Example sentences of "have [be] known [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But enthusiastic reviewers have been known to nudge recalcitrant publishers into action . |
| 2 | In continental Europe political parties in power have been known to institute electoral systems calculated to give them unfair advantage . |
| 3 | We have been known to describe major launches as ‘ IBM announcing the end of the world as we know it ’ : this time , that really is what the company has announced . |
| 4 | Solitary dolphins have been known to spend long periods around human settlements , encounters which attest to their humour , playfulness , curiosity and gentleness , and their readiness to help humans in distress . |
| 5 | Recent Secretaries of State for Education have been known to favour educational vouchers as a way of increasing parental choice and allowing the quality of schools to be judged by market forces though they have been unable to find a workable system . |
| 6 | The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut . |
| 7 | Former Chief Secretaries have been known to make spirited claims for additional resources when they move to a departmental job . |
| 8 | Elephants elsewhere have been known to overcome both types of barriers that the task force was planning to erect . |