemonstrative , workaday fast-medium seamer and swinger , he is known as ‘ Ghost ’ for his fair hair and eyebrows , though his features are a touch Jack Palance .
16 Throughout his country he is known as the ‘ Professor with the smile ’ , and when he returns to his village in central Vietnam , children follow him like the Pied Piper and call him ‘ Uncle Vo ’ .
17 The major decisions and judgements he makes in regard to his life are so strongly influenced by his foreign language background , interests and values , that he is known as a linguist , a language teacher , or a diplomat .
18 Now he is known as The Man Who Changed the World , and there are statues to him everywhere .
19 He is known as Belly , it 's not difficult to see why .
20 We all called him ‘ Mol ’ abbreviating his name as students always do ; and throughout the diocese he is known by all his brother priests as simply ‘ Mol ’ ; and now I gather that his parishioners call him Fr Mol .
21 Fired with enthusiasm for the new Europe on his return flight over the North Sea , Fuhrer Kinnock , as he is known in the German press , seemed more frustrated than ever at being out of office at such a momentous time .
22 Tong , as he is known in Thailand , graduated from the classic Jimmy White academy of excellence and , in taking time off from the classroom and money off mugs , he , like White , enjoyed some memorable moments .
23 Yes its Orange Walk season , when we are invited to rejoice in celebrating the victory of King William of Orange ( or Good King Billy as he is known in some circles ) at the Battle of the Boyne .
24 He 's known to be self-opinionated , tenacious , a despiser of ‘ corporate bullshit ’ ( a favourite catchphrase is ‘ There are no Misters in this company ’ ) and a believer in the absolute rightness of making the best possible product at the lowest possible price .
25 He 's known to be self-opinionated , tenacious , a despiser of ‘ corporate bullshit ’ ( a favourite catchphrase is ‘ There are no Misters in this company ’ ) and a believer in the absolute rightness of making the best possible product at the lowest possible price .
26 His name may not be familiar , but he 's known for playing cruel , heartless men .
27 One of the country 's leading experts on the secret services says the evidence confirms what he 's known for some time .
28 After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life .
29 ‘ I understand he 's known at this address ?
30 He 's known as a bit of a trouble-maker but he 's really helping and striving to make things work well .
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