Example sentences of "conjures [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each Victorian town conjures up a distinctive image in one 's mind , an overall impression that blurs the differences that existed within a town between one quarter or district and another . |
| 2 | Gay conjures up a nightmarish world , in which ‘ thief-takers ’ inform on fellow criminals for the £40 reward , marriage for love is regarded as a family disgrace , and man is presented as an animal of prey . |
| 3 | This is a real delight and conjures up a wonderful portrait . |
| 4 | Many of us have a special tune or song that conjures up a particular time and place whenever we hear it , or brings back a flood of memories , but we may have no way of celebrating it . |
| 5 | 1.16 Much has been written on ‘ English across the curriculum ’ , a phrase which , for some , conjures up an unacceptable vision of English reduced to a service subject , and for others an equally unacceptable vision of subject specialists burdened with responsibilities that should rightly be carried by teachers of English . |
| 6 | Nothing about what conjures up the distinctive perfume of a bookshop , however . |
| 7 | A sound that conjures up the balmy shores of the Carribean . |
| 8 | Knox 's account of the bond and its aftermath compellingly conjures up the new spirit released by that small group in December 1557 . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it has something to do with the word counselling ; people seem afraid of it — maybe it conjures up the wrong image — that they feel they 've failed in some way if they have to resort to counselling . |
| 10 | The term ‘ royal forest ’ always conjures up the wrong picture . |
| 11 | It conjures up the bad image about opiates on a general scale , y'know . |