Example sentences of "is [adv] know to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The risk undertaken is generally known to the surety , and the circumstances generally point to the view that as between the creditor and surety it was contemplated and intended that the surety should take upon himself to ascertain exactly what risk he was taking upon himself . |
| 2 | If we provide information which is already known to the receiver , then we are too long-winded ; if we take knowledge for granted , we are too brief . |
| 3 | The starting point of ( 2c ) , these positions , is already known to the reader because it occurs at the end of sentence ( 1 ) . |
| 4 | His field work has been in the Cycladic and Orkney Islands , and he is best known to the public through appearances on BBC TV 's ‘ Chronicle ’ programme , and for his book Before civilisation ( 1973 ) , which transformed prehistoric chronology by applying the results of Carbon 14 dating . |
| 5 | This is one of the big three timber importers in the UK , but is best known to the public for its 191 Jewson outlets catering to the small jobbing builder . |
| 6 | Of Manzoni 's work only Il Promessi Sposi — translated into English as The Betrothed — is well known to the English speaking world . |
| 7 | The factual and legal background to the two cases with which this opinion is concerned is well known to the court . |
| 8 | Proxy consent , decision making on another 's behalf , is well known to the law . |
| 9 | Sir John has a finger in every pie and is well known to the harbour masters all along the south coast . ’ |