Example sentences of "move [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Together they moved the step-ladder right up against the wall . |
| 2 | A few years later , the Farrers moved the flourishing business to premises over the Empire Meat Company in The Ox Row at the side of the Market Place and it continued there for the next thirty years . |
| 3 | Romantic nationalism based on the demand for recognition of cultural identity was a sentiment which moved the educated middle classes . |
| 4 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 5 | Then he moved the black rook so that it sat solidly behind the white bishop , attacking it in response despite the presence of the white queen three squares behind the bishop . |
| 6 | Damian said softly as he moved the black knight to trap the white king . |
| 7 | Old Munby Confectioneri and most of his family were left blinking in the light when a human moved the tatty old box they were cowering behind . |
| 8 | It was much more , he thought as he moved the boiling pan off the stove and on to the floor , trying to ignore the unholy smell of bleach that came off it as it sloshed against the sides of the vessel , that he had simply woken up one morning and realized , to use a phrase a friend had used about someone else 's wife , ‘ what he had got hold of ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ They moved the damn sausages , ’ he said . |
| 10 | To my surprise , its emptiness moved me , much as the empty highchair at our family table once moved the young James Bishop . |
| 11 | Alan Shannon , a Peterhead delegate , who moved the successful motion , said : ‘ Peterhead has been the dumping ground for disruptive prisoners for years . |
| 12 | On the other hand , " the river … drowned the edge of the terrace " ( p. 217 ) , 'stealthily the moonlight moved the blue shadows ' ( p. 220 ) , and " the procession of stars ' ( p. 221 ) are overtly metaphorical in any context . |
| 13 | This loan moved the fund-raising timetable along considerably . |
| 14 | I noticed that even the adults showed no ill effects at all when I moved the odd battered brother or post-spawning female to recoup in a low pH growing-on tank . |
| 15 | Doyle reached the garage and gently moved the sliding doors , to follow Weaver inside … |
| 16 | I do not believe that a Conservative government would have aroused hostility at that pitch , but the difference between a Tory government and a Labour government was that the latter threatened , or was thought to threaten , the money and positions of the rich — a threat which moved the rich to unreasoning hostility . |
| 17 | He moved the red frame and felt its magnetic base gripping the surface again . |
| 18 | Cussons moved the creative work for its household brands into BDH in April . |
| 19 | Brenda entered the exhibit number carefully in the day-book and moved the plastic-shrouded bundle to the shelf of exhibits waiting to go . |
| 20 | Unisys Corp has taken another step in its return to fiscal probity with an upgrading of its debt from Moody 's Investors Service Inc , which moved the senior unsecured debt rating up to Ba3 from B1 , the subordinated debt to B2 from B3 and the preferred stock to b3 from ca . |
| 21 | This became pronounced in 1949 when the College secured a long lease on two houses , 21 and 23 Cromwell Road , into one of which they moved the Senior and Junior Common Rooms , formerly housed in a hut in Queensgate . |
| 22 | With difficulty Li Yuan brought the Arab 's head round and moved the stubborn beast two paces closer to the watching T'ang . |
| 23 | She moved the top part of her body forward and deliberately pushed herself against Johnny 's chest . |
| 24 | She doused the mop with the bubbling water and moved the heavy tendrils over the kitchen floor until the pale-green surface was moist and dirt-free . |
| 25 | Barney explained the intricacies of the pre-selector gearbox , after which Julie engaged first gear and , with a slight jolt , moved the big car slowly down the station drive . |
| 26 | Erm , as the person who mo , moved the original motion , I would be very happy to move the recommendations , and to thank Mr , Mrs , Mr and Mr , who are the only members here present who voted for it at the time . |
| 27 | Er , I moved the original motion , and the thinking at the time was , after a lot of discussion , that eight one as it appears on the agenda , to maintain the estate at around it 's level was the correct decision . |
| 28 | He moved the wet towel and began to straighten her hair , hovering over her like a dark-faced god , and Maggie knew she should be battling with him . |
| 29 | Repairs to the Cages affected by the falling branch were completed and the Zoo 's formal admission of defeat came when they moved a Chilean eagle into the golden eagle 's old cage . |
| 30 | A computer error moved a decimal place one unit to the right . |