Example sentences of "of [art] [noun] ' [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ A sign of the times ' as 20 jobs are axed at two firms |
2 | Indeed , one of the researchers ' most important tasks is to ascertain for my benefit what kind of conversation we 'll be likely to have — whether the guest talks nineteen to the dozen , in which case I 'll need to prepare lots of questions , or if they take ten minutes to say ‘ Good evening ’ — in which case I 'll start praying . |
3 | Meirion Rowlands , one of the Ashleys ' most key appointments of this time , was well known as the local prizewinning sheep shearer ; he met Bernard over a pint in the pub . |
4 | Not only did the occupiers introduce gin to the island , which remains one of the locals ' most popular drinks , but in 1813 cricket was recorded as having been first played in Menorca by the surgeon of HMS Scipo — a match which received the patronage of Admiral Lord St Vincent , the Commander in Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet . |
5 | General Miguel Maza Marquez , chief of the investigative police and one of the traffickers ' most vocal critics , escaped unharmed as he did from a car bomb attack last May in which seven people were killed and 50 wounded . |
6 | General Miguel Maza Marquez , chief of the investigative police and one of the traffickers ' most vocal critics , escaped unharmed as he did from a car bomb attack last May in which seven people were killed . |
7 | The outboard switches lend you the power to engage or disengage all of the combos ' externally switchable options ( eg. channel selection , graphic on/off and reverb on/off ) direct from the TriAxis . |
8 | According to some , code-breaking was one of the allies ' most important weapons . |
9 | This abberation apart , Chuff Chuff offered one of the best days out of the summer — little surprise to those who already know them as one of the Midlands ' most reliable and imaginative club promoters . |
10 | ‘ The full uncensored story of the Stones ' most notorious desperado . ’ |
11 | The building has been refurbished , and access is either by boat , or across trackless fields ; but there can be few more attractive places to spend a fishing holiday , right on the edge of one of the Borders ' most productive lochs . |
12 | This is one of the Pyrenees ' most Spartan panoramas , and a torrid place to be , as I know from having been there , on a day of high summer sun . |
13 | His father actively supported the parliamentarian cause in the English civil war but John Duncombe 's sympathies were Royalist and his marriage , on 12 July 1646 , to Elizabeth , daughter of a former chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , Sir Humphrey May [ q.v. ] , allied him to one of the Stuarts ' most loyal families of servants . |
14 | So a colourful still life seemed a suitable choice of subject for an exploration of the pastels ' most obvious potential . |
15 | The results were wildly ahead of the Democrats ' most optimistic forecasts . |
16 | 1.10 am , Birmingham Selly Oak : Anthony Beaumont-Dark is one of the Tories ' most voluble MPs and if he loses the country will be a quieter place . |
17 | Later , he 's playing at Washington DC 's 9.30 Club and the modest-sized venue is already sold out — hardly surprising for a line-up which also boasts Arrested Development and the Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy , two of the States ' most acclaimed ‘ alternative rap acts ’ . |
18 | Welcome back : It 's St Patrick 's Day , and one of the regions ' most talented musical families is celebrating with a fantasy voyage into the past . |