Example sentences of "death in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had the mansion built in memory of ‘ The Duke ’ shortly after his death in 1979 . |
| 2 | Norman Hartnell , who began the business in 1923 with his sister , designed the majority of the Queen 's wardrobes for state occasions and foreign tours until his death in 1979 . |
| 3 | Drawn from stock and private sources , including the artist 's family , it comprises landscapes , nudes and flower pictures , and features both a view of a village church painted as early as 1924 and the final picture completed by Hitchens shortly before his death in 1979 . |
| 4 | Some of the objects on show are drawn from the collection of the late Jerome Strauss who assembled a group of 2,400 pieces , donated to the museum after his death in 1979 . |
| 5 | Among those covered by the files were Josef Mengele , a former superintendent of the Auschwitz concentration camp who had lived in Buenos Aires from 1959 until his death in 1979 [ see p. 33759 ] ; Josef Schwammberger , extradited in 1990 [ see p. 37899 ] ; and , reportedly , a self-styled " Slovakian National Socialist " , Stefan Polakovic , who was still writing for an Argentinian publication in 1992 . |
| 6 | In Iraq , the Kurdish Democratic Party ( KDP ) was led first by Mullah Mustafa Barzani , a survivor of the ill-fated Mahabad venture in Iran , and after his death in 1979 , by his sons Mas'ud and Idris . |
| 7 | Just before his death in 1966 , Disney was quoted as saying : ‘ I do not believe there are any heights that can not be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true ’ . |
| 8 | He lived in Yorkshire before his death in 1966 . |
| 9 | There now arose the question of the appointment of a new Headmaster : Newstead , appointed Usher in 1826 and temporary Headmaster since Hoyle 's death in 1829 , was also Assistant Curate at St. Peter 's Church , and was a minister first and schoolmaster second . |
| 10 | This firm continued to prosper during the more difficult postwar years , and by the time of Samuel 's death in 1829 was operating extensively as owner , charterer ( especially for the East India Company ) , sailmaker , and chandler . |
| 11 | The Windsor drawing is thought to have been completed in Rome about 1513 , shortly before Leonardo 's death in 1517 . |
| 12 | The friendship continued between the two men , and indeed lasted until the Emperor 's death in 1873 , through all Louis-Napoleon 's changes in fortune , providing Malmesbury with an entrée to French government circles whether in office or out of it . |
| 13 | After Sedgwick 's death in 1873 , Hughes succeeded him as Woodwardian professor at Cambridge , remaining in the post until his death . |
| 14 | Even in non-industrial Bordeaux ( 1873 ) it formed only 40 per cent of the wealth left at death in 1873 ( 23 per cent of the biggest fortunes ) , while in industrial Lille at the same time it formed only 31 per cent . |
| 15 | The memory of her graceful figure , wide-apart eyes , heart-shaped face , and alert expression remained their joint possession until Arbuthnot 's death in 1850 . |
| 16 | The major causes of death in developed countries are heart disease and cancer . |
| 17 | • the shock of Buddy Holly 's death in '59 , then the loss of Eddie Cochran less than two years later ? |
| 18 | And Goethe — although he retained his admiration for the Greeks , and not least for the three tragedians , right up to his death in 1832 — mostly looked in other directions for his inspiration after the unfinished drama Pandora of 1810 . |
| 19 | Since he had little choice but to pursue a policy of conciliation , Napoleon III tried again with William , now King of Prussia since his brother 's death in 1861 . |
| 20 | Raja James resisted British annexation and on his death in 1868 his title passed to his nephew Charles Johnson , who took the name of Brooke , an active and vigorous administrator of austere though unconventional disposition . |
| 21 | One may summarize the conclusions reached with respect to , and within the terms of , the traditional account of the Muftilik as follows : ( a ) that Fahreddin Acemi remained as Mufti , whether in Edirne or Istanbul , until his death , which occurred probably not later than 873/1468 ; ( b ) that he was succeeded by Abdulkerim , who seems likely to have resigned or been removed about 878/1473–4 ; ( c ) that Molla Husrev succeeded to the office about 878/1473–4 and held it until his death in 885/1480–1 ; ( d ) that he was succeeded by Molla Gurani in 885/1480–1 ( but cf. below , pp. 144–6 , 150 ) , who retained the office until his death in 893/1488 ; and ( e ) that Molla Arab succeeded Molla Gurani in that year and remained Mufti until his death in 901/1495–6 . |
| 22 | He survived , unmarried , into the reign of Edward III , returning to Brittany shortly before his death in 1334 . |
| 23 | Whatever the case , the alliance which they had made with the family of L'Isle jourdain ( closely related to the Duèse clan ) , stood them in good stead with the Avignon papacy until John XXII 's death in 1334 . |
| 24 | Summoned to Parliament in 1309 , he received extensive lands in Lincolnshire ( later augmented by his sister 's lands in that county after her death in 1334 ) and the more contentious grant of the Isle of Man . |
| 25 | Religious problems came back to haunt Wenceslas for , at the time of his death in 1419 , the Hussite movement which prefigured the Reformation was already a cause of conflict throughout his kingdom . |
| 26 | That did not prevent her from being thrown down a mineshaft to her death in 1918 . |
| 27 | He remained as Missioner to the Ayrshire Mission until his death in 1918 . |
| 28 | He commanded a tank troop in the main assault on the Normandy beaches , and his death outside the village of St Pierre , 9 June 1944 , robbed English literature — as had Owen 's death in 1918 — of the most individual and accomplished poet of his generation . |
| 29 | Among the major degenerative diseases is coronary heart disease , the commonest cause of death in Western countries , killing about one man in four . |
| 30 | In migraineurs , dihydroergotamine therapy has resulted in 18 reported cases of myocardial infarction , with death in 3. 2 patients had a history of cardiac disease . |