Example sentences of "[noun sg] which saw [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Labour was defeated in the General Election of 1924 , the election which saw the publication of the ‘ Zinoviev Letter ’ with the allegation that it revealed the Communist intention to stir the masses of workers to revolution through using the Labour Party and the Anti-Soviet treaty , its vote increased by more than one million , or about 24 per cent , even though the number of Labour MPs was reduced from 191 to 151 . |
| 2 | The outlook , particularly since the general election which saw the defeat of two of the Peace-Tax Campaign 's principal supporters in parliament — Mr A Lyon and Mr F Hooley — is not too encouraging . |
| 3 | Littleborough is interesting as a weaving town which saw the beginning of the rise of cotton mills , but fell behind when the great boom concentrated the industry in the palatial brick mills of Manchester , Oldham , Rochdale , Bolton , et al . |
| 4 | The first finalist has emerged in the Haslemere Combination League , Admirals ‘ B ’ defeated Grange ‘ B ’ by a margin of 13 points ( plus handicap ) in a match which saw the home team 's men that little bit stronger than the visitors . |
| 5 | This broader context is particularly important for an understanding of the earliest stages of the creation of the Frankish kingdom , for the Franks and the Merovingians were relatively late participants in the crisis which saw the collapse of the western Empire and the establishment of the successor states . |
| 6 | This was the period which saw a revolution in popular music and the beginning of rock'n'roll . |
| 7 | A comparison of Sidonius and Avitus reveals something of the continuities and discontinuities of the late fifth and early sixth centuries , and thus of the period which saw the transformation of the barbarian settlements into fully fledged kingdoms . |
| 8 | Based upon a systematic analysis of 1971 and 1981 Census small area statistics , this study seeks to document social and economic changes in Aberdeen and its suburbs during a period which saw the city becoming a major international centre for the oil industry . |
| 9 | The 1990s was the decade which saw the victory of the FMLN guerillas in El Salvador . |
| 10 | The unprecedented freedom of expression facilitated a ‘ semi-decadent ’ cultural revival which saw the flowering of avant-garde experiment in art , music , theatre and literature . |
| 11 | ON a day which saw a host of prophets confounded — and a month of near despair for many Conservative loyalists — the reputation of one sage is intact . |
| 12 | Worst of all we are given no true insights into the man or the legend which saw the production of more than 75 films and made a poor boy from Lambeth the most famous and feted individual in the world . |
| 13 | MacLeod has toughened up the side during a close season which saw the club turn full-time following a flirtation with relegation last year . |
| 14 | Yet the same forces and influences on society which saw the emergence of the Die-hards as the main force of the radical right after the First World War also saw more extremist reactions from a small but significant group who thought like Banister , and who were prepared to use Burton 's supposed evidence . |
| 15 | By contrast , the energetic and efficient Clinton campaign ended with a flourish which saw the candidate visit eight states ( seven of which he later won ) in the final 29 hours before polling . |
| 16 | This was the phase which saw the development of the big modular schemes at City of London and Oxford Polytechnics . |
| 17 | For Venturi , an important development in art criticism came in the eighteenth century which saw the foundation of aesthetics and the rise of philosophies for which art was an indispensable ingredient . |
| 18 | In a year which saw a deficit of £4,433 in the church 's general fund , the contribution of the Hassle group was recognised . |
| 19 | The period chosen was a critical one for the British economy , emerging from the difficulties of the post-War period and embarking on a major period of expansion which saw the increase of real wages and affluence in British society . |