Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [art] black " in BNC.
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| 1 | So down the wide staircase she goes , past the oak chest with its bowl of white roses on the half-landing , past the Albers squares , past the dim varnished portrait of a full-bosomed crimson gowned pearl-decked eighteenth-century woman who some take to be an ancestor , though she had in fact come with the house , down through the black and white tiled hall with its marble and gilt claw-legged table strewn with Christmas cards , gloves , and glossy free advertising magazines , and into the broad high first floor drawing-room , where sat Charles , drinking a gin and tonic , which she had expected , and talking to Esther and Alix , which she had not . |
| 2 | There is a row of stout wooden rods supporting a handrail which runs along the edge of the gallery , allowing the adventurers to lean on it and look down into the Black Pit ( which they wo n't immediately be able to see , of course ) . |
| 3 | He had seen the floor open up underneath him , and he had watched the body drop down into the black hole below . |
| 4 | One day Aileen came in with a black eye . |
| 5 | Ah it 's sweet enough , I saw you coming in with a black one . |
| 6 | And you the wee envelopes that came in with the black edging on them . |
| 7 | December 7 , 1786 : I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan , and you may expect henceforth to see my birthday inserted among the wonderful events in the Poor Robin 's and Aberdeen Almanacks , along with the black Monday and the battle of Bothwell Bridge . |
| 8 | The polling factor is contributed to crossbred offspring along with the black colouring ; red is recessive but increasingly popular in some countries , though usually registered separately . |
| 9 | The Macaber , the hooded , skeletal apparition , coming down from the Black Tower to dance amongst the plague-ridden townships of the Middle Ages , leading them in the dread danse macabre , forcing them to dance with him until they dropped … |
| 10 | Millions of miles down in the black , twisted heart of me I do . |
| 11 | Jane Pargeter said , nodding towards her open drinks cabinet , even before Blanche and Dexter had time to sit down on the black leather armchairs in her sitting-room . |
| 12 | There was no prom , and neatly cut grass grew down to the black shiny shore . |
| 13 | From the North Sea and Baltic coasts through the North German Plain and down to the Black Forest and Alps , Germany has a wealth of contrasting scenic beauty . |
| 14 | Looking down at the black and white collie which crouched at his feet , he added , ‘ It 'll be all right , will it , ti bring my own dog ? |
| 15 | Robyn looked down at the black bin-liner in her hands , looked up to where he sat , registered the determined , quietly angry expression on his face and then looked at the fountain . |
| 16 | Yeah , well John 's been done down by the black people ! |
| 17 | what 's a black arrow pointing up over with a black arrow pointing down over in a triangle ? |
| 18 | Yeah but what they do , they 've got all the artwork , so all they do is they go over with a black pen on the artwork . |
| 19 | In the shadows its gold rim funnelled darkness through from the black night of meanings . |
| 20 | Most people met through casual pick-ups , going through to the Black Prince , which was the equivalent of the Vauxhall today . |
| 21 | So the cameraman , looking through his viewfinder , could see the caption slide through the glass plate , plus sufficient reflection of the action going on over at the black drape set . |
| 22 | That did n't stop my old man pocketing the money , touching his cap and then heading off towards the Black Bull . |
| 23 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 24 | Basinger evaded reporters and cameramen as she left the courthouse Wednesday , leaving by a sidedoor and rushing off in a black sedan . |
| 25 | They are closed in the sense that the black child is cut off from the black community and all interaction takes place within a white social structure . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm surprised you have n't had the window-frame shipped off to the Black Museum . ’ |
| 27 | Scunthorpe survived largely because Futcher thought he was offside when he was n't and Deary was when he should n't have been — his 81st-minute goal being disallowed to the despair of the home fans and the delight of those setting off across the black hills . |
| 28 | I say this largely because of what is going on with the black blues artists , like Albert King , BB King , Albert Collins . |
| 29 | The night was cold and black but when he stopped and looked up between the black overhanging gables of the houses , he was pleased to see the clouds beginning to break up . |
| 30 | I have a 30 gallon corner tank , and would like to set it up for a Black Peacock , Pterois volitans . |