Example sentences of "well know for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cockerham trainer is well known for spreading his net far and wide in his search for success and tomorrow The Fernhill Flyer should keep the ball rolling in the Puma Claiming Stakes at Southwell . |
| 2 | Though cuckoos are well known for laying their eggs in the nests of other species , more species of the cuckoo family build nests and incubate their eggs than do not There are in fact 80 species that act as true parents to their young . |
| 3 | Both Mac and Morrissey were well known for slagging off the entire rock world outside their own small circles . |
| 4 | But he knew he was well known for knowing that he 'd got you . |
| 5 | The contents of the jiffy bag were n't important but they were genuine , and the solicitors were well known for handling City problems . |
| 6 | ‘ Everyone in the area knew him and followed him everywhere , as he was well known for bringing provisions and medical supplies . |
| 7 | Hamnett 's defection comes at a time of high anxiety in the British fashion industry — but then she 's a woman well known for choosing her moments . |
| 8 | His daughter , Mary Moore , who enthusiastically supported the exhibition and was guest of honour at the opening , is well known for opposing the approach to her father 's work and , above all to his house and studios at Perry Green , taken by the Henry Moore Foundation , which she considers to be over-institutional , insufficiently concerned with the memory of her father and out of tune with his intentions . |
| 9 | But as minister of finance under Zahedi he had become too well known for negotiating the new agreement with the oil companies , and so the Shah had exiled him to the Washington embassy . |
| 10 | The Mendip Hills stretch east–west as a flat-topped plateau to the south of Bristol , and the area is well known for having many caves cut into the limestone . |
| 11 | Fiona Price & Partners Ltd is an all-women company of financial advisers and is well known for having an almost all-female clientele . |
| 12 | ‘ He has always been well known for having a good and natural relationship with young people . |
| 13 | But I think the the where we lived er er there was this woman that was well known for doing , and she lived in a very tiny house . |
| 14 | Jessner was well known for doing the classics in expressionist form . |
| 15 | Interior Minister José Luis Manzano ( appointed in August 1991 — see p. 38388 ) was replaced by Gustavo Béliz ( 30 ) , well known for leading a campaign against corruption . |
| 16 | Flautist Tim Wheater , well known for playing with the group The Eurythmics , suffered an outbreak of lip blisters and ulcers which destroyed his ability to control the flute , and lost him a year 's income . |
| 17 | ‘ The NFU is well known for representing farmers , and it 's necessary for the BHA to be easily understood as representing the hospitality industry in all its forms , ’ he said . |