Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] of [art] " in BNC.

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1 Scudamore interprets present-day embalming as ‘ a treatment consisting fundamentally of the injection of some suitable disinfecting preservative into the vascular system , augmented by the relieving of the blood from the superficial vein , and such cavity , cosmetic , and derma-surgery treatment necessary to achieve a pre-mortem appearance , aseptic condition and preservation ’ .
2 The first army , consisting mostly of the Kislevites and fast-moving mounted troops , marched with all speed to Praag in the hope of relieving the siege .
3 Let us think rather of a twin track approach , in which custody is reserved for those who commit serious offences .
4 Also there 's been no announcement so far on the Hawk Trainer which involves most of the four and a half thousand at as many more in British Aerospace and other companies .
5 On April 8 a representative of the Somali Patriotic Movement ( SPM ) said in Nairobi that ceasefire negotiations were to continue regardless of an incident that day when USC members clashed with forces of the SPM and of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front ( SSDF ) at Afgoye , 30 km west of Mogadishu , the capital .
6 This informal remark shows an inescapable attachment to a character epitomizing one of the most fascinating , longest-lasting , and most potent aspects of Eliot 's work : its binding together of the savage and the city .
7 His captain , Gooch , thinks highly of the 21-year-old from Watford and his continuing fitness will be crucial to Essex hopes of retaining the county championship .
8 Thus , many users prefer to stay hidden regardless of the problems that this might cause their families or themselves .
9 We Repeat regardless of the ADF aspect , this accident should never have happened .
10 Let us be clear that we should not think merely of the Europe of the Twelve .
11 Functionally it was an interlocking web of economic and social purpose of great imagination : a masterly bringing together of a number of town planning themes .
12 The role of platelets in the process ( which has resulted from the work of several groups : ( Chandler & Hand , 1961 ; Murphy et al , 1962 ; French , 1966 ; Ross et al , 1974 ) as put forward by Ross and Glomset ( 1976 ) is really a bringing together of the Virchow and Rokitansky hypotheses of more than a century ago in that platelets may themselves contribute to vessel injury , thrombosis and atherogenesis ( Mustard et al , 1983 ) .
13 Certainly , the bringing together of the ACL:E&SS , a senior inspector and Principal Adviser for Educational Resources on such a team makes splendid sense and in itself promotes the fifth of the project 's objectives .
14 But since he can think only of a few things at a time , the routine function of his noble gift of reason must be to correct spontaneous reactions and keep them running in an intelligent direction .
15 In a brain bigger than a city , with geological slowness , He thinks only of the Weight .
16 However , single-person households with , for example , an income consisting only of a single person 's state pension are much more likely to be found in the older age groups than in the younger ones .
17 In commissioning St Paul 's , Covent Garden , the Earl of Bedford is reputed to have told his architect , Inigo Jones , that he wished the building to resemble a barn , and the interior of the church was indeed extremely simple , consisting only of a chancel and a nave without arcades .
18 It is to set up an ancillary file with the records in sequential key order and each record consisting only of a count field .
19 The ‘ shelter ’ was a ridiculously inadequate affair , consisting only of a tubular metal frame with a narrow roof , thus allowing one to be squashed by the crowd packed into its small area , and soaked by the rain that swept in through its open sides .
20 It is true that Hastings ' own gains in this period were modest , consisting only of the mastership of the mint , but his interests were respected .
21 It is true that Hastings ' own gains in this period were modest , consisting only of the mastership of the mint , but his interests were respected .
22 Consumers are induced to behave as if they took account of the externality , though in fact they take account only of the after-tax price .
23 It passed and he looked upriver to where Mariana lay hidden upstream of the fallen treetrunk .
24 As we receded from the mainland we ever sighted new mountain ranges : we saw them growing fainter and dipping out of our sight ; to the southward the Skye hills lent a charm , and the Isle of Lewis loomed bigger and broader , till we steamed alongside of the pier and were landed ‘ mid the curing of a fine catch of herring taken during the night .
25 Unless your home is totally dilapidated , steer clear of a complete redecoration prior to selling : it will arouse suspicion .
26 Steer clear of the weir , safer to fish from the pier .
27 STEER clear of the Lake District if a few drops of rain sends you scurrying for cover — it has one of the highest rainfall levels in Britain .
28 Steer clear of the wheels of misfortune
29 Steer clear of the Dark Ages
30 Some , though knowing the terms of the Act of Settlement , or of the similar statute now in force , steer clear of the problem because they are afraid of it .
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