Example sentences of "[be] know [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These forms are known as a Deportation Order . |
| 2 | These groups are known by a variety of names , but the central idea is to bring together a small number of people who have certain interests or characteristics in common and to interview them as a group . |
| 3 | Snaffle-bits of two linked iron bars with a small ring at each end are known from a scatter of cemeteries across the country from Lincolnshire to Kent ( Welch 1983 , p. 112 ) . |
| 4 | The truth is that there are a few sites ( especially in North America ) where abundant remains of complete animals have been recovered , and from which a passable idea of the fauna of the Mesozoic can be obtained , but there are still great gaps in our knowledge , and many of the dinosaurs are known from a handful of individuals , or even a single specimen . |
| 5 | Pemmatites species are known from a number of localities in the Permian and Carboniferous of Europe . |
| 6 | That was how she had been known as a child when people had contrasted her with her sister Paula . |
| 7 | In nearly 3,000 years with this company , I have never been known as a quitter . |
| 8 | from Birmingham says hanging upside down has always been known as a cure in the Far East and it does work . |
| 9 | Mr Chaskalson has long been known as a human-rights lawyer defending people charged under South Africa 's apartheid and terrorism laws . |
| 10 | Samuel Irving — ‘ Si ’ — Newhouse jr , second-generation New York billionaire , had long been known as a collector of modern American art , but his November 1988 purchase of Jasper John 's False Start propelled him into the public consciousness . |
| 11 | It has even been known for a company to respond to a request for information six weeks after the initial query and then to complain that their product had been left out ! |
| 12 | The problem of toxics and blue-green algae had been known for a century in countries like Australia and the US where it occurred naturally . |
| 13 | It has been known for a woman going into labour to suddenly perceive the connection between herself , her mother , mother 's mother , all the mothers of her line stretching back to the beginnings of time , and all the daughters that will follow after . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm known as a raider , not a pirate , ’ he reminded her calmly , though she could see a faint trace of anger in the barely perceptible tightening of his features . |
| 15 | I 'm known as a bit of a bastard , ’ he said proudly , heaving the pile of newspapers onto the floor and in the process dropping his wallet out of his jacket pocket . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm known as a bit of a rebel and someone who does not always follow the party line , ’ he adds . |
| 17 | Church is the place where we hope to find an experience to love , to be known as a parson , sharing the stories of our lives and the stories of our faith . |
| 18 | Since it can not be known as a concept that will realize itself in the future , Sartre argues instead that the totality only produces itself in the moment : ‘ The incarnation as such is at once unrealizable except as totalization of everything and irreducible to a pure abstract unity of that which it totalizes ’ ( II , 58 ) . |
| 19 | it will soon be known as a centre of Roman Catholic influence , for a large monastic institution is in course of erection on the site of the old fort . |
| 20 | Easily Accessible : Bridport is an interesting Saxon town , historically famous for its rope-making — a hangman 's noose used to be known as a Bridport dagger . |
| 21 | They kissed again and John held her so close that she could feel the beat of his heart , but then he said stubbornly , ‘ I wanted you to know , love , but I do n't want us to be known as a courting couple , not by our families or anyone , until I get this cleared up . ’ |
| 22 | When would they even be known as a courting couple ? |
| 23 | ‘ Officially the library will be known as a resource based learning centre , ’ said Mrs Ashton . |
| 24 | What business is it of the State if someone now wishes to be known as a woman , where previously she was considered a man ? |
| 25 | She wants to be known as a workhorse and not a clothes horse . |
| 26 | I think the other thing was that I wanted to be known as a musician rather than some other phenomenon other than a musician and I think that also had an effect on me too . |
| 27 | Binyon 's volume does however bear out quite touchingly one point that Mrs Lowndes makes : that Hewlett 's ambition was to be known as a poet rather than novelist , though it was his historical romances in Wardour Street prose that brought him fame and money . |
| 28 | ‘ That depends on whether or not we get the green light for a full series , and that wo n't be known for a couple of months . |
| 29 | However , these events have one important common feature and that is they will normally not be known to a person dealing with the company and therefore it seems appropriate to treat them together . |
| 30 | A.3.1 The Vendor will forthwith notify in writing to the Purchaser any matter or thing which may arise or become known to any of them after the date of this Agreement ( whether or not prior to Completion ) which is inconsistent with any of the Warranties or which is or may reasonably be anticipated to be material to be known by a Purchaser for value of the Business . |