Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He passed the Society of Apothecaries ' qualifying examination in 1823 , apparently while under age , and then gained the MRCS . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Around it clustered the settlement of miners ' huts . |
| 6 | The teacher in Example 3 provided a box of dolls ' clothes of different sizes and designs . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He also studied the coloration of snails ' shells in different local environments . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | He went to his desk and produced a sheaf of agents ' reports . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Our report emphasised the rationality of workers ' behaviour in relation to their own goals and working situation . |
| 20 | It did a Big Ben chime , and I heard a chorus of kids ' shouts from inside . |
| 21 | Heads and governors were not required to manage these two main influences although headteachers themselves were often directly involved in the committees and working parties which steered the programmes of teachers ' centres . |
| 22 | Steps already taken in response to IMF recommendations included the regulation of banks ' capital-to-assets ratio ( January 1991 ) , the freeing of foreign exchange rates ( Feb. 27 ) , electricity and petrol price rises , and a sales tax levied at highest rates on luxury goods ( May 4 ) . |
| 23 | Mr. McAvoy : If any bid included a reduction of employees ' pension rights , may we have a firm commitment from the Minister that the Government would not give that bid the go-ahead ? |
| 24 | They specialised in questions which , to quote Bowley , " required an answer of 'yes ' or 'no' or a simple number or something equally definite and precise " . |
| 25 | The tsar improved the Ministry of Finances ' chances of introducing economies by ordering that state agencies would have to prepare detailed estimates of their future expenditure . |
| 26 | That being so , it is worthwhile recalling the view of the student that went with that earlier epistemology and which generated the idea of students ' academic freedom ( or Lernfreiheit , as it was known ) . |
| 27 | OUR recent series commemorating the life of comedy king Frankie Howerd brought a flood of readers ' letters . |
| 28 | He did a couple of hours ' work , and he got two free tickets to Canada . |
| 29 | In Tataria , which was demanding to sign the Union Treaty separately from Russia , President Mintimer Shaymiyev resigned from the CPSU central committee , and the Supreme Soviet abrogated the Council of Ministers ' decision to nationalize CPSU property . |
| 30 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |