Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun] of [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he discovered was that the G cell turned when it met the axons of cells A1 and A2 , whereas C turned and followed two other pioneer cells , P1 and P2 . |
| 2 | He passed the Society of Apothecaries ' qualifying examination in 1823 , apparently while under age , and then gained the MRCS . |
| 3 | Of the Scottish Daily News , the study finds that it was inadequately financed from the outset ; was poorly equipped ; so applied the principle of workers ' control as to make ‘ executive decision taking impossible if not farcical ’ ; and produced an unacceptable product . |
| 4 | Landmark exhibitions , like the one held in Los Angeles in 19763 , revealed the extent of women 's practice , the numbers of forgotten artists , many of them wives , sisters , daughters , mothers — who , like Novella , had disappeared behind the veil of a father/son 's name . |
| 5 | For this reason , I have on previous occasions sought the advice of women 's organisations regarding advertising copy on the subject . |
| 6 | He described the celebration of saints ' days and festivals as manifestations of the ‘ splendid outward dignity of our religion , forcible witnesses of ancient truth , provocations to the exercise of all piety , shadows of our endless felicity in heaven … wherein they which can not be drawn to hearken unto what we teach may only by looking upon that we do , in a manner read whatsoever we believe ’ . |
| 7 | Mehta claimed that the Reserve Bank of India ( central bank ) , had been " fully cognisant " of his dealings , which involved the use of bankers ' receipts as collateral to fund share purchases in Bombay 's stock market . |
| 8 | Rituals often involved the daubing of men 's private parts with indelible inks or waste paper and glue . |
| 9 | Around it clustered the settlement of miners ' huts . |
| 10 | The teacher in Example 3 provided a box of dolls ' clothes of different sizes and designs . |
| 11 | But er we found a pair of jeans er and having made sure that the jeans were empty of anything , er we sort of shuffled himself into the jeans a he lay down and we pulled , I I pulled the jeans up . |
| 12 | In a second study Seligman and Yellen compared the coherence of subjects ' dream reports with their ability , while awake , to construct dream plots when shown a series of unconnected slides . |
| 13 | The Financial Times of March 29 described the diverse membership of the Council as " a clear attempt to balance politics , regional interests and subject specialists " , while other commentators noted the span of members ' political persuasions from social democracy to Marxist conservatism to right-wing Russian nationalism . |
| 14 | He also studied the coloration of snails ' shells in different local environments . |
| 15 | From inside the arcade came the murmur of children 's voices . |
| 16 | From the school came the sound of children 's voices singing a hymn , accompanied by a piano that was out of tune . |
| 17 | The echoes came back in waves , like a pebble rolling round a box , and from the wood across the river came the clattering of wood-pigeons ' wings among the branches . |
| 18 | This , too , encouraged the growth of employers ' associations because non-members would then join in order to have a voice in determining bargaining outcomes which affected them . |
| 19 | A report in Le Monde of Sept. 20 disclosed that India faced the loss of workers ' remittances from Iraq and Kuwait totalling $400 million , and would lose exports to Iraq and Kuwait worth around $185 million , while an oil price increase of $3.00 per barrel would add $1,700 million to its oil import bill . |
| 20 | Mr Empey today said he would be unable to attend because of a prior engagement , but he defended the use of ratepayers ' money to fund the trip and described SDLP opposition as ‘ hypocritical ’ . |
| 21 | A book on the First World War made no mention of women 's contribution to the war effort at home or abroad . |
| 22 | BUSINESSMAN David Clark made a bunch of builders buzz off yesterday — after he set a swarm of angry bees on them . |
| 23 | He went to his desk and produced a sheaf of agents ' reports . |
| 24 | Philanthropic work , like workhouse visiting , inevitably raised the question of women 's representation on public bodies at the local level . |
| 25 | Yet feminists who made women 's right to enter the public sphere a priority never really addressed the issue of women 's role as wives and mothers , which late nineteenth-century doctors and scientists held to be the chief and necessary constraint on women 's achievements . |
| 26 | Paul then addressed the matter of Fields 's man-management . |
| 27 | There were no unions or guilds or other associations for they were not needed ; our employers were fair-minded and trustworthy , but the greatest incentive of all was the fact that , as reporters , we enjoyed the smell of printers ' ink as much as the actor is supposed to enjoy the smell of grease-paint — we loved our jobs and would usually much rather be chasing down ‘ a hot story ’ than eating . |
| 28 | Benjamin was on the point of replying when we heard the clip-clop of horses ' hooves and saw Doctor Agrippa making his way slowly towards us ; his mount , a gentle cob , ambling along as if it was a balmy summer 's day . |
| 29 | She was surprised , however , some time later when she heard the sound of horses ' hooves on the cobbles and looked out and saw Matthew alone , riding out , astride a big chestnut mare . |
| 30 | A few minutes later while she was pinning up her hair before having her bath , she heard the sound of horses ' hooves and saw Matthew with Bunny Chaloner by his side ride out . |