Example sentences of "[verb] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To judge from Egypt , the traditional bell-wether of the Arab flock , they are failing to do so . |
| 2 | By March 1944 Hickson , as Secretary to the Cambridge Board which was then reviewing its future organisation for the post-war period , was sufficiently assured to write of the Rural Areas Committee : |
| 3 | Against critics who had accused him of choosing to write of the sea and lonely islands in order to have greater freedom for his imagination , he protested that his own youth had worn ‘ the sober hue of hard work and exacting calls of duty , things which in themselves are not much charged with a feeling of romance ’ and that if he had any ‘ romantic feeling of reality ’ it was disciplined by ‘ a recognition of the hard facts of existence shared with the rest of mankind ’ , a recognition which , he believed , tried to make the best of the hard truth and to discover in it ‘ a certain aspect of beauty ’ . |
| 4 | It was Metzinger who , in his Note sur la Peinture of 1910 , was the first to write of the fact that Picasso and Braque had dismissed traditional perspective and felt free to move around their subjects , studying them from various points of view . |
| 5 | The document is aimed at stimulating international solidarity , not only with regard to the effects of the refugee crisis , but above all tot he causes of the tragedy . |
| 6 | The shibboleth of the DM3 standard should not stand in the way of entry at a realistic level , which would probably be at around DM2.80 to the pound . |
| 7 | The most disturbing aspect of this incident was the evidence it provided of a residual antisemitism in Poland , disproportionate to the residue of a once-great Jewish community . |
| 8 | Even ITN has had to turn to CNN for some footage of the Gulf , but that does n't cause Phillis any problems : ‘ I 'm a great admirer — Turner 's done a marvellous job , ’ adding that while the US network has received plaudits for its Gulf coverage , it is merely returning the coverage that ITN provided of the Conservative leadership contest . |
| 9 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 10 | By this time I was more than ready to ask Moby what she did , and how much it cost — but then I felt the full-thighed waft of a new female presence . |
| 11 | He and Dinah together could make books that would be widely read in scholarly circles ; he would achieve recognition of a sort he had never had before ; in America they would know of no disgrace about him , and in any case he was now married . |
| 12 | Does anyone know of a supplier or second-hand dealer who might have one ? |
| 13 | Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out ? |
| 14 | Do you know of a source of parts ? |
| 15 | She did n't know of a more loving couple than her mum and dad . |
| 16 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 17 | She may know of a suitable baby . ’ |
| 18 | Do you know of a company which produces self-supporting fencing which is flexible and can be placed around the pond which is an informal shape . |
| 19 | We do n't know of a UK distributor , but Photon is available in the USA via Phi Technologies , Box 100087 , Nashville , TN 37210 . |
| 20 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 21 | I was in favour of a world religion — an all-enfolding religion rejecting no one , but I did not then know of a church or religion which would include all men . |
| 22 | Although I realise that he can not know of a particular incident that has been drawn to my attention today , is he aware that information has been sent to deceased claimants , thus causing a great deal of distress to the families concerned ? |
| 23 | Do you really know of a Labrador like that or are you — ’ |
| 24 | Anyone with the slightest interest in aviation will know of the array of technical devices which enable a pilot to navigate himself and his aircraft with pinpoint accuracy around the globe . |
| 25 | Just before the official announcement , Sir Lewis had 140 copies of a video distributed around the group , letting staff know of the position and of future plans . |
| 26 | Yes — he will obviously see and know of the good points , but it is his job to find the faults and problems . |
| 27 | ‘ Did they know of the deep place in the pond ? |
| 28 | This last section of the questionnaire relates solely to training — the opinions were recorded of those who had used the services of the ATB in the past and the expectations of those who , until this study , did not know of the existence of the ATB . |
| 29 | If you have ever had the privilege of meeting such men , you will no doubt know of the quality they possess to which I refer . |
| 30 | Perhaps , however , among the 10 per cent who do not know of the CAB , there are many people in difficulty who might be helped if only they were aware of the service it provides . |