Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the medical supporters of the legislation had a history of involvement in hospital and sanitary work among the poor , as local medical officers and poor law doctors — work which reinforced their commitment to the acts as part of the wider politics of public health . |
| 2 | Nearly two thirds of the total had a history of smoking . |
| 3 | Furthermore , while the main thrust of the treaty had a very clear specification of the timetable and the procedures to be followed , it was rather vague on several other points which were announced only in terms of general principles . |
| 4 | Knowing or not knowing the title of the passage had a significant effect on recall , as did word order . |
| 5 | She remarked how each definable function of the household had a special room set aside for it , for example there were dining rooms , parlours and drawing rooms , and serving pantries , pantries and sculleries . |
| 6 | ‘ All the officers of the Trust had a meeting to discuss training and we each decided to take a specific subject for one or two training sessions . |
| 7 | There were no other contracts of significance during the year in which a director of the company had a material interest . |
| 8 | Every division of the army had a prearranged town or village where it would gather and wait for further orders . |
| 9 | In strong winds , however , the sides of the tent had a tendency to cave in and flap about . |
| 10 | The five members of the jury had a difficult time choosing the winner from the eight finalists , says Colin Bruder , general manager of Guinness GmbH . |
| 11 | The surface of the water had a slick , glassy look about it and Carey 's cast disappeared with barely a splash . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the idea of the Kingdom had a long history in the life of Israel , and the coming of Christ coincided with a feverish wave of expectancy within the nation . |
| 13 | Actually , Erika had enjoyed it ; the resonance of the language , the communal singing and the friendly presence of the congregation had a warmth which , she had to admit , the meetings of the F.G.Y. lacked . |
| 14 | This section of the questionnaire had a disappointingly low return . |
| 15 | He says people of the period had a hard life , but when they celebrated they did it in style . |
| 16 | The undamaged part of the face had a puffy softness , an appearance of immaturity , accentuated by a fair moustache of wispy growth . |
| 17 | As the cast list expanded through royal marriages and the creation of a brood of ‘ nearly royals ’ — frivolous young men and women staking a claim to attention in the gossip columns simply because another member of the family had a genuine connection with the Windsors — the roles could be constantly juggled to satisfy an appetite which had been primed by the Palace itself . |
| 18 | In the light of W. McCready 's findings in another study that the religious behaviour of the father had a greater impact on children , Greeley considered the fact that catholic schools were having an increasing influence on men to be of significant importance for the future of Roman catholicism in the USA ( 1976 : 173–5 ) . |
| 19 | But men who showed no signs of cardiovascular disease and had desirable levels of cholesterol at the start of the study had a risk of death that increased only slightly , due to ageing , from 1.7 per cent to 4.9 per cent . |
| 20 | These jobs on the generation side of the industry had a larger engineering content than the Area Board jobs in distribution , and , in terms of assets and capital expenditure , were a weightier responsibility . |
| 21 | It seemed that each member of the group had a question to ask concerning his or her own life , and the whole thing turned out to be a kind of Agony Aunt column — you took along your problem and were advised what you should do , and you did it . |
| 22 | That first day of the Sale had a special distinction in that the Andersons were both there in person to help at ‘ the sharp end ’ , as Scott called it . |
| 23 | But the star of the show had a tremendous supporting cast in Moffatt and Henry in the triples , and Oliver in the pairs . |
| 24 | But the star of the show had a tremendous supporting cast in Moffatt and Henry in the triples , and Oliver in the pairs . |
| 25 | Leavisism assumed that its rewriting of the canon had a once-and-for-all quality , so that it was inconceivable that anyone could come to admire Shelley again , though this is precisely what has happened under the influence of Harold Bloom , who is dedicated to overturning the Eliot-Leavis version of poetic history . |
| 26 | The farthing was still a useful unit of currency and the coins of the time had a grace and beauty which have since disappeared . |
| 27 | He di n't really impress me , but — The Leeds team of the time had a great defence , I do n't think Best ever scored against Paul Reaney , who he regards as his most difficult opponent . |
| 28 | The alcove to the left of the fireplace had a rounded arch at the top with three shelves , chock-a-block with crest china souvenirs , so much in fashion during the first quarter of this century . |
| 29 | It was twofold : first , the material of the book had a Wagnerian stimulus behind it and a discernible " Wagnerian connection " ; and secondly , the decision to write a whole book on the basis of that material was prompted by Wagner 's personal advocacy . |
| 30 | In summer 1952 , around a quarter of the population had a ‘ good opinion ’ of Hitler . |