Example sentences of "[adv] on [art] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such ideas , however , were not based entirely on the critics ' response to what was on display ; rather , they derived from opinions about O'Keeffe and her art that had been formulated by Stieglitz and his circle of friends and published before 1923 . |
| 2 | The fact was that for many years she and her father had been living with a dangerous illusion ; and the illusion was that they were entirely virtuous in their endeavours , entirely on the angels ' side . |
| 3 | All through my teens it had to be a very rainy Sunday indeed that did not find us perched on the Cow and Calf a crop of murderous rocks resembling neither cows , calves nor any other animal , ' or out at Bolton Abbey , negotiating the stepping-stones across the wide but shallow Wharfe ; or eating our sandwiches on Haworth Moor as we looked down on the Brontes ' parsonage and re-enacted the highlights from Wuthering Heights in our romantic young heads . |
| 4 | While the force inside the stockade could batter the attackers from behind its stout fence , another detachment of men could steal out and close in on the attackers ' flank on the landward side ; the Rebecca 's guns covered the beach below the settlement , so they would not be able to make their approach from the beach , unless they discounted major losses of life . |
| 5 | Even Egyptians , whose soldiers may well be sent in on the allies ' side , hate the spectacle of a fellow Muslim , a defier of Zionists , being shot up by America 's whizz-bang weaponry . |
| 6 | I was already working as Derek 's apprentice carpet-fitter in my spare time — when I had any — but the wage I was getting was going not only on the birds ' upkeep but also on mine . |
| 7 | So far Mr Balladur has managed to pin the blame for France 's current malaise squarely on the Socialists ' legacy ( see page 49 ) . |
| 8 | This means that Peter Finnerty , one of the most experienced players in the Galway squad , is still on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 9 | Another argument in favour of fees over commission is that there will be more incentive for stockbrokers to take a real interest in their clients ' portfolios , since any increase in their value will bear directly on the brokers ' remuneration . |
| 10 | There was dissent yesterday on the challengers ' course too , with Marc Pajot feeling that Ville de Paris ' chances of making the final were undermined by lax race committee procedure . |
| 11 | For the most part , however , the solution will lie more on the managers ' side than the shareholders ' : the managers need to be given incentives that make them less likely to make the colossal errors of the 1960s . |
| 12 | Also on the judges ' panel were Caroline Baker ( Fashion Director , Mirabella , Lucille Lewin ( Managing Director , Whistles ) , Myrene de Premonville ( Fashion Designer ) and Sebastien de Diesbach ( Promostyl ) . |
| 13 | Rumour has it that ‘ Cope ’ , brilliant as it is , might not end up on the Aunts ' album , such is the ‘ glut ’ of material available . |
| 14 | A sign which went up on the Raiders ' dressing-room door after the match , advising that only Australian media personnel were welcome , bore witness to the visitors ' touchiness about defeat , though at least they did not follow Manly 's example and grumble about the referee . |
| 15 | Partly through Agitprop and partly through the Black Dwarf group a free-sheet was produced to be handed out on the dockers ' march . |
| 16 | The success rate appeared to depend mainly on the pupils ' understanding of the figures involved . |
| 17 | Whatever I did , he 'd always put me back on the subs ' bench . |
| 18 | This allows us to do more than simply check back on the forecasters ' performance on individual countries ; it enables us to assess which forecaster has the best record across all the big economies . |
| 19 | The last straw for Hysen came against Middlesbrough on Saturday when Limpar , who lost his place to 20-year-old Mark Flatts , was not even on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 20 | Not even on the candidates ' list , Coun Wilson was asked to put himself forward while having a coffee on the Welsh stand during last year 's Party conference . |
| 21 | Boro will be unchanged tonight , with Jon Gittens and Alan Moore again on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 22 | Indeed , each of the five times since 1915 that there has been a minority government in power it has been Labour , dependent either on the Liberals ' support , their abstentions , or on all the other parties not uniting to defeat them . |