Example sentences of "[noun sg] open [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The steadings had been built three sides of a square , with the fourth side open to the road . |
| 2 | If an important site is threatened the only real recourse open to the Council is to step in and purchase the land , as in the widely publicized case of the Ribble Estuary Marshes where drainage plans had been proposed . |
| 3 | It might be argued that in such situations it is the only course of action open to a man and that he would be at fault if he acted differently . |
| 4 | Hendrique 's head was tilted back , his mouth open in a silent scream . |
| 5 | The wind whisked past her ears , her stomach lurched ; she opened her eyes and saw the white , freckled child screaming , his mouth open like a great dark cave , clinging on to the side of the boat with his frail clean-scrubbed little hands . |
| 6 | The British Post Office Philatelic Bureau has an interesting exhibition gallery open to the public . |
| 7 | It was , as the Duchess said in her speech , an exciting event because Derbyshire had so few smaller manor houses of this type open to the public — and what made it all the more special was the fact that Eyam Hall is still the family home of the Wrights , who built ( or rather rebuilt ) it , a few years after the plague , in 1671 . |
| 8 | Sion Hill Hall open to the public , a beautiful Edwardian Country House with superb collection of antiques , also tea room , Kirby Wiske , Thirsk ( off A167 ) , 2–5pm . |
| 9 | He could see the rectangular outline of the building and , at the top , at the harbour end , a lighted window open to the night . |
| 10 | ‘ Was that window open in the bedroom ? ’ |
| 11 | She saw Charlton Heston standing up in a jeep , dressed as a desert general , his shirt open to the waist , binoculars hanging against his hairy chest . |
| 12 | A thin-faced man , balding , in a shirt open at the neck to reveal gold chains , a woman , obviously beautiful in spite of the quality of the photograph , with her hair tied under a scarf Princess Grace style , and another man with a look of the Mediterranean about him whose face was partially obscured by sunglasses . |
| 13 | He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad . |
| 14 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 15 | He looked very fresh and smart in a crisp white shirt open at the throat and charcoal-grey trousers , exquisitely cut . |
| 16 | He was in jeans and a white shirt open at the neck , the sleeves rolled up over powerful brown arms , and Jenna experienced an unexpected shiver as she remembered those arms holding her yesterday . |
| 17 | He was sweating slightly , overheated from the bath , his shirt open at the neck . |
| 18 | Footsteps , then the door opened : a man , fortyish , glasses , slim , dark , meticulously groomed ; tailored slacks , a silk shirt open at the neck and patent leather house shoes . |
| 19 | In fact , the alternative course open to the Church Commissioners of demolition of the building and sale of the site might not have been easily pursued , had they chosen to adopt that route . |
| 20 | Another course open to the High Court when it quashes the decision of a governmental body is to remit the matter to the agency with a direction to reconsider it in accordance with the findings of the High Court . |
| 21 | If this was the overall assumption then , given that the communists were reckoned to have captured the nationalist movement in Vietnam , there could , logically , be no other course open to the US — France , naturally , would have her own reasons — than to resist . |
| 22 | To regain the confidence of athletes and public alike , tough action on drugs is now the only course open to the IAAF . |
| 23 | I consider that the defence open to a person as defined in s.94(5)4 relates solely to summary proceedings … and in my view it can not avail the defendants in s.100 ’ . |
| 24 | There is one other major kind of crime fiction open to the writer of today which we must look at . |
| 25 | Sound recording enabled us to repeat musical and other aural experiences , with profound effects upon the musical profession as well as on the range of cultural opportunity open to the ordinary person . |
| 26 | One Royal Crescent , well restored and furnished in the style of 1770 by The Bath Preservation Trust , is the only house of the period open to the public . |
| 27 | It is , in all probability , the last business open in a three-mile radius . |
| 28 | Proceedings of any meeting open to the public within the UK of ( a ) a local authority or its committees ( b ) justices of the peace acting in non-judicial capacities ( c ) committees of inquiry appointed by Act of Parliament or by the Government ( d ) local authority inquiries ( e ) bodies constituted under Acts of Parliament ( f ) general meetings of public companies and associations " Any notices or other matter " issued for the information of the public by or on behalf of any government department , officer of state , local authority or chief constable . |
| 29 | The vagina , like the mouth , ears , or any other orifice open to the outside world is , as a matter of course , populated by many microorganisms , most of which rarely cause problems and give their host little reason to be aware of their presence . |
| 30 | The studio was a single large room open to the rafters . |