Example sentences of "of [art] [det] [noun pl] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first of the many descendants of The Promised Land . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | How do human beings distinguish which of the many elements of the context are relevant ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Today it houses the Vigili Urbani , one of the many factions of the Italian police forces . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In Ashar 's attitude one senses one of the many paradoxes of the Iranian revolution . |
| 10 | ‘ It is vital that they are aware that it only gives protection against one of the many strains of the disease . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was introduced in the north of Nigeria as the result of the ‘ straight for English ’ policy , one of the many offshoots of the Kenya ‘ New Primary Approach ’ . |
| 14 | One of the many branches of the Makaa followed the valley but there were no bridges to cross and where the track crossed side-streams , the fords were wide and bottomed with concrete . |
| 15 | Conrad was well aware of the many facets of the word ‘ romance ’ — idealism towards women and events , the hero 's victory over extreme hazard , exotic details of place and circumstance . |
| 16 | But she did not know which of the many doors of the hall-way was that of their bedroom . |
| 17 | Maria is one of the many examples of the younger generation who has become politically involved against the regime through her participation in a Christian community . |
| 18 | Letting go of our poverty consciousness will be one of the many delights of the New Age , and a crucial aspect of our spiritual growth . |
| 19 | In Wales , old republican soldiers and even some of the former disciples of the Fifth Monarchist , Vavasor Powell , accepted places on the remodelled bench in 1687 – 8 , much to the horror of local Tories , who portrayed the new magistrates as " the old gang " of 1641 . |
| 20 | In a letter to Sir James Graham on 23 March 1843 Thomas Turner wrote : ‘ During the period that has now elapsed [ since the deputation was received ‘ some months since ’ ] favourable circumstances have arisen and resulted in a complete union between the heads of the Veterinary Colleges of London and Edinburgh and the profession at large and I am enabled to state that the accompanying petition and draft Charter have received the signatures of the several Professors of the said College … ’ |
| 21 | I say this because , of the several versions of the ‘ right of silence ’ contained in the list previously given , only the fifth hinges upon the fact of the suspect having been charged ; and that is an immunity against being asked questions of any kind . |
| 22 | The first was a real horror story for Oxford full-back , Les Robinson , who scored one of the own goals of the season . |
| 23 | Imbalances in the ecology of the reefs has been put forward as a reason for these plagues caused by commercial fishing of the large predatory gastropod the triton ( Charonia tritonis ) one of the few predators of the Crown of Thorns . |
| 24 | Anderson was one of the few members of the British colonial administration who , remaining in Africa after British colonialism retreated , made a successful transition to serving the independent governments of the continent . |
| 25 | She was one of the few members of the artistic community who admitted to religious observance . |
| 26 | At its best it remains one of the few areas of the modern press where imagination , honesty and idealism , however fatuous , can still , occasionally , be found . |
| 27 | This seemed to explain one of the few advantages of the underground network to Preston — the fact that it was comparatively free of Rottweilers and pit bull terriers . |
| 28 | More recently General Wynell-Mayow , who is commemorated in the Church , was one of the few survivors of the heroic but futile charge of the six hundred at Balaclava . |
| 29 | And there is passion as well as poetry in Sing as We Go ( 1934 ) , one of the few films of the 1930s to make any reference to unemployment . |
| 30 | Secretary John Deakin admits it 's one of the few drawbacks of the new set-up . |