Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion Clara 's class purchased a pound of sausages , took them in with them , and roasted them on one of the burners , and ate them , in full scent and in fairly good view ; Mrs Hill appeared not to notice , and talked quietly on of Boyle 's law . |
| 2 | The count led them through one of the doors into what was a very beautiful drawing-room and almost immediately a servant came in with refreshments . |
| 3 | The TV producer led them to one of the last suites on the left and a young man in pullover and jeans swung round on his chair . |
| 4 | Much to my surprise , he led me towards one of the public beer tents . |
| 5 | Remember the carnations , we got them at one of the shops , the florist in . |
| 6 | He did not like this and changed them for two of the same length . |
| 7 | A theatrical gentleman approached me after one of the performances , said he was impressed by my singing , and that he could obtain a part for me with the Schikenader Company in Vienna . |
| 8 | Born in St Petersburg , Iacovleff was associated with Bakst and Diaghilev before moving to Paris where such was his repute that Sargent described him as one of the greatest living draftsmen . |
| 9 | From Tripoli the advance into Tunisia involved him in some of the bitterest fighting of the war : in the Matmata Hills on the outflanking of the Mareth Line ; at Wadi Akarit , where he had a narrow escape when he received ( as he modestly put it , doubtless so as not to worry me unduly ) ‘ a wallop from a piece of spent shell ’ , but was not badly injured ; and at the drive north to Enfidaville . |
| 10 | Susan Einzig regarded him as one of the brightest jewels in a smart set . |
| 11 | Shaw joined the company in 1944 and was still only 17 when Ashton used him as one of the three male dancers in Symphonic Variations . |
| 12 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 13 | Sir John Betjeman , on the other hand , described it as one of the industrial towns which are ‘ the hope and life of England ’ . |
| 14 | But then I got the ES295 and I used it through most of the Sun sessions . |
| 15 | I regarded it as one of the safest areas of Zululand . ’ |
| 16 | Sister Ellen , our SND General Moderator , visited us at one of the farm schools . |
| 17 | She recognised them as some of the soldiers immediately . |
| 18 | On another occasion , a lovely lady called Elsa who came to tidy my room , and who was from a South American country , took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing . |
| 19 | In January 1950 Averell Harriman , a man whose international experience distinguished him from many of the more parochial critics , protested that the British chancellor of the exchequer 's narrow economic vision was sabotaging Western European integration . |
| 20 | It then grabbed the food and quickly ate it before any of the others could steal it . |
| 21 | Some historians have argued that , once the Indians had become part of the Christian community , their cause was championed by the church who protected them from some of the worst excesses of colonial power ( Poblete 1970 ) . |
| 22 | What is not disputed , however , is that their current degree of refinement and decorative panache is primarily the result of the skill and artistry of the 16th and 17th-century Persian weavers and designers , who took a number of hitherto rather simple motifs and compositions and turned them into some of the most beautiful , elaborate and awe-inspiring examples of textile art the world has ever known . |
| 23 | He lifted her up and perched her on one of the kitchen stools , then filled the kettle . |
| 24 | Last season he was trained by Oliver Sherwood , who turned him into one of the best novice hurdlers and now Henrietta Knight will be attempting to do the same over fences . |
| 25 | A shift in viewpoint , not in technology , totally changed the economics of ocean shipping and turned it into one of the major growth industries of the last 20 to 30 years . |
| 26 | Jane Melvin came to the New Inn at Pembridge in Herefordshire in 1984 , and turned it into one of the most popular country pubs in the county . |
| 27 | She took some gravel off the top of the pill-box and threw it through one of the slits . |
| 28 | Wally Smott 's mediocrity raised him above many of the managers who guided the club over the years , but Athletico reserved a bottom six position from 1951 to 1955 and Ken Mentle 's dream of League football became a nightmare . |
| 29 | Ludens followed him into one of the other rooms , a bedroom , green , where an iron bedstead was wrapped in stillness . |
| 30 | ‘ Stay with me , boy , ’ he said in a low voice and Willie gratefully followed him into one of the pews . |