Example sentences of "it be [adv] know [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Damage was also very great in the mustelid samples , but in the one good sample from the pine marten the bones were less modified than in the canid samples , and it is not known at present which pattern is more typical of mustelids .
2 In other words , " it is not known in advance how the environment will act upon the system and react upon system actions .
3 If the information is commonplace or is common knowledge to a group of persons ( for example , it is well known to computer programmers ) or to the public at large , it can not be confidential ; instead , it will be considered to be in the public domain .
4 It is well known in linguistics , for example , that languages vary in the way they encode perceptual phenomena such as colour ; and this variation is probably greater still in the conceptualization of abstract and cultural phenomena .
5 It is also known as bergamot , lemon or orange mint , but to the writer , the aroma is definitely that of the famous toilet water .
6 This is usually called an occupational or company pension if the employer is private ; and in the public sector it is often known as superannuation .
7 It was well known in college that , barring some accident , Mr de Chavigny would take a First in his PPE Finals .
8 In civil defence terms the Scud attacks , directed as they were at civilian populations , posed a dilemma for the Israeli authorities as it was not known in advance whether the missiles would carry conventional or chemical warheads .
9 It was never known as Street in those days , it was called the Street .
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