Example sentences of "[adj] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose the most damaging and erroneous of the myths is the belief , and disdain , held in Australia and New Zealand that the Mother Country sent weedy wrecks to fight alongside hefty , bronzed , open-air Gods of Nature , or , even worse , sat about ‘ drinking tea ’ . |
| 2 | The most primitive of the armoured mammals are the five species of echidnas , or spiny anteaters , from Australasia . |
| 3 | Lionfish are the most gregarious of the large aquarium fish and respond well when kept in a small group , again providing an impressive display in a tank devoted to them exclusively |
| 4 | She was rested until October , when she beat the Derby winner Slip Anchor by three lengths in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket , showing brilliant acceleration to pull clear of a top-class field which also included Commanche Run and Helen Street . |
| 5 | Once already he had lost control , the wheels sliding away from under him as he slewed clear of a steep-sided washway . |
| 6 | As in other carriers , a tube incorporates a wire hanger , only in this case the release of the bear takes place when the wire hits a line stop with its forward end , and is pushed clear of a slotted tube at the aft end . |
| 7 | He slipped on a rigid gold bracelet once he was back in the dressing room and Dominic pulled a curtain clear of a radiator to get more heat into the place . |
| 8 | Behind her , Atrimonides lurched clear of a rising pall of smoke . |
| 9 | ‘ You put me one step clear of a chain gang , two miles over the line . ’ |
| 10 | In the opening 250 race Robert Dunlop stayed well clear of a hectic battle for second place behind him . |
| 11 | The Lynx was hovering out near the sea , staying clear of a possible explosion . |
| 12 | ‘ You put me one step clear of a chain gang , two miles over the line . ’ |
| 13 | Joe Foley led for much of the distance , but once Belfast 's Stephen Mely had fought his way clear of a rather physical confrontation with Michael Cullen he closed on Foley and moved ahead with two of the 15 laps left . |
| 14 | These four came in 31 seconds clear of a chasing group containing Lillywhite , the Banana professional . |
| 15 | Once clear of the ground , most gliders are very similar to each other and you should have no problems . |
| 16 | This restraint expected in police hair was clearly illustrated in a large poster exhibited in the Northumbria police training department in the early 1980s , which ordered : ‘ male hair will be clear of the collar … [ and ] sideburns will not extend below the centre of the ear … ’ . |
| 17 | Aim to curl up with your head and shoulders lifting clear of the mat . |
| 18 | Ahead , a low cairn of granite boulders rose clear of the moor . |
| 19 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |
| 20 | But he had kept well clear of the struggle against the Act — why ? |
| 21 | The guards are removed so great care has to be taken and hands kept well clear of the blade ( below left and right ) . |
| 22 | Although two points clear of the pack , the writing is on the wall for Aberdeen unless someone starts banging goals away . |
| 23 | When it opened in 1931 , erected on 22,000 concrete piles to lift it clear of the water-sodden ground , it already sported its own blast furnace , foundry , jetty and power station . |
| 24 | This means you can still get the whole of the bend and point of the hook completely clear of the boilie . |
| 25 | Seljalandsfoss is a ponytail of a waterfall throwing itself clear of the rim of its cliff to look like a 1950s American college girl shaking her head . |
| 26 | It seems incomprehensible that a chassis with such a marked front weight-bias and an inside-rear tyre that can jump six inches clear of the ground can also provide such superlative behaviour . |
| 27 | Clearance patrols are mounted to ensure that our area is clear of the enemy . |
| 28 | This guaranteed that the water fell to the ground just clear of the walls , so protecting them against damp , discoloration and decay . |
| 29 | After the restart it took Red Alligator longer to break clear of the freshmen . |
| 30 | Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion , Mark Kirk , of Ballymena . |