Example sentences of "[det] of [art] [noun pl] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the second world war , the government took control of the system , worked it to death without investing and , under a fixed ‘ rental ’ agreement of 1941 , pocketed more than half of the railways ' receipts . |
| 2 | The first of these stages was much the most important , for despite the promulgation of the Nazimov Rescript a betting man would not have laid money , at the end of 1857 , on the proposition that peasants were going to acquire both freedom from manorial jurisdiction and some of the landlords ' property . |
| 3 | After a tough debate within the Miners ' Federation in 1911 — the miners were not united on the baths ' efficacy — some of the miners ' leaders collaborated with women activists in the labour movement and during the First World War brought out a pamphlet , published by the Women 's Labour League , promoting pithead baths , including testimony from Robert Smillie and the well-known feminist Kathryn Bruce-Glazier . |
| 4 | Immigration laws were also found to have an effect on some of the women 's experiences of domestic violence . |
| 5 | And she would turn for confirmation to Reginald Forrest , who played the comic characters or heavy villains and whose deep voice could often be heard singing , falsetto , some of the women 's songs . |
| 6 | And when you sat there saying ‘ But what about some of the women 's issues ? ’ , they sat there saying , ‘ Why , why does it matter … ? ’ |
| 7 | On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells . |
| 8 | Reviews of exhibiting societies ' shows have constantly presented difficulties to critics , as it is only possible to give brief comments on some of the artists ' work ; how could it be otherwise when an exhibiting society shows several thousand works ? |
| 9 | Some of the residents ' fears |
| 10 | Integral to at least some of the philosophers ' thinking is the idea that the individual is part of a collective ; a member of society . |
| 11 | Cascades of salt spray had already washed some of the kittiwakes ' nests off the lower ledges when we took a last look out before nightfall , and there seemed little chance that the old ‘ Sulan ’ would be able to make a landing tomorrow , even if the sea conditions allowed a crossing from Sørvágur . |
| 12 | At the same time we have to take account of the fact that some of the households ' income will be channelled into saving , and that additional spending on the output of firms will arise from investment . |
| 13 | The degree of interactivity varies with the disc but levels of interactivity in some of the children 's discs , in particular , are well judged for the intended applications . |
| 14 | Some of the children 's expectations were so heartbreakingly wrong that it was clear that much more needed to be done to inform young people about what work is really like . |
| 15 | In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display . |
| 16 | Furthermore , a casual inspection of some of the children 's workbooks in Standard 7 will reveal in most subjects lists of question numbers at the side of the page and then merely the corresponding answer letter , a , b , c , or d . |
| 17 | After half an hour or so , when some of the journalists ' drinking arms were a blur , Jefferson banged on the table . |
| 18 | However , the Commission did not find evidence of deaths having resulted from deliberate brutality by police or prison officers , as had been alleged by some of the victims ' families . |
| 19 | But For every person at Aldermaston there are hundreds who share at least some of the protestors ' fears , without their fanaticism . |
| 20 | It should be noted that most of these are neutral on the optimism/pessimism scale , while some of the characters ' proverbs approach the meaningless . |
| 21 | Well I think some of the manufacturers ' guarantees , certainly on motor cars , erm are reasonable and you can expect to rely on them and get things put right . |
| 22 | But look at individuals , rather than averages , and you see interesting things happening to some of the peasants ' lives . |
| 23 | Changing this number also meant changing the inscriptions on some of the camps ' memorial plaques ; some Jewish groups did not like the wording of the new inscriptions . |
| 24 | Your stringer should be able to explain these terms and more — and understanding some of the stringers ' buzz words can be useful , even if it 's just to impress your friends . |
| 25 | Despite the curtailment of some of the clergy 's powers , friction between the teachers ' associations , particularly the INTO , and the Roman catholic clergy has remained until this day . |
| 26 | The shoot was waylaid by litigation , however , after Mr Kluge 's Irish and British gamekeepers were convicted of killing hundreds of protected hawks and owls — and some of the neighbours ' dogs — in an authentic effort to keep the game alive for the pleasure of the guests . |
| 27 | Simple requests for such increases were the least of the shipowners ' concerns , while on shipboard conditions there could be no cause for complaint because of the " army of government officials who were there to keep them up to the mark " . |
| 28 | A test ban is the least of the proliferators ' worries . |
| 29 | The new venture , co-ordinated by the US Council for Automotive Research , will investigate design , development , testing and possible manufacturing of electric vehicle components that could eventually be used in each of the companies ' vehicles . |
| 30 | Circles of radius one , two , five and ten kilometres were drawn around each station and the census enumeration district data were used to produce maps and tables showing population numbers , structure and characteristics around each of the stations ' catchment areas . |