Example sentences of "best know for his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps best known for his feud with the Al-Fayed brothers over Harrods and the House of Fraser , Tiny Rowland built up his mining and trading company , Lonrho , in the '50s and '60s . |
| 2 | Best known for his portrayal of Major Upshot-Bagley in the television series The Army Game . |
| 3 | Cardew was best known for his portrayal of the comic character Cardew the Cad , a tall overgrown schoolboy who wore short trousers , cap and scarf and recalled school pranks while on stage . |
| 4 | Sir Geraint was best known for his portrayal of Falstaff . |
| 5 | Above : Although best known for his portrayal of the manic Basil Fawlty , John is described by colleagues as sensitive , thoughtful and serious |
| 6 | There was also a bespectacled Cambridge undergraduate , aged twenty-two called Bamber Gascoigne — later to be best known for his TV quiz show success University Challenge . |
| 7 | Dutch painter , best known for his genre scenes ; his early paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns and barns . |
| 8 | ISAAC ASIMOV , who has died in New York aged 72 , was best known for his works of science fiction , a genre in which he reigned supreme , but he could also claim to have written more books about more subjects than any other author . |
| 9 | Lemon is best known for his involvement with Sunderland ; he made over 100 appearances for the Roker men . |
| 10 | The screenplay for this film was written specially for Sir Alec by Roy Clarke , best known for his comedy series , Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping up Appearances . |
| 11 | The show , in the Gemeentemuseum , The Hague ( 1 February -30 June 1994 ) , will consist of fifty paintings and 150 drawings by this austere theoretician of the Modern movement , best known for his canvases painted with horizontal and vertical lines in primary colours . |
| 12 | Best known for his column , in which he was an early champion of green politics . |
| 13 | Next week sees the release of Melancholia , a directorial debut by Andi Engel , who has until now been best known for his work as a film distributor . |
| 14 | To most people , Turing is best known for his work on the theory of computing machines , but in time his work on the theory of morphogenesis may be seen as equally important . |
| 15 | Kramolín was a pupil of Andrea del Pozzo , best known for his work in Il Gesù in Rome and his speciality of sotto in sù painting . |
| 16 | The former Maesteg coach is best known for his work at what was once known as Cardiff College of Education whose former student include Lyn ‘ the Leap ’ Davies , Gareth Edwards and John Bevan and more recently , John Devereux and Tony Copsey . |
| 17 | Westerberg 's solo debut is to be produced by Matt Wallace , best known for his work with Faith No More and The Replacements . |
| 18 | The founder of co-counselling , Harvey Jackin , along with other therapists like Dr Janov , best known for his work on the Primal Scream , believes that only by re-experiencing the pain locked away in the psyche , repressed by not being allowed the simple physiological responses of weeping and crying , can that pain be eliminated from the system . |
| 19 | Warner was best known for his work on optics and mathematics . |
| 20 | However , Davison was best known for his work as a writer on the history of British earthquakes and seismology in general . |
| 21 | While Pheloung may be best known for his work on the small and large screen — he wrote the award-nominated music for the film Truly , Madly , Deeply , as well as composing for the 13-part television series Boon in 1985 , his first TV series . |
| 22 | While Pheloung may be best known for his work on the small and large screen — he wrote the award-nominated music for the film Truly , Madly , Deeply , as well as composing for the 13-part television series Boon in 1985 , his first TV series . |
| 23 | Anthony Kerr ( vibraphone ) has worked in Europe with Louis Stewart , Georgie Fame and Kenny Wheeler ; Stan Sulzmann ( tenor sax ) is a featured soloist in Kenny Wheeler 's latest big band and known for his work with Clark Terry , John Taylor , Phil Woods and Gil Evans ; Wayne Bachelor ( bass ) leads his own quartet and has worked abroad with Courtney Pine , Steve Williamson and Jean Toussaint ; Stephen Keogh ( drums ) , now resident in Barcelona , is best known for his work with Louis Stewart , Hal Galper , Charles McPherson and Peter King . |
| 24 | Alanson is best known for his improvements in the technique of amputation , and his important suggestions for hospital reform were a vital adjunct to his new surgical methods . |
| 25 | Best known for his boxing knowledge , he reported many top-class fights for The Scotsman . |
| 26 | He 's perhaps best known for his love of livebearers — but the fishhouse holds a great many other species — some breeding projects , some pets , including a superb ‘ pair ’ of snakeheads , Derek 's new pride and joy . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 28 | David Emanuel ( above ) is best known for his role in creating Princess Diana 's fairy tale wedding dress , and he is still a high-society favourite for his Ascot suits and Royal haute couture . |
| 29 | The idea was originated by Guinness and produced by a team of technical experts led by Anthony Daniels , an actor best known for his role as the golden robot C3PO in the Star Wars series of films . |
| 30 | Playwright John McKay , perhaps best known for his Channel 4 sitcom My Dead Dad , has written a neat , pacy story that combines humour and suspense with concise and colourful dialogue . |