Example sentences of "of [art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his was one of the many families in the streets that ran off the main road at the bottom of the hill and from whom this shop and the tobacconist 's derived most of their regular custom . |
| 2 | Eventually they found a spot , away from the track but on the edge of one of the many glades in the forest . |
| 3 | The first of the many descendants of The Promised Land . |
| 4 | At a joint news conference yesterday with Tokyo 's governor , Shunichi Suzuki , he turned quickly to some of the many differences between the sister cities , and omitted a line from a prepared statement that had said ‘ Tokyo and New York are more alike than any two cities on the face of the earth . ’ |
| 5 | Percy Marlborough Stewart left to the people of Pocklington his collection of water-lilies , one of the finest in Europe , and the Stewart collection containing illustrations and objects of the many countries of the world which he visited on his hunting expeditions . |
| 6 | Because of the many controversies within the educational system , and the strong teacher organisations , those responsible are extremely reluctant to comment at all . |
| 7 | The water supply to the mill house comes from one of the many springs in the area and has always been known locally as Newent Spa Water . |
| 8 | Of the many hills within the city boundaries the Calton has probably more interesting features than any apart from the Castle Rock . |
| 9 | The hotel is very modern and pleasant , and one of the many skyscrapers in the middle of Campinas . |
| 10 | Spitfire PL965 is a fine testament to the skills and devotion of the full time members of the rebuild team along with the dedication of the many members of the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society . |
| 11 | Mr Williamson , can I ask for your confirmation that the reason that the Secretary of State deleted Policy E two in the nineteen eighty structure plan was one of the many reasons under the heading , General , there is no specific reference in the notice of approval to the deletion of this policy and therefore I am assuming it fell for one of the reasons given in paragraphs five point two to five point four five . |
| 12 | How do human beings distinguish which of the many elements of the context are relevant ? |
| 13 | The years in Lubyanka prison in Moscow transformed Wallenberg into a hostage of the Cold War , and then into one of the many errors of the Stalinist period whose truth became too ghastly to reveal . |
| 14 | One of the many reactions to the decision of the House of Lords in Caldwell ( 1982 ) was that it went against DPP v. |
| 15 | Today it houses the Vigili Urbani , one of the many factions of the Italian police forces . |
| 16 | Again I accept the constant parental care has been of the highest calibre and I remind myself of the many tributes to the quality of that care in the evidence before me . |
| 17 | She was an anchoress , one of the many recluses of the period who shut herself away from the world to pray in solitude : we can still see the foundations of her anchorage next to the church which is now called St Julian 's in Norwich . |
| 18 | Discover the beauty of the Cameron Highlands near the capital , the ruins of a bygone age at Malacca , or the serene beauty of one of the many beaches on the popular island getaway of Penang . |
| 19 | The publican had heard both sides of the many arguments between the two , and for far too long . |
| 20 | Only a very few of the many references in the bibliography are earlier than 1979 yet undergraduates are already arriving at university with first-hand experience of videotext and expect their lecturers to know more ! |
| 21 | The result is very different from the ideas expressed in chapter 6 , where it was suggested that one of the many results of the rise of material culture as a mode of cultural form was its ability to multiply and keep apart a plethora of hierarchies and diverse spheres . |
| 22 | In Ashar 's attitude one senses one of the many paradoxes of the Iranian revolution . |
| 23 | ‘ It is vital that they are aware that it only gives protection against one of the many strains of the disease . |
| 24 | We shall be examining in due course how organization can make fullest use of books , materials , equipment and ancillaries ; we have reminded ourselves that it can also make fullest use of the many abilities in the staff room . |
| 25 | Of the many explanations for the collapse in the ninth century after such intensive cultivation without metals for 6–16 centuries , the most plausible is that it resulted from sustained failures of maize due to a leafhopper-borne virus , maize mosaic virus , which may have originated in northern South America at roughly the same time as maize was brought to the Caribbean by the Arawak about the time of Christ . |
| 26 | A more enduring product of this last trip was the motet Exsultate , jubilate , K. 165 , written for the principal singer Venanzio Rauzzini ( who was a male soprano , one of the many victims of the still prevalent barbaric custom of castrating the most talented boy singers before their voices broke ) . |
| 27 | He had raised his voice so that it carried through the babel of the many conversations at the high table , and even reached the nearest of the lesser knights below . |
| 28 | Gothic twist : just one of the many exhibits at the annual Buckinghamshire College Design Degree Show , which featured craft and manufactured furniture . |
| 29 | This report , the standard books , the growing number of translations of the many books of the Scriptures , and discussions with scholars in Rangoon University or simple yet thoughtful Buddhists in the villages , aroused in me a reverent admiration for the Buddha , a deep interest in his teaching , and a nagging need to build some bridge in my own mind between the two religions . |
| 30 | As though unaware of the many doubts in the minds of each of his listeners , Christian went on to explain the reasons behind his momentous decision . |