Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [been] know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was apparently an agreement between Pickard and Wasbrough allowing the latter to use the crank , and the engine-builder who was most incensed at the patenting of a device which he maintained had been known for centuries was James Watt [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | Not the least fascinating aspect of the story , which broke the day after France 's quarter final defeat by Switzerland — and barely three months after the memorable celebrations which had accompanied their winning of the trophy for the first time in 59 years — was that although Noah 's decision was said to have been known to his players and coaches several weeks earlier , no-one apparently bothered to tell French Tennis president , Philippe Chatrier . |
| 3 | On the night hemisphere much of the surface is at about 100 K. Were Mercury to keep the same face to the Sun then the night hemisphere would be close to 0 K. The higher temperature that actually exists has been known since 1962 . |
| 4 | ‘ Would the fact that he was put in as priest at Oldfield mean that Marr would have to have been known to Lord Dersingham ? ’ |
| 5 | It is less widely known that there was a comparable ( although much smaller ) dyeing industry in Ireland based on Nucella lapillus which seems to have been known of as far away as Minehead in Somerset ( Cole , 1685 ) . |
| 6 | Watkins concluded that these straight trackways , which he came to believe had been known as ‘ leys ’ , had ‘ landmarks ’ constructed along their route as a guide . |