Example sentences of "known he for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |