Example sentences of "of [art] old [noun] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems to be a restatement of the old law and a rejection of Philips . |
| 2 | As a young professional with Fulham some 30 and more years ago , he prospered hugely from advice offered in no uncertain terms by Joe Bacuzzi , a redoubtable professional of the old school and a firm believer in the unassailable principle that full-backs who can not defend should seek alternative employment . |
| 3 | Sergeant Reynolds was near the end of his service , a stolid , broad-shouldered , slow-speaking officer of the old school and a native of the fens . |
| 4 | The head of the Old Man and a magic moment . |
| 5 | In 1842 CD visited one of their settlements at ( New ) Lebanon , NY , from which he emerged with ‘ a hearty dislike of the old Shakers and a hearty pity for the young ones ’ . |
| 6 | With his experience of an old university and a less old university , with two different systems , he was able to frame for himself what he valued in the English university . |
| 7 | All that was found in the tomb chamber when it was excavated was the apparently hasty , late burial in a pit under the floor of an old man and a child . |
| 8 | The inside of Royston Manor was equally grim : it usually stood empty , being used by the court as a place to rest during royal progresses and then left in the tender care of an old steward and a bustling , aged retainer . |