Example sentences of "[noun] push back [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has generally been thought a manifestation of the taste which in the immediately following period adapted many fabulous monsters from the East ; but it has no close eastern parallels , and the discovery of the Lefkandi Centaur pushes back the concept in Greece a long way . |
| 2 | Dot pushed back the blanket , slid off Gloria 's lap and moved back to sit by her window . |
| 3 | Cranston pushed back the beaverskin hat on his head , scratched his balding pate and pursed his lips as if he was a veritable Alexander . |
| 4 | DIVISION PUSHES BACK THE FRONTIERS WITH PROVISION 100 VIRTUAL REALITY STATION |
| 5 | Literacy campaigns push back the boundaries of ignorance and give people more chance of controlling their own destiny . |
| 6 | Anthea Warburton pushed back a strand or two of hair from her mouth and said Hi in a failing voice into the thick air . |
| 7 | As for the second one your use of rhyme pushes back the frontiers of english literature . |
| 8 | Harriet pushed back the cuff of her ski jacket and glanced at her watch — the clear faced leather-strapped Patek Philippe man 's watch that she always wore in preference to the elegant Cartier her father had given her , unless of course circumstances forced her into an evening gown . |
| 9 | Harriet pushed back the whisky bottle and poured out two sherries . |