Example sentences of "was know for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports said that the Dec. 6 attack on the mosque was effectively abetted by the guards , some 200 paramilitary troops of the state-controlled Provincial Armed Constabulary ( PAC ) which was known for its pro-Hindu leanings ; they had allegedly stood aside and allowed militants to demolish the mosque 's structure . |
| 2 | Despite her lauding of other Victorian virtues , Mrs Thatcher was known for her un-Victorian dislike of rail travel and was typical of those of her rising generation in placing a car high on her list of social desiderata and symbols of prosperity . |
| 3 | Tabs of Fuggles Fissenden was known for his strange custom of always leaving the Robin Hood public house backwards , this was because on a number of occasions having imbibed too freely , he fell forward on leaving , breaking his clay pipe , so for ever afterwards he removed himself backwards concerned not with his own safety but with that of his clay pipe . |
| 4 | The new Information Minister was Mohamed Khojali Saliheen , who was known for his religious broadcasts under the Nemery regime . |
| 5 | Aksoy , who was a member of the SDPP , was known for his outspoken opposition to women wearing headscarves and the conversion of the St Sophia museum into a mosque [ see above ] . |