Example sentences of "[prep] [art] shadows " in BNC.

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1 By following the ‘ golden rule ’ of black and white photography — to expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights — negative contrast can be lowered or raised according to the subject 's original tonal contrast .
2 The nomes ran for the shadows .
3 She rose quickly and lit the candles , all six of them which was wasteful , but she needed to be in the light for the shadows in the corners frightened her .
4 He switched on the Zodiac 's headlights , for the shadows .
5 In the centre loomed a squat Tower of brown stone up which the shade steadily crept as the shadows on the ground reached out into nothing and were lost .
6 A torch spat light that splashed dazzling between the shadows .
7 He groped his way through the shadows at the foot of the stairs , located the large brass handle and turned it with both hands .
8 Bravely , she shut her mind as firmly as she could against the fears that kept crowding in on her as she hurried through the shadows cast by great trees or trod across soggy glades that made her think with a shudder of hidden bogs .
9 Images of food drew it onwards to the tall , detached house at the end of the street ; thoughts of petting and cuddling from its playful , pleasant owners made it scamper through the shadows .
10 The incandescent flowers of roadside flame trees blazed like orange candles overhead as Jacques Devraux 's gleaming black Citron B-2 landaulet slid through the shadows they cast on the road leading northeast out of Saigon .
11 Cardiff moved through the shadows to where Frye was crouched against the wall , next to the reception desk .
12 She advanced through the shadows less cautiously , her only fear now that there would be no one to meet her .
13 But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees .
14 He clenched shut his eyes so as not to see the pale oval of her face through the shadows .
15 Through the shadows , she saw Vitor sitting in an armchair with Thomas .
16 He felt a need to discover who he was , and to write directly about that , and about his books , to step out of the shadows .
17 A tall thin man came out of the shadows at the bottom of the stone steps .
18 I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east .
19 Jackie was off again , gliding in and out of the shadows .
20 At that moment a slim figure flung itself out of the shadows to tumble Lefevre 's giant adversary from his feet .
21 Then , with the paint still damp on the paper , I apply a small , but watery mixture of burnt umber and Prussian blue to the area where the bulk of the shadows are found and allow this to bleed into the stone undercoat .
22 Christ , what 's that ? ’ she shrieked , as fat Umberto , clearly drunk and absolutely terrified , lurched out of the shadows brandishing a gun .
23 Czech premier and playwright Vaclav Havel ran the Prague branch of The Shadows fan club .
24 This is called the fill light , and it is set on the other side of the camera to reduce the depth of the shadows and to soften the modelling of the subject .
25 Suddenly , from out of the shadows , a man ran towards my car , yanked open the passenger door and jumped in , taking me completely by surprise .
26 TITIA Sutherland 's OUT OF THE SHADOWS ( Black Swan £5.99 ) deals tenderly with the relationship of a girl and an ageing woman , as well as bringing in a ghost story and wartime tragedy .
27 Then , with the paint still damp on the paper , I apply a small , but watery mixture of burnt umber and Prussian blue to the area where the bulk of the shadows are found and allow this to bleed into the stone undercoat .
28 The machine slid to a halt inside the courtyard , and Hawk stepped out of the shadows .
29 As he powered the jet down , a yellow Lada came out of the shadows and towards him .
30 For the next 10 years it basked in its monopoly , with radio still supreme , as TV came slowly out of the shadows .
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