Example sentences of "of the society of friends " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Greens , for example , allow time for ‘ attunement ’ before their meetings start , reminiscent in its way of the reflective silence that can prevail at meetings of the Society of Friends . |
| 2 | The marriages of Jews and of members of the Society of Friends are exempt from these provisions , and may be celebrated according to the rules of these religious bodies . |
| 3 | During 1879 and 1880 Alfred Dyer and George Gillet paid several visits to Brussels as representatives of the Society of Friends . |
| 4 | Elizabeth Heyrick rejoined her family , became a member of the Society of Friends , and ‘ stepped boldly forward the champion of black men and tortured beasts ’ . |
| 5 | Both believed that ‘ there is something that is contagious other than hate ’ ; both were a credit to ‘ the secular arm ’ of the Society of Friends . |
| 6 | He was an active member of the monthly , quarterly , and yearly meetings of the Society of Friends , of its committee for sufferings , and of the latter 's subcommittee for American affairs . |
| 7 | After he retired form the University he was Clerk of London Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends . |
| 8 | It was written for King Charles 11 by Robert Barclay , a classical scholar , in 1675 at the age of 25 , and contains the beliefs and practices of the Society of Friends . |