Example sentences of "know him [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 2 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 3 | Thank you friends , we all know him as the one million pound councillor . |
| 4 | Many know him as the British jazz singer , but he is equally respected for his brilliance as a film and tv critic , modern art expert , writer and fisherman . |
| 5 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
| 6 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 7 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
| 8 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 9 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 10 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 11 | I am certainly going to miss him , I have only really known him for the past seven days , but it seems like years . |
| 12 | I went to Dubai and called on several prominent figures who had known him as a local businessman . |
| 13 | I was privy to all their discussions on Hardy , as both had known him during the First World War . |
| 14 | But the last time he had been in the headlines , people had known him by a different name — Chris Bott . |
| 15 | Knowing him for the hard-hearted son of a bitch he was , I was still shaken . |
| 16 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 17 | He was glad to see him , for he knew him for a tough , sturdy fellow , who was considered certain to get into the Owsla as soon as he reached full weight . |
| 18 | ‘ I knew him as a hard-working , modest , and honest politician , ’ he said . |
| 19 | McKenzie , who has never been in trouble before , was described by people who knew him as a pleasant individual . |
| 20 | As a person , Whitaker was frequently described by those who knew him as a great store-house of energy and enthusiasm , who could manage that rare gift of imparting such enthusiasm to others . |
| 21 | Even in Carluke , there are those who are far from convinced that Beattie , then only 19 and described by those who knew him as a train-daft ‘ big softie ’ , was capable of such a violent act . |
| 22 | I knew him through the Civil Service Orchestra , you see . |
| 23 | Those who knew him in the early 1970s in Florida remember a young man who beat balls at night after working a day job . |
| 24 | One who knew him in the Bandung period , Takdir Alisjahbana , recalls : ‘ A fascinating personality … few [ were ] able to resist his charm . |