Example sentences of "be best known [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have n't guessed , you play the part of the world 's best known detective , Sherlock Holmes . |
| 2 | One of SAVE 's best known campaign led to its purchase for £1 . |
| 3 | The Flying Scotsman , one of the world 's best known steam engines , is on track for six weeks of railway nostalgia . |
| 4 | SOME of the world 's best known yachting personalities will visit Pwllheli during this year 's Celtic/ISORA Regatta Week , between June 28 and July 4 . |
| 5 | Superstar Alan Rickman was in quietly joking mood as he arrived in town to play the Bard 's most quoted hero in a spectacular production of the world 's best known play . |
| 6 | But the plant 's best known activity as a manufacturer of water-cooled mainframes will stay firmly in the IBM fold and notionally expanded as the construction of air-cooled ES/9000s moves from Valencia in Spain , although the rate at which mainframe sales are falling suggests that this will be only a short-term boost . |
| 7 | AMRULLAH , racing 's best known non-winner , is back in training for another attempt to break his incredible losing sequence which has now reached 74 . |
| 8 | The opinions are those of one of the island 's best known food retailers ; Feargal Quinn , of Superquinn . |
| 9 | Starring animals from one of the region 's best known wildlife hospitals , it was voted best documentary at the National Video awards . |
| 10 | A FORMER Royal Navy pilot has saved one of the region 's best known garden centres — and has unveiled plans for its future expansion . |
| 11 | Pat Young is one of the province 's best known fashion mavericks . |
| 12 | From the Roman Forum , once the city 's most important political and social centre , to the Colosseum , perhaps the city 's best known monument , to the soaring Baroque dome of St-Peter 's and the Vatican city with its superb collection of paintings and sculptures , to the Trevi Fountains and the Spanish steps through to the twentieth century Victor-Emmanuel monument built to commemorate the unity of Italy — the list is endless and no amount of reading about the Eternal City can substitute a visit there as Rome speaks for herself . |
| 13 | Mortar bombs , chemical weapons and toxic waste are just some of the things buried in one of the area 's best known tourist spots . |
| 14 | SIR Alec Guinness is probably the world 's best known actor , yet he claims to be the only one who can walk down a street unrecognised . |