Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the Stewart kings ' lamentable habit of dying young had two consequences , both of which enhanced rather than diminished the strength and prestige of Scottish kingship . |
| 2 | The true story of the Wright brothers ' daring race for the sky . |
| 3 | Two canvas chairs were placed side by side in a machine that begged comparison with the Wright brothers ' first efforts . |
| 4 | The Underground Resistance double set captures hard-to-find missives from the Detroit techno-terrorists ' formidable back catalogue . |
| 5 | Swede Helen Alfredsson 's successful season in both Europe and America continued when she won the IBM Ladies ' Open in Stockholm . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , there have latterly been some notable donations from individuals in Britain : like the Sainsbury brothers ' new wing for the National Gallery and the Clore Foundation 's for the Tate ; Terence Conran 's £7m for the establishment of the Design Museum in Docklands , and Paul Hamlyn 's cheap weeks for children at the Royal Opera House . |
| 7 | And that is what it was all about , made more of a nostalgic night by the Sixties style club band The Trends playing strains of all the old hits in the Heather Brothers ' newly-penned songs . |
| 8 | Western Klick Photopoint should consolidate their lead in Division I of the Torrie Stockbrokers ' National League when they meet fourth-placed Grove at Stepps tomorrow , then face bottom club , Kirkcaldy , at McDiarmid Park , Perth , on Sunday . |
| 9 | They then issued a public statement , which was published in the March edition of The Presbytery Bulletin , the Orkney churches ' informal news-sheet . |
| 10 | His goal was to neutralise the ability of the North Koreans ' Chinese backers to make war for generations to come . |
| 11 | The England players ' early view of Sidhu as a slogger and Kambli as a chancer is a wretched reflection of the typical English professional 's attitude that time and experience must precede promotion . |
| 12 | Leon Bell of Stoke High School in Ipswich has been called into the England Schools ' u-15 squad for their match against Wales next Monday . |
| 13 | Tonight , two covers conveniently mark The Fatima Mansions ' musical parameters . |
| 14 | WILL CLARK applied the coup de grace that extended the Chicago Cubs ' post-season losing streak to 44 years and took the San Francisco Giants into the World Series against their neighbours the Oakland Athletics . |
| 15 | Inspired by the success of Film On Four and the ITV companies ' recent forays into film-making ( like Granada 's My Left Foot ) , the BBC has finally taken the plunge into the feature-film market , in partnership with Palace Pictures and British Screen . |
| 16 | They pointed out that Lome III had not stimulated trade between the EC and the ACP countries ( since 1985 trade in both directions had actually fallen in both absolute and relative terms ) , or lessened the ACP countries ' economic dependence on the production of primary commodities , or encouraged industrialization . |
| 17 | The commission has suggested that the Community should clearly accept the principle of the East Europeans ' future membership . |
| 18 | Laura , an accountant , has just won the Ulster ladies ' individual life-saving title for the fourth year running , while Karen is in the ambulance service and plays a key role as secretary of Ireland 's No.1 club in the RLSS — Southend . |
| 19 | The Liverpool Motorists ' Annual Outing for Handicapped Children took youngsters from 10 Liverpool special schools on a day trip to Southport . |
| 20 | As part of a 12 hour sponsored row organised by the Liverpool universities ' combined club , an ‘ Ergo ’ machine will be made available . |
| 21 | TV missed the end of Empire , except for little bits like the Argyll Highlanders ' steamy evacuation from Aden in 1967 , but it caught the Vietnam War , the Nigerian Civil War , and so much as it was permitted in the Falklands . |
| 22 | Cropper looked for support from the African Institution for the removal of the West Indians ' financial advantage in the sugar trade , privately assuring Zachary Macaulay that the introduction of free-labour sugar was opposed by the planters because they knew it ‘ will destroy their System of cultivation , tho ’ it can be proved to be the only means of establishing West Indian property on a lasting foundation . |
| 23 | And perhaps the most riveting of the statistics is the West Indians ' 197 no-balls . |
| 24 | Some of the attendance at the Galway Pensioners ' Annual Dinner . |
| 25 | Like the Baptists in Holmer Green , the Amersham Baptists ' main problem concerned attendance ; following traditional Christian practice they held that the indispensable sign of membership , of being ‘ in communion ’ , was partaking in the Communion Service , whether this was held quarterly or , in their case , monthly . |
| 26 | Undoubtedly a principal reason for this was the Avignon popes ' expedient friendship with the king of France , whose clerical subjects the popes frequently taxed for his benefit after 1337 . |
| 27 | Emma started work at the age of fourteen for the London Ladies ' Co-operative Guild , a group of professional women who designed and decorated glass tables . |
| 28 | And it is this which explains the London Tories ' prolonged , teeth-gritting reluctance to recognise their Ulster colleagues . |
| 29 | Shaun Edwards chipped in with his 18th try of the season but it was the Wigan fans ' new hero — 18-year-old winger Jason ‘ Billy Whizz ’ Robinson — who stole the show with two tries . |
| 30 | Shaun Edwards chipped in with his 18th try of the season but it was the Wigan fans ' new hero — 18-year-old winger Jason ‘ Billy Whizz ’ Robinson — who stole the show with two tries . |