Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] of [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The city has a wealth of things to do and see ; historic monuments , a harbour , and all the amenities expected of a modern city including extensive sports facilities , art galleries , theatres and museums . |
| 2 | The European Council took " a most serious view of accusations against Libyan nationals " in connection with the 1988 and 1989 Lockerbie and UTI airliner bombings [ see p. 38692 ] and noted and fully endorsed " the demands made of the Libyan authorities by the governments of France , the UK and the United States on Nov. 27 " [ see p. 38599 ] . |
| 3 | Early in the fourth century the Carthaginian clergy disapproved of a local lady addicted to the habit of venerating a martyr 's bone ; but a hundred years later we hear of only isolated protests . |
| 4 | ‘ Dinner will be served at the usual time and I am pleased to say there will be no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time . ’ |
| 5 | This last phrase — ‘ no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time ’ — my father would repeat with a laugh and shake his head admiringly . |
| 6 | Instead of being informed by the prospecting company , Navan Resources , islanders learned of a possible gold mine on their island through hearing an item , based on a newspaper report , on the Gay Byrne radio show . |
| 7 | He then made a full written confession and was then shown the notes made of the earlier oral admissions ( which he refused to sign ; the police however failed to record the refusal in the pocket book though it was recorded in the custody record . ) |
| 8 | About his waist he wore an elegant ta lien , or girdle pouch , the border a thick band of russet , the twin heart-shaped pockets made of a soft peach cloth , the details of trees , butterflies and flowers picked out in emerald green and blue and gold . |
| 9 | Finally , Wirksworth Quarry has another new addition from the Suzi Sammutt/Geoff Hornby team — The Evolution of Micadia E1 5b is the slim pillar 30 feet left of the Crinoid Cruise . |
| 10 | All the windows had roller blinds made of a dark-green fabric so tough that the years of neglect had done nothing to decay or even damage them . |
| 11 | Even in Clare 's own country , the railway has been absorbed into the landscape , and one can enjoy the consequent pleasure of trundling through Rutland in a stopping-train on a fine summer morning : the barley fields shaking in the wind , the slow sedgy streams with their willows shading meditative cattle , the elegant limestone spires across the meadows , the early Victorian stations built of the sheep-grey Ketton stone and still unaltered , the warm brown roofs of the villages half buried in the trees , and the summer light flashing everywhere . |
| 12 | Essex , one of the new universities born of the last years of Macmillan 's rule , was occupied . |
| 13 | Patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing any major surgical procedure should be assessed by having radiographs taken of the cervical spine in flexion and extension . |
| 14 | Rather ironically , given the ‘ note of condescension , almost of contempt , [ which ] characterises Dicey 's exposition of continental constitutions ’ , almost all studies undertaken of the French system of droit administratif have cast doubt on the superiority of the British approach and have concluded that the French system provides greater protections than our own . |
| 15 | Thus none of the proposed candidates has the properties expected of a rapid retrograde messenger . |
| 16 | There they used the water power to drive large hammers and grinding wheels made of the local Millstone Grit . |
| 17 | STAMINA is not the least of the qualities demanded of the professional cricketer . |
| 18 | The Chief Executive , G.B. Richardson , is the Secretary to the Delegates , and he is advised by Executive Committees composed of the Senior Officers . |
| 19 | On the other hand , Ford possessed few of the qualities required of a real leader : ‘ conditioned not to offend , [ he ] did not know how to inspire , persuade or force people to go any place . |
| 20 | The qualities required of a country-town solicitor appear clearly enough from the foregoing description of his work . |
| 21 | Many ancient villages contain venerable barns built of the same materials as local cottages . |
| 22 | As Gerry and his fellow villagers talked of the better days to come , a carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions to ‘ Dannygal ’ . |
| 23 | Then , thinking of her own mother , she wondered how two sisters born of the same parents could be so different . |
| 24 | If they do not , they risk being seriously deficient , with congregations deprived of an important element in their worship . |
| 25 | That means using magnets made of a superconducting material such as niobium-titanium alloy . |
| 26 | A hundred years ago , Corby was a little country village of cottages built of the local Jurassic limestone , which is often of a rich brown or rust colour due to the presence of iron oxide in the rock . |
| 27 | Before the appearance of these two documents , teachers learned of the preferred modes of classroom practice in other , more informal ways : from attendance at in-service courses or from discussions with advisers and advisory teachers , and conversations with their head teachers , PNP coordinators , and other colleagues . |
| 28 | Thorpe Marsh Reserve was created when quick-witted local naturalists learned of the proposed building of embankments to enclose an extensive ash disposal area . |
| 29 | It is my intention to keep hon. Members informed of the temporary arrangements that will be made for the UKIAS refugee unit . |
| 30 | The apparatus consisted of a delicate torsion balance from which were hung masses made of the two materials under comparison ( e.g. 30 mg masses of gold and aluminium ) . |