Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [noun] [noun prp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is followed on the afternoon of Shrove Tuesday by processions of individuals in fancy dress — adults and lots of children . |
| 2 | Go into the s transept with its rose window of the Last Judgement by Max Švabinský , 1935–8 , the Emblem of Prague City in metalwork by Karel Štipl , 1946 , a statue of Christ by Čeněk Vosmík , a fine memorial of 1921 dedicated to those who fell in the Great War by K. Pokorný , and the statue of St Wenceslas by Karel Dvořák , 1922 . |
| 3 | Turning back towards Hradčany Square once more , note in passing the statue of St Wenceslas by Č . |
| 4 | and enjoy the freedom of Northern Ireland by bus |
| 5 | They have raised the ire of President Ceausescu by letting their cattle die of old age or starvation both because fodder is extremely scarce and the miserable prices offered by the state . |
| 6 | It is the grid for a scene of battle , whether it be the Rout of San Romano by Uccello or Guernica by Picasso . |
| 7 | Read The Burial of King Cormac by Sir Samuel Ferguson — that 's a must for any tourist who argues that Brú na Bóinne — Irish for Newgrange — was a royal burial place . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , he had other questions on that strangely linked case of the murder of William Egan by his son-in-law , Terry Place . |
| 9 | In fact the murder of Thomas Becket by four knights of the king of England in his own cathedral in 1170 , sealed the fate of the royal position . |
| 10 | The altar bears a painting by J. Schlemüller depicting the murder of St Wenceslas by his brother . |
| 11 | Christopher ( created baronet in 1642 ) was given the manor of St Bees by his father , in which , with his son ( Sir John Lowther of Whitehaven , q.v. ) , he founded the port of Whitehaven , and the Lowther of Whitehaven family . |
| 12 | Evil has all the flair , technical brilliance and imaginative construction of his most celebrated work ( the classic opening sequence , the taunting of Janet Leigh by a motel keeper ) . |
| 13 | The discovery of Palm Island by John Caldwell and his intrepid family is a romantic tale of sea-lore . |
| 14 | • 27 November The Work of Jean Prouvé by Professor Peter Sulzer , Stuttgart . |
| 15 | Among the drawings and watercolours the most interesting is the portrait of Marie Stillman by Dante Gabriel Rossetti , which is estimated at £70–100,000 ( $125–175,000 ) . |
| 16 | In the previous year Philip IV had summoned Edward I , as duke of Aquitaine , to answer for an allegedly illegal act at sea off the coast of the duchy , and for the capture of La Rochelle by men from Bayonne . |
| 17 | Nowhere is this better exemplified than by the rape of Jackie Berkley by police officers at Moss Side police station , and the shooting of Cherry Groce in Brixton and Cynthia Jarrett in Tottenham during police raids on their homes . |
| 18 | Later we were both shocked ( as Ivy was ) by the betrayal of Rose Macaulay by her literary executor , who published some of her intimate correspondence , and Elizabeth remarked how coy and silly letters could look when seen out of context . |
| 19 | I do n't find Ritchie to be much behind Huggett in style and purity of tone ; the cellists are about equal ; and I definitely prefer the playing of Steven Lubin by a small margin . |
| 20 | The altarpiece in the next chapel depicts the Marriage of St Catherine by Ignác Raab , himself a Jesuit . |
| 21 | Voting in the elections started in mid-May but was postponed after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by Tamil separatists while addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu [ see p. 38175 ] . |
| 22 | It was , in fact , the speculative atmosphere of the times that led to the takeover of RJR Nabisco by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , at the time one of the leading leveraged buyout firms . |
| 23 | There is however , a fine canvas on the High Altar , the Apotheosis of St James by V. V. Reiner with a tabernacle by Platzer . |
| 24 | The report singled out three recent incidents : a demonstration in Kishinev ( the capital ) on Jan. 8 , when a funeral procession for a Moldavian youth who had died in suspicious circumstances had turned into a rally by up to 10,000 people protesting against Soviet and communist rule , and fights had ensued between rival gangs of Moldavian and Russian youths ; a picket of the district Moldavian CP committee building in the town of Chadyr Lunga by members of the Gagauz minority demanding creation of their own autonomous republic ; and a referendum on Jan. 28 called by the city soviet in Tiraspol , Moldavia 's second largest city , in which the predominantly Russian population had voted overwhelmingly ( over 96 per cent of a 92 per cent poll ) to declare greater autonomy for the Tiraspol district and to support the possible declaration of Tiraspol and neighbouring Russian-populated towns as an autonomous republic ( Tiraspol had been one of the main centres of strikes by Moldavia 's Russian and Ukrainian population in August-September 1989 against greater Moldavian language rights — see pp. 36855 ; 36898 ) . |
| 25 | The lessees were not to permit any employee to obtain any " settlement by virtue of the Poor Laws of the Township of Church Coniston by any act of them " ( the lessees ) . |
| 26 | The invasion of South Korea by the Communist North Koreans in June 1950 heightened the public 's feelings of insecurity ( CORE , pp. 150–51 ) |
| 27 | Worse still , Moscow appeared willing to exploit to the full the unstable post-war conditions , probing western defences in Germany and the Middle East , blessing the Chinese revolution ( 1949 ) , supporting the invasion of South Korea by the communist North ( 1950 ) , and seeking through force , demagogy and sabotage to spread Communism across the undeveloped world . |
| 28 | They might agree in principle , but it was only after the invasion of South Korea by the communist regime in the North in June 1950 that some arms increases were approved . |
| 29 | Great Stourford had been built as the ostentatiously fashionable home of a sugar millionaire whose wealth was so substantial and political skill so keen that his grandson was elevated to the title of Lord Chamfer by Queen Victoria . |
| 30 | Though a successful player with Spurs and England , many doubted his ability to repeat the achievement of Ossie Ardiles by earning a place in the First Division . |