Example sentences of "[art] ladies ' " in BNC.
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1 | In the consolation events , Brigitte Newbury won the Ladies ' 50 singles , while Harri Gibbon was runner-up in the Men 's 70 singles . |
2 | The craft of caring for clothes vanished with the ladies ' maid and the most common modern method of storage — hanging them , shrouded in plastic , on a wire coathanger — is less than ideal . |
3 | Let us take the question of the ladies ' toilets which you asked me about . |
4 | The Stewards yesterday reshaped the qualification requirements for the Ladies ' Plate , Thames Cup and the corresponding challenge cups for four-oared crews . |
5 | While the Grand Challenge Cup remains the blue riband open event , the Ladies ' Plate reverts to its 1984 qualification , being open to student clubs , with composite crews only admitted from colleges of a single university or two or more schools , and entries being cut from 32 to 16 . |
6 | Signs appeared on the hot-air hand-driers in the ladies ' and gents ' : ‘ If you missed Sir Gordon 's speech to staff and wish to hear a recorded version , press this button … ‘ |
7 | The ladies ' timing is impeccable : usually they turn up on the day that social-security cheques are due to arrive in the post . |
8 | Mountain Crash , stable-companion of Carl 's Choice , held off the Daily Telegraph Trophy holder , Fort Hall , with reasonable comfort in the Ladies ' and Richard Hunt gained more admirers when following up his Higham win by catching Manor Mieo on the line in the Intermediate . |
9 | No harm was done , however : the ladies ' fears were allayed by the ‘ gallantry and polite attention ’ of the lucky gentlemen , so that there was ‘ a close package , great hilarity , and good humour ’ while they were in the darkness of the tunnel , which no doubt reflect great credit on the GU 's refreshments . |
10 | ( Only the Ladies ' records are complete , but not surprisingly they lack references to the Club 's business affairs and course developments , etc . ) . |
11 | The building works continued in a way we might recognise today , and the architect , Mr. Fair , was given the following list of outstanding jobs to discuss with the builder — raising the chimney , painting the window of the ladies ' lavatories , completing the lockers , re-arranging the pipes at the back of the dining room door , fixing the fireplaces and completing the heating apparatus . |
12 | He also quoted £45 for building a staircase and balcony on to the ladies ' room . |
13 | ( See the earliest drawing ) , was unsatisfactory , so in September 1908 a trial tee was constructed somewhere near what is now the ladies ' winter tee on the 16th , the 17th green being more or less as we know today , although at this time a twin green with the first . |
14 | Not only does one wonder what embarrassment might have occurred to warrant it but the propriety in not claiming the Ladies ' door and leading to a lavatory in the way the men 's clearly does , is a reminder of the delicacy of those times . |
15 | In 1009 the Standard is the only source of information until the Ladies ' Minutes commenced at the year end . |
16 | Over the years the Ladies ' Minutes , whilst complete , give no more than a glimpse of the main Club 's activity , but it can be deduced that clubhouse alterations were made in 1914 and again in 1920 at which period the course was also altered . |
17 | Henley took quite an interest in her and she was the Ladies ' President from 1920–1925 . |
18 | On May 2nd this same year the ladies had the inconvenient request of asking that the men be prevented from using the ladies ' lavatory . |
19 | It was in 1913 that the first reference is made to the Luker family , proprietors of the Henley Standard , when on October 31st , Charles Luker was beaten on the 21st hole in the Ladies ' Cup semi-final . |
20 | John 's mother , Audrey , joined the Club in 1938 and remained a stalwart in the Ladies ' Section up to the time of her death in 1984 , and his father Tom served the Club in many ways and was very highly regarded . |
21 | Since then ‘ Charity Golf ’ has been a consistent element in the Ladies ' calendar . |
22 | Her Henley card of 72 gross ( handicap 4 ) in 1969 , is still the Ladies ' record 5.3.5.3.4.4.3.5.4. ( 36 ) 4.3.5.3.5.4.3.4.5(36) . |
23 | Bill Pedler won some impressive professional competitions in the South of England and Dorothy Campbell , the Ladies ' Champion of Great Britain , France and Canada played an Exhibition at Henley to the great delight of the members . |
24 | An interesting sign of the times was the Ladies ' request in 1937 to have a bar-hatch cut into the lounge , at their expense , but despite Mrs. J. Chalcraft and Miss Lorna Simmons attending a main Committee to put the case , their request was lost 7–3 , although a referendum on the subject came close to being conducted . |
25 | In March of this year the Ladies ' Captain , Mrs. Spratt , donated the bell by the 6th green and the Superintendent at Henley Police Station , Ralph Wastie , ( Audrey Luker 's father ) donated the Veterans ' Cup for golfers of 55 years or more . |
26 | On her resignation when leaving Henley , the Ladies ' Section wrote to the Bondholders Committee suggesting it invite bondholder Mrs. Lorna Bloxam ( née Simmons — she married in 1951 ) , to be the replacement . |
27 | An Emergency Meeting agreed on enlarging the clubhouse , including making the ground floor of the cottage into the Ladies ' locker room — to be reached by an uncovered , external stairway ! |
28 | The idea re-emerged in 1972 but was again ( finally ? ) dropped , as too expensive , but at least in 1964 the Ladies ' exposed stairway was rebuilt with a covered staircase , and a new trolley room constructed under . |
29 | Central heating was again ( finally ? ) dropped , as too expensive , but at least in 1964 the Ladies ' exposed stairway was rebuilt with a covered staircase , and a new trolley room constructed under . |
30 | The same year 1960 , saw the Pedler 's retire to live in the flat over the Ladies ' room , although Bill still involved himself helping his replacement — Derek Craik — who came as Assistant shortly before Bill 's retirement ( replacing Keith Mercer , an earlier assistant brought in on the crest of the membership boom ) . |