Example sentences of "in a [adj] [unc] de [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least Chris Burden , in a dangerous folie de jeunesse , got himself shot as an art event . |
| 2 | SUPERMAN Alan Shearer destroyed Watford in a personal tour de force as Blackburn coasted into their first League Cup quarter-final for 31 years . |
| 3 | Ashton enlarged this choreographic gem in The Tales of Beatrix Potter when Pigling Bland and the Black Berkshire indulge in a delicate pas de deux , both sur les pointes . |
| 4 | She was easily impressed , but Charles felt like indulging himself in a little tour de force . |
| 5 | Sublime grace and accuracy , a ballet of two blades almost dancing together in an aerial pas de deux was the aesthetic of the duel — for a minute , two minutes , three , till a single quicksilver cheek wound decided the contest . |
| 6 | The precision of Hilaire 's placing was constantly astonishing and in an air-borne rond de jambe Guillem 's long lean line was as breathtaking as I 've seen it . |