Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of board members are pressing for the directors ' new suites , now being readied at the top of a spanking new building on Washington 's H Street , to be exempted from the Bank-wide policy of no smoking that begins on July 1st . |
| 2 | The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending . |
| 3 | The Israel Nature Reserves Authority is attempting to protect the population , providing guard dogs to local farmers to prevent wolf attacks and collecting data for the wolves ' long-term conservation . |
| 4 | One old horseman put forward his opinion that the reason for the teams ' long stretch of work in the early part of the day was , in fact , to save taking off ( the harness etc. ) in the middle of the day ; and — what is more interesting — he referred to the day 's visit to the field as journey . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , Leeds chairman Leslie Silver last night blamed a king-sized European Cup hangover for the champions ' wrecked title defence . |
| 6 | He similarly assumes that exile players are only qualified for the clubs ' ostensible countries of origin . |
| 7 | However , as Clementina Black pointed out at the end of her inquiry into married women 's work for the Women 's Industrial Council , some women worked when the family income was already adequate , because they prized their independence : ‘ A shilling of your own is worth two that he gives you ’ . |
| 8 | During the First World War she volunteered for the Women 's Reserve Ambulance and twice won the Croix de Charité for gallantry for heroic rescues in Salonica . |
| 9 | Her wartime work for the Women 's Voluntary Service and the Red Cross resulted in tremendous changes in her sense of self-worth , in her relationship with her husband and in her attitude towards housework . |
| 10 | During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children . |
| 11 | Fred Breadle , transport organiser for the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service , and in charge of 550 cars , has just bought 57 Peugeot 309 diesels as replacements for Vauxhalls and Nissans , and has been mightily impressed with them , as have the women drivers . |
| 12 | She then lectured on philosophy and economics for the Women 's Co-operative Guild . |
| 13 | These ideas became the basis for the Parents ' Educational Union , which was established in 1887 in Bradford . |
| 14 | So parents actually welcomed the possibility of a large family : an extra pair of hands could soon pay for itself by working in the fields as well as ensuring security for the parents ' old age . |
| 15 | He played trains with the older ones , sitting them inside upturned chairs and positioning himself in front , using a broom handle for the wheels ' connecting rod . |
| 16 | Knight Williams is responsible for the trusts ' overall investment strategy , while specialist fund managers ( Mercury , Schroder , Barings , James Capel , GT , Perpetual , SGTR and Whittingale ) are in charge of day-to-day management . |
| 17 | IN April 1917 , shortly after her nineteenth birthday , Jeanne Hébuterne was trying on her costume for the artists ' fancy dress ball during the Carnival . |
| 18 | The exceptions are : a mid fifteenth-century embroidered pall from St Peter 's , Sudbury , Suffolk ( now in Ipswich Museum ) ; two magnificent hearse cloths of 1509 , one in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford and the other in Great St Mary 's at Cambridge , provided for the varsities ' annual commemoration service for Henry VII ; a pall of 1516 belonging to the Guild of St John at Dunstable Priory ( Col. 1 ) ; and six palls of the period c.1490–1525 belonging to various livery companies in the City of London . |
| 19 | Iago seems to be acting wholly for the others ' good , since , as he challenges us to deny , ‘ this advice I give is free and honest . |
| 20 | Yellow Victorian mansions , with their front gardens asphalted over to make yellow parking areas for the flatholders ' yellow cars . |
| 21 | Neath MP Hain believes there will be more urgent demands for the Springboks ' four-match tour to be axed if the violence in South Africa continues . |
| 22 | There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees . |
| 23 | This is not to say that she has much time for the developers ' current products . |
| 24 | With all the major supermarket chains currently locked in a price war , the big test for the Co-Ops 's new-look is whether it 'll boost takings . |
| 25 | The relationship of marriage was becoming impregnated by the ideals of mutual affection and respect , and considered as the exclusive area for the partners ' sexual activities . |
| 26 | But since her captivity , a babel seethed around her constantly , the cries and demands of Sycorax , the commands of the men on guard over her , the hammering and planing of the pales for the stockade and for the settlers ' other plans ; the shouts of the men from the boat-building on the beach , the barking of orders to bondsmen brought from England on the ship that had returned , the yells of slaves whom they had loaded in Dahomey or Yoruba on the journey back , and roped and chained and put to work under the whip , and the bellowing laughter now and then of the overseer , a tall African who had been taken out of chains himself to hold the lash over his fellows . |
| 27 | Federal funding for the arts occupies a tiny part of the national budget , but in the last administration became a cause celèbre when the question of National Endowment for the Arts ' occasional support for provocative and sexually explicit art aroused the fury of conservatives led by Senator Jesse Helms , who whipped up popular support for a move to curb or cut the N.E.A. 's budget . |
| 28 | The firmness of the Polychromos Pastels is due to their slightly higher than average binder content ; this accounts for the crayons ' notable strength and low dust factor , reducing accidental breakage and keeping the hands relatively clean during use . |
| 29 | Lt. Hugh Hutchinson won the RAF inter-service Slalom Challenge Cup , the Robert Redhead Downhill Cup , and the Duchess of York Trophy for the Men 's Overall Champion . |
| 30 | SCOTLAND have enlisted the help of leading sports psychologist , John Syer , to help their preparations for the men 's Western European Championships in Turkey in April . |