Example sentences of "be known [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Of non-flowering plants , it has been argued that ferns have a lower associated insect fauna , though it has long been known that bracken has a large number of associated arthropods . |
| 2 | This is called precession of the perihelion , and is not in itself curious because it had long been known that precession of the perihelion is one result of the gravitational influence on a planet 's orbit of all the other planets in the Solar System . |
| 3 | The turning point came in July 1973 , when a White House official almost accidentally let it be known that tape recordings had regularly been made of all conversations conducted by the President in the White House . |
| 4 | PI Associates , sole manufacturers of PolyPads , wish it to be known that Bridlesuite of Lanarkshire have never been supplied with or ever stocked genuine PolyPads . |
| 5 | ( It is known that performance deteriorates after several hours of work. ) 3 . |
| 6 | It is known that sampling is used very little , and when it is used , is often used incorrectly . |
| 7 | If it is known that behaviour depends smoothly , and the second derivative of the dependence is never zero and its first derivative is bounded away from zero , then the Newton-Raphson method is better . |
| 8 | Little is known about how and why these last two conditions are helped , but it is known that protection against osteoporosis lasts only as long as the treatment is taken . |
| 9 | Although it is known that plasma concentrations of both peptides increase in response to feeding , the mechanism by which ingested food causes release of colonic hormones is not understood . |
| 10 | It is known that rainforest destruction threatens the well-being of the environment . |
| 11 | It is known that phosphorylation of the c-Jun A1 activation domain increases transcriptional activity of the protein ( 13 , 14 ) ; perhaps phosphorylation of Ser-249 has a similar effect on the A2 domain ( amino acid residues 238-257 ; ref. 29 ) . |
| 12 | Dr Pertwee says the receptors are found in the brain areas where it is known that cannabis acts to produce many of its effects . |
| 13 | It has often been said that the family kept the process secret , but this seems unlikely , since it is known that pearl ash was used to secure the transparency . |
| 14 | Perhaps as a result of Syrian influence , companies of eunuch priests may have inhabited the Minoan temples ; in a later period , it is known that eunuch priests served Cybele and Attis in Anatolia . |
| 15 | It is known that SCAMP cost £3 million but no one will say what percentage of that figure is public money . |
| 16 | It is known that sodium nitroprusside releases NO through a spontaneous reaction independently of the enzymatic pathway that uses L-arginine as substrate . |
| 17 | It is known that myelinisation of the fibres of the corpus callosum is not complete until about 10 years of age ( Yakovlev and Lecours , 1967 ) . |
| 18 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 19 | It was known that stimulation caused the heart to increase its oxygen consumption . |
| 20 | It was known that fasting could cause hallucinations , and extreme weather conditions were thought to affect the mind . |