Example sentences of "be know by a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the child is in care no-one may cause him to be known by a new surname or remove him from the United Kingdom without either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility or the leave of the court ( s33(7) ) . |
| 2 | Furthermore , it did not seem to him right that a specifically Indian movement should be known by an English name . |
| 3 | The terms " diagonal " , " side " and " perimeter " of a rectangle were known by a high proportion of pupils , " area " by fewer . |
| 4 | It is perhaps for these entirely practical reasons that each approximate size and shape of rug is known by a specific name which usually relates either to its traditional position on the floor or the purpose for which is was made . |
| 5 | The identity of this woman is known by a remarkable coincidence . |