Example sentences of "were [adv] know for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not know then , were not to know for many years , were never fully to understand what it was that held them together — a sense of being on the margins of English life , perhaps , a sense of being outsiders , looking in from a cold street through a lighted window into a warm lit room that later might prove to be their own ? |
| 2 | Both of them were already known for silences . |
| 3 | Both Mac and Morrissey were well known for slagging off the entire rock world outside their own small circles . |
| 4 | Some pioneers ( Ron James was a famous example ) were well known for their peerless protection ability . |
| 5 | A number of other young men in the Town Boys group were well known for their ability to drink impossible-sounding quantities of beer . |
| 6 | Thus Aquitaine remained a far-off , unknown country and its inhabitants were well known for their fickleness and treacherousness . |
| 7 | The contents of the jiffy bag were n't important but they were genuine , and the solicitors were well known for handling City problems . |