Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [art] british [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 In 1984 he became President of the British Bankers ' Association .
2 The association cause for the ending of criminalisa criminalisation , the word , of pensioner 's , who 's only fault is their poverty , it is confident that the British people will support this cause and that their protest will be , speedily bring to an end a situation which is the shame of our Country , that 's signed by the President of the British Pensioner 's and Fred the Secretary .
3 The Duke of Gloucester , as President of the British Consultant 's Bureau left Oporto today at the conclusion of His Royal Highness 's visit to Portugal .
4 Following the review of the British Library 's acquisition and retention policies , published in 1989 , a Working Group , including the National Library of Scotland , has been considering the scope for co-ordinating collection policies among the legal deposit libraries .
5 ‘ I am not scared of walking down Bondgate with my checked trousers and apron on , ’ says the owner of the Smythe confectionery chain , now part-way through a two-year stint as chairman of the British Confectioners ' Association .
6 City Lives , part of the British Library 's National Sound Archive , is an oral treasury of the Square Mile 's recent history .
7 " I would go through agony , " she remembers , citing the instance of the British Girls ' Championship she played at Dunbar when she was no more than 10 years of age .
8 This irony is at the heart of the British Museum 's witty and challenging exhibition , ‘ Fake ?
9 Museum collections worldwide have also been shown to have their share of fakes , as the TL testing of the British Museum 's collection of seventy Zapotec ceramics can demonstrate .
10 The Director is a member of the Science and Technology Libraries Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations ( IFLA ) , and of the Advisory Committee of the British Library 's Science Reference and Information Service ( SRIS ) .
11 A good example of the former occurred during the passage of the British submarine H.50 , which in 1941 was being escorted by the destroyer Worcester off the north Norfolk coast in waters where German E-boats often used to attack .
12 In Britain there are three main intelligence organisations : Military Intelligence , Department Five ( MI5 ) , responsible for counter-intelligence within Britain ; Military Intelligence , Department Six ( MI6 ) , often referred to as the Secret Intelligence Service , responsible for espionage abroad ; and the Government Communications Headquarters ( GCHQ ) , which is responsible for the security of the British government 's own communications and intercepting those of other countries .
13 In recognition of his work , he received an honorary MA from Cambridge in 1952 , a special Union gold medal of the British Ornithologists ' Union in 1959 , and the Stamford Raffles award of the Zoological Society of London in 1966 .
14 In 1951 he received the Godman Salvin medal of the British Ornithologists ' Union , and in 1957 was appointed CBE for services to ornithology .
15 EVER since Neil Adams retired , Densign White has been the spokesman and leader of the British men 's judo squad .
16 IAN SCOTT-KILVERT , writer , editor , translator and Director of the British Council 's Department of Publications and Recorded Sound from 1962 to 1967 , devoted his considerable energies to an unusually wide range of interests , which he pursued with quiet determination and unswerving loyalty .
17 Mueller then turned to the American Managing Director in charge of the British Components ' Division , who was due for another assignment after nearly two years in the UK .
18 The emblem of the British Ornithologists ' Union .
19 The Sports Council recently awarded £200,000 towards the development of a British men 's team , with the aim of qualifying for the Olympics .
20 As the situation deteriorated , it was felt that some further evidence of the British government 's determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority was needed .
21 The British Institute re-formed in 1905 under the new title of the British Undertakers ' Association , changing its name in 1935 to the National Association of Funeral Directors , whose prime objectives were to maintain , promote and protect the rights and interests of its members .
22 Gunnell , captain of the British women 's team , showed exactly how it should be done with what turned into a near-perfect performance .
23 Gunnell , captain of the British women 's team , showed exactly how it should be done with what turned into a near-perfect performance .
24 Bryan Robson , captain of Manchester United and England , gets a CBE alongside Finlay Calder , the captain of the British Lions ' rugby team .
25 Roy Inman , manager of the British women 's team , said : ‘ I think Pierantozzi got quite a shock at the worlds in Barcelona last summer , and she wants to try and get the measure of Kate before they meet at the Olympics . ’
26 That this is the nub of the British governments ' sudden concern for the long-term unemployed in West Belfast is in little doubt among community activists .
27 THE Scottish champion , Peter Nicol , failed to repeat his recent league victory over the former British champion , Paul Gregory , and suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat in yesterday 's first round of the British Players ' Championship at Cheshunt , Hertfordshire , writes Elspeth Burnside .
28 WENDY RUSSELL became the first woman to hole in one twice during a top-class event yesterday when she sank two tee-shots in the opening round of the British Women 's Seniors ' Championship at Wrexham .
29 Heriot-Watt SCPE , who triumphed 2-1 over Edinburgh in the quarter-final of the British Universities ' women 's championship on Wednesday , will meet Cardiff in the semi-finals next Wednesday in Liverpool .
30 She said : ‘ Our initial horror and disbelief at what happened on that day was replaced over time by the realisation that that day heralded the start of the British Government 's Shoot-to-Kill policy in Northern Ireland ’ .
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