Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [subord] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though always happy at Saint Cloud , the Emperor had a weakness for the great palace of Fontainebleau , perhaps because of its associations with Napoleon I. Because of the magnificence of the palace it was impossible to live a quiet family life and so June was a month of great social activity , a sort of informal summer Court , at which was to be found the glittering society so indelibly associated with the regime . |
| 2 | It may not be a coincidence that the Otago Rugby Union , of which Dowling is a committee member and former chairman , actually requested that the NZRFU cancel the July-August tour of South Africa because of the drug scandals that had occurred — and which were followed by a variety of other allegations and proof of steroid use in the Republic . |
| 3 | The UN General Assembly voted on Dec. 13 to urge all countries to restore sporting , cultural , scientific and academic exchanges with South Africa because of the progress made towards ending apartheid . |
| 4 | If the Liberal Democrats had voted with the Government rather than against , John Major would have been spared the embarrassment of defeat and the delay to the Maastricht Bill because of the consequential need for a report stage . |
| 5 | That gift for conveying enthusiasm survives in him at 76 , sill an active researcher and watcher who talks as warmly about current players like Matthew Maynard and Martin Speight as of the heroes of his youth . |
| 6 | She knew she had been brought up these last few years with her Aunt Alice and Uncle Stan because of the instability at home . |
| 7 | He said that certain officials and a councillor were determined to get rid of Mrs Kemp because of the demands she was making , and had consistently made during her whole period in office , for the improvement of child care in Orkney . |
| 8 | In a recent analysis that compared economic evaluations of the same intervention ( a new drug ) performed by identical methods in four countries , Drummond et al showed that although the drug was 36% more expensive in the United States than in the three European Community ( EC ) countries considered , it was also more cost effective in the United States because of the relative price and use of other health care resources compared with those in the EC ( such as the higher charges for surgical operations ) . |
| 9 | Werewolf had called him Robin Redbreast because of the striped shirt and red tie . |
| 10 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 11 | And then there is underneath the sea bed , which has been very important for the United Kingdom because of the great oil and gas resources which we found and if you had had er more limited erm concepts of the |
| 12 | Acting president Kadreddin Aslonov , appointed after the Aug. 31 resignation of Kakhar Makhkamov because of the coup [ see p. 38373 ] , issued on Sept. 22 a decree banning the activities of the Communist Party of Tajikistan ( which on Sept. 21 had renamed itself the Socialist Party of Tajikistan ) and nationalizing its property . |
| 13 | Members in exile have set up committees in Mexico City to carry out the solidarity work they can not undertake in El Salvador because of the political repression , They have made an enormous impact both in El Salvador and abroad . |
| 14 | Malcolm Cockbain , who has been in fine form for Birkenhead St Mary 's , fills the vacancy in a side to be led by Peter Mercer because of the unavailability of regular skipper Jeff Spence . |
| 15 | The AC Milan player , who has not played since last May 's European Cup triumph over Steaua Bucharest because of a knee injury , is involved in a contract dispute with the club . |
| 16 | Liverpool 's Rob Jones expects to be fit after failing to re-appear in the second half of the 1–0 defeat against Aston Villa because of a calf injury . |
| 17 | The ceremony was supposed to start at 2 pm on the 29th : the Gulf on whose beach the men found themselves had been named San Miguel because of the happy coincidence of the feast day . |
| 18 | He had always resented Marcia Williams because of the influence she exercised over Harold Wilson and that resentment grew as his own power diminished . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ As you know they 're testing in France at Paul Ricard because of the exceptionally hot weather there at the moment … ’ |
| 21 | Mandy Langridge , the England Under-21 striker , scored twice with Jane Jagger getting the third as Ealing took advantage of the idleness enforced on Slough and Sutton Coldfield because of the international matches .. |
| 22 | Meanwhile , McHale is waiting to see if Middlesbrough decide to recall on-loan keeper Ian Ironside because of the injury to Stephen Pears . |
| 23 | Several senior broadcasters , including Sir David Attenborough , Sir Paul Fox and former BBC managing director Bill Cotton , have indicated they might not attend a farewell dinner tomorrow for former director-general Sir Michael Checkland because of the row . |
| 24 | ‘ I chose Sylvester Mackett because of the broad spread of the work in which they are involved . |
| 25 | A CHILEAN judge has halted a probe into the death of British defence journalist Jonathan Moyle because of a lack of clues . |