Example sentences of "of [art] [noun] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 This figure was exceeded in the first quarter of the year alone when a Rbs31,000 million deficit was recorded .
2 The scholar who completes such a work thus has an edge on other writers , so a preface can be read with the respect due to a first-hand account of the works concerned and a considered piece of reflective criticism .
3 As well as the mixed delights of the Glasgow Fair and a wee burst of the cholera mixed in with bread riots , the 1850s saw giant strides in the techniques of battleship-building , and the amount of noise that could be generated in the interests of progress .
4 The examination requires an essay on one of the themes of the period concerned and a commentary on a piece of text .
5 The back door of the Mercedes opened and a tall , craggy-faced man climbed out .
6 For from her mirror she saw the driver 's door of the Mercedes open and a tall , aristocratic man step out .
7 Earlier , on April 1 , Governor George A. Sinner of North Dakota vetoed an anti-abortion bill similar to — though somewhat more restrictive than — that passed in Utah , which provided penalties of a $1,000 fine and a year in prison .
8 According to ns.62A(1) : ‘ No action in respect of a contravention to which section 62 above applies shall lie at the suit of a person other than a private investor , except in such circumstances as may be specified by regulations made by the Secretary of State ’ ( emphasis added ) .
9 The appropriate regulation for our purposes is SI 1991 No 489 , regulation 3 of which outlines the circumstances where an action may be brought at the suit of a person other than a private investor .
10 ( 4 ) If the provision of a specimen other than a specimen of breath may be required in pursuance of this section the question whether it is to be a specimen of blood or a specimen of urine shall be decided by the constable making the requirement , but if a medical practitioner is of the opinion that for medical reasons a specimen of blood can not or should not be taken the specimen shall be a specimen of urine .
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