Example sentences of "known [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere in the central area , enough structures are known to confirm the Kingshams picture , which indicates a dense arrangement of properties alongside the streets . |
| 2 | Some of the hormones known to affect the nervous system , such as the endorphins ( p 230 ) , now appear to bind to immune cells as well , and probably influence their behaviour . |
| 3 | On the beneficial side , the whole population gains from the action of UV-B radiation in converting steroids in the skin to vitamin D. On the harmful side , it is known to affect the growth , composition , and function — including photosynthesis — of a wide variety of plant species , including many important crops such as soya beans . |
| 4 | Substances known to affect the NO-cGMP pathway affected muscle relaxation by leucocytes ( tables I and II ) . |
| 5 | Before the study , which was always performed in the morning , all subjects were starved for eight hours , avoided all medicines known to affect the gastrointestinal tract for at least 12 hours , and refrained from smoking for at least 24 hours . |
| 6 | The study shows that on the North Atlantic air route , the world 's busiest , 70-80 per cent of aviation fuel , a much higher proportion than previously thought , is burnt in the lower stratosphere , where pollution is known to affect the ozone layer . |
| 7 | Such resins are known to inhibit the growth of certain fungi . |
| 8 | Try one of the latest lightweight liquids with Panthenol , a form of vitamin B5 , the only vitamin known to penetrate the hair strand . |
| 9 | One tap from it has been known to drive the head of a human adversary down between his shoulder blades . |
| 10 | You lay the breakfast the night before , you have even been known to light the gas under the kettle for tomorrow 's tea , wishing that by breakfast time everything could be over … |
| 11 | Therefore at least 9%120 ( 8% ) patients known to carry the FAP gene did not have a symptomatic bowel cancer after the age of 50 years . |
| 12 | No government which was known to enjoy the support of the Crown was defeated in a general election until well into the nineteenth century . |
| 13 | The mother may object and females have even been known to kill the complete litter in consequence . |
| 14 | First , it maps to the Xq21.3-Xq22 region known to contain the gene involved in XLA . |
| 15 | This list was known to contain the names of 110 senior and middle-ranking officers , including the Minister of Defence , Gen. René Emilio Ponce , his deputy and various officials in diplomatic positions abroad . |
| 16 | One woman died despite intensive treatment and none had been exposed to radiation or other factors known to cause the disease . |
| 17 | He was content , however , in the knowledge that this man had only ever been known to serve the Rada Loa , those good spirits who were often associated with Catholic saints when the people felt it necessary to show some respect for the official state religion without compromising their traditional beliefs . |
| 18 | And there was the great Lord Byron , a powerful name , a man well known to espouse the cause of freedom . |
| 19 | Outline four ways in which Venus is known to resemble the Earth , and four ways in which it is known to be strikingly different . |
| 20 | In my paper , it is shown that the electron in lowest energy or ground state of the hydrogen atom indeed does continually radiate its energy away as predicted by classical theory , but it also absorbs energy from the ever-present sea of zero-point energy in which the atom is immersed , and an assumed equilibrium between these two processes leads to the correct values for the parameters known to define the ground-state orbit . |
| 21 | The major objective of the whole project was to examine this question , and it is clearly of great relevance , not only to dementia sufferers and their carers , who on the whole are known to prefer the sufferer to remain at home ( see Levin , 1983 ) but also to service-providers and policymakers anxious to explore the extent to which the pressure towards community care can be implemented in practice . |
| 22 | They have even been known to raid the picnic basket if I am overly engrossed over a little ‘ hot spot ’ I have found . |
| 23 | On the positive side , though a cohabiting 30-year-old sales executive said : ‘ Most women I 've known give the impression it 's not the size of it , it 's what you do with it that counts . |
| 24 | Since the observed footprint is only 6 base pairs , and DNase I is known to overestimate the actual ligand binding site size we tentatively suggest that the bleomycin molecule is bound with the bithiazole oriented in the 5'-direction from the cleavage site . |
| 25 | She should have known to expect the unexpected where he was concerned . |
| 26 | As for amateur dramatics , I prefer to write for others to perform but in the absence of anyone daft — sorry , I mean talented — enough to oblige , I have been known to tread the boards . |
| 27 | Kohl was known to favour the formal unification of East and West Germany on Dec. 9 or Dec. 16 , 1990 , immediately following simultaneous parliamentary elections in the two countries . |
| 28 | For instance , the pellicle — a mucopolysaccharide and glycoprotein layer on teeth — is known to lower the susceptibility of tooth enamel to acid ; useful for people on grapefruit diets . |
| 29 | " You 've been known to bend the truth when it suits you , but I must be sure this time . " |
| 30 | Megarry V-C , in Marshall ( Thomas ) ( Exports ) v Guinle [ 1979 ] Ch 227 set out a test of four elements which is most helpful for determining whether the information is too widely known to retain the necessary quality of confidence . |