Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [art] " in BNC.

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1 While the rich landscapes by Yuri Yegorov , from the recently re-named Volgograd , and the huge figurative diptych by Lewishamborn Terry Setch make an interestingly contrasted pair .
2 Members of MoneySavers gain the privileges of * Priority Booking — up to two weeks in advance of public booking * The Playhouse " What 's On " brochure sent direct to you in advance of public distribution * Free membership of The Stage Door Club and most important of all * Two seats for the price of one on most Monday and Tuesday evenings in the Main House and for many first nights in the Studio Theatre .
3 Isolated nuclei display an ATP-dependent uptake of calcium , of which 20% was subsequently released by InsP 3 ( ref. 138 ) .
4 Ankles suffer a high rate of injury wherever poor mats are used .
5 David Checketts was his first private secretary , a former squadron leader in the RAF who had been equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh , and was the perfect person to help the Prince make the transition from the armed services into a full-time working member of the ‘ family firm ’ .
6 The celebrated cases make the point that in spite of its ill-deserved reputation , Glasgow is actually more peaceful than a lot of other places I could think of … unless , of course , you were an innocent wee serving lassie in 1862 .
7 The cases display a mainly 19C head reliquary of the grandmother of King Wenceslas , Ludmila ; the 10C sword of St Stephen wrought by Ulfberth and a 13C mitre set with seed pearls .
8 Special gloves and even whole body suits mean the game can be felt as well .
9 Now , offices , the County Hall and even a car park make a bigger impact but the prison retains its huge central site .
10 in what ideological terms do these classes or groups perceive the problem of soil erosion — causes , blame , solutions ?
11 In other words , to the extent that Christianity is seen as providing a source of values which can legitimise the market economy , those same values undermine the assumptions from which a humanistic defence of the market economy starts .
12 Many books written for full-time or professional interviewers advocate a ‘ system ’ for asking questions .
13 Highly cohesive groups display a strong loyalty to their members and a strong adherence to group norms .
14 Climbers make a great mistake , however , in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling .
15 An architect by profession , he took six months off work to help the builders make the house habitable , and then he and Anne painted it from top to bottom in a vibrant range of colour schemes , theirs is the tonic to take : the narrow winding staircase is an orangey red , the kitchen a pale blue , the living room a shade of yellow , the conservatory woodwork a blue-green , and so on .
16 Wycliffe change the subject .
17 It is , indeed , difficult to avoid the generalization that while classical tendencies are increasingly becoming the ‘ dominant ’ ( in Jakobson 's sense ) in a commercial system such as that epitomized by US broadcasting , naturalist tendencies remain the dominant in the UK where public-service values retain an increasingly tenuous hold .
18 The latest facelifts make the point .
19 Cops nab a ‘ rogue ’ sandwich
20 Her fingers tickle the hairs on the back of my hand .
21 On the basis of US experience , Edwards ( 1979 ) identified a progression of employer strategies from ‘ simple ’ ( direct ) control in small firms , whereby arbitrary power to issue instructions and discipline employees is accorded to foremen and supervisors , 8 through ‘ technical ’ control in which machines set the pace of work , especially in mass-production industries , to a ‘ bureaucratic ’ stage where work becomes highly stratified and employers develop a system of impersonal rules to control workers .
22 However voluntary groups lack the funds to do as much as they would like in providing comfortable well staffed centres .
23 In Germany employers gain area 2 from the employment of migrant workers , while in the UK employers lose an amount equivalent to the areas 3 + 4 .
24 Although the written text may be very general and refrain from referring either to men or women , the illustrations make a definite point for the majority contain male figures .
25 At present , black comedy 's screen coverage is limited to The Real McCoy — whose shaky sets and second-rate scripts hinder the scene 's advancement as much as the very presence of the show helps it .
26 Beyond the woods lay a valley and in the valley a lake , where the ruins of a fine Georgian house were reflected on a clear day .
27 Beyond these woods lay the round green hills of Donegal 's farmland , not unlike England 's South Downs , the fields bounded by tall hedges .
28 A perspective of well working markets ( therefore the need for minimal government intervention ) and a balanced budget make the competing schools of thought more attractive to this group .
29 You could also sow seeds , such as mustard and cress , in the pot and see if the woodlice eat the seedlings .
30 Workers at British Aerospace fear a proposed deal with Indonesia could threaten more jobs at Prestwick .
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