Example sentences of "has a [adj] collection " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Weald and Downland open air museum , 6 miles north of Chichester , has a fascinating collection of houses of historical interest including a 15th-century farmhouse and working smithy which have been saved from dereliction , brought here and restored . |
| 2 | British Library of Political and Economic Science ( London ) The library specialises in modern British political , economic and social history , social anthropology , and has a vast collection of books . |
| 3 | Steve Joynes has a vast collection of jukeboxes of all shapes and sizes . |
| 4 | The centre also has a wide-ranging collection of artifacts relating to folklore and craft industries . |
| 5 | By the way , if anyone has a complete collection of all the iterations of main press release , we 'd love to see how it changed . |
| 6 | By the way , if anyone has a complete collection of all the iterations of main press release , we 'd love to see how it changed . |
| 7 | The Sammy Miller motorcycle museum at New Milton , Hants ( £2 adults , £1 children ) has a superb collection . |
| 8 | I was from a family in Northern California , about thirty miles out of San Francisco ; I had an older brother who had and still has a great collection of 45s , but we were actually swimmers . |
| 9 | Mr C F Motley of Lincolnshire has a small collection of such things which I feel sure have a rarity value as match-slips are eagerly collected on a world-wide scale . |
| 10 | The zoo , on a small site , has a varied collection chiefly of Italian animals but including some foreign species . |
| 11 | The Dartmoor Wildlife Park and Falconry Centre , near Plymouth , 16 miles away , is set in thirty acres of beautiful countryside and has a good collection of big cats . |
| 12 | The Society has a unique collection of pre-grouping wagons and is very keen to store them away from the ravages of salt sea-spray , weather and vandals . |
| 13 | The Edinburgh Room has a unique collection of over 25,000 books and 21,000 prints relating to the history of the city . |
| 14 | There is some attraction now for those who enjoy the diesel locomotive because the railway has a growing collection . |
| 15 | The Scottish national Zoological Park on the southern slope of Corstorphine Hill has a wonderful collection of animals in natural settings . |
| 16 | The railway has a magnificent collection of coaches in a variety of liveries . |
| 17 | The house , a fine Georgian mansion , has a magnificent collection of paintings and Chippendale furniture . |
| 18 | Bodnant Gardens — Considered to be one of the finest gardens in Britain , Bodnant has a magnificent collection of rhododendrons , camelias , magnolias and conifers . |
| 19 | He suspects that Ivor has a secret collection of stolen coins . |
| 20 | Besides playing the keyboard , she is a fanatical follower of the Irish Soccer team and has a huge collection of ticket stubs to prove her attendance at matches ! |
| 21 | Has a renowned collection of fine malt whiskies . |
| 22 | Sir Nicholas has a fine collection of microscopes , for example . |
| 23 | The Lewis Textile Museum in Exchange Street has a fine collection of cotton machinery , including working reproductions of the Spinning-Jenny and Mule of Hargreaves and Crompton respectively . |
| 24 | Birmingham Reference Library Among the many collections housed ( including the famous Shakespeare Library ) are business archives — the Boulton and Watt archive is a major source of reference for the history of the Industrial Revolution ; the Assay Office Collection relates to the Mint and the Midlands toy and silver trades — and the more general local studies department has a fine collection of maps and seals . |
| 25 | It has a fine collection of manorial and local government records , and its archive of fens drainage papers is unique . |
| 26 | Sewerby Hall museum has a fine collection of Anglo-Saxon jewellery , clothing , pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site at nearby Home Farm which was also part of the estate , but the most interesting exhibits in the museum are to be found in the Amy Johnson collection . |
| 27 | The 17th-century Brodie Castle in Forres has a fine collection of furniture and paintings . |
| 28 | Olive Geddes has a particular interest in sporting archives , of which the National Library has a fine collection , including the papers of the Scottish Football Association , the Royal Highland Yacht Club and the Edinburgh Skating Club . |
| 29 | The last issue of Punch has a satisfactory collection of advertisements for cigarettes , beer and whisky and one or two bizarre items for the connoisseur — a two-page spread for Kimberly-Clark lavatory paper and a single colour page for ‘ the ultimate collection of Sportsman 's Knives ’ . |
| 30 | He has been already very successful both as regards birds and their nests and eggs ; he has a beautiful collection of them . |