Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb -s] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writer works at the impossible task of creating a poem , a narrative , which tries to narrow the gap between the signal and what is signalled : tries to reverse the separation between the world and what we write about the world . |
| 2 | ‘ The award comes at a good time . |
| 3 | The case comes at an embarrassing time for the world 's largest industrial company , which is already deep in the red and under attack for its bureaucratic management style . |
| 4 | As well as being fully adequate at the beginning , the text ends at a suitable and sufficient point ; the possible significance of this can evidently easily be missed . |
| 5 | The route begins at the bonny little village of West Burton , climbs on to Penhill and then descends by drove road and field path to the ruined Crusaders ' chapel , returning at last by leafy lanes to the village . |
| 6 | The action proceeds at a leisurely clip , filtered through Richard 's bemused and occasionally befuddled consciousness ( a disabling hangover gets a welcome tick on the checklist ) . |
| 7 | The chapter looks at the formal regulatory approach as adopted in the UK and the US . |
| 8 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 9 | In summary , the research aims at a detailed examination of the policy-making process . |
| 10 | What if the passenger gets out because he is terrified by what is going on and the car crashes at the next corner ? |
| 11 | Second , the study looks at the emotional reactions that young children actually display . |
| 12 | The programme continues at the same venue throughout the week with the curtain up each evening at 8pm and 7.30pm on Saturday . |
| 13 | No trespass is committed where the aircraft flies at a reasonable height , having regard to wind , weather and all the circumstances of the case . |
| 14 | As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws . |
| 15 | If we now add a breeze to this situation , the bubble of air tends to be blown away from under the model and the effect occurs at a lower altitude ( Fig. 5.8 ) . |
| 16 | The ad works at a subconscious level too . |
| 17 | When you electrolyse water it splits into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen : positively charged hydrogen ions are attracted to the negatively charged terminal , the cathode , where they react to form hydrogen gas , and the oxygen forms at the positive terminal , the anode . |
| 18 | As long as the differential remains at the present level incorporation can not be justified on fiscal grounds . |
| 19 | The images on show reflect the initial choice of photographers themselves , rather that of the awards judges at the final stages ( 11–21 Feb ) . |
| 20 | On a beat , that is with the sheet pulled in tightly but as we turn on to a ridge you 'll see that we have to ease the sheet out so that the sail stays at the same angle for the wind . |
| 21 | The disc revolves at a constant speed , holds 54,000 frames per side , and offers about thirty minutes of straight playing time on each side . |
| 22 | gave the funeral addresses at a secular service . |
| 23 | We are all part of an existing culture of education : the ERA aims at a substantial change in that culture . |
| 24 | These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time . |
| 25 | The junction lies at the far end of Junction 6 of the M6 , Gravelly Hill Interchange or Spaghetti Junction , the most complicated motorway interchange in Britain , offering freeflow routes between the M6 , A38M and A5127 and also linking in various local roads . |
| 26 | The dummy is nonetheless a vital element in the scrum-half 's armoury in order to buy that odd half-second of time ; for example , in a scrum where a flanker or scrum-half is set to pounce as the ball lies at the opposing no.8 's feet , a dummy for the no.9 would ( 1 ) remind the players where the off-side line is , and ( 2 ) buy him an extra second of time to distribute the ball , and ( 3 ) avoid potential injury from being flattened by his opponents and , controversially … ( 4 ) earn the chance of a penalty . |
| 27 | The race starts at the Royal Oak , Owl Lane , and finishes at the maypole in the high street . |
| 28 | The court looks at the whole circumstance of the transaction and considers whether the true nature of the transaction when viewed as a whole is that it is a disguised dividend . |
| 29 | The nomination comes at a crucial time in her life . |
| 30 | In this way , the polyps synchronise the release of their sexual cells so precisely that the event occurs at the same hour on a particular night each year , turning the sea into a multi-coloured reproductive soup . |