Example sentences of "[subord] befitted [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As befitted a man who had sung the pleasures of the ordinary , it occurred on a bus going up Headington Hill , on his way back to Mrs Moore 's house . |
| 2 | As befitted a resurrection , Surkov looked shattered . |
| 3 | In Tsarist Russia , two different traditions stood side by side , as befitted a country straddling two continents . |
| 4 | It should have been cold and raining as befitted a funeral . |
| 5 | As befitted a man who had been an assistant professional in his youth he had great sympathy for those afflicted by golf mania . |
| 6 | Topaz had pictured her as tall and brawny as befitted a martinet . |
| 7 | McAllister , happily unaware of who made up the party , watched these inhabitants of the world in which she had lived since she was eight years old stare and chatter as they made their way through the doorway , Mr Sands bowing and scraping at them as befitted a poor relation to whom they were doing a favour , the rest of the bazaar 's patrons staring at these strange beings , male and female , as though they were visitors from another planet , perhaps one described by Mr H. G. Wells . |
| 8 | Haroun had been given a small separate room at the end of the hut , as befitted a VIP . |
| 9 | This was good ; what was even better — and the more remarkable , given that the gentleman was French — was that he would do so in the proper manner : with little apparent effort on his part , with a negligent modesty , as befitted an English gentleman . |
| 10 | Mr Ford , as befitted an engineer , possessed a methodical nature ; he made a careful scrutiny of the sepoy encampment and noted on an improvised map the location of various groups and regiments ; he also came to deduce , by painstakingly observing the arrival and departure of ammunition carts , the position of the main sepoy magazine . |
| 11 | As befitted an earth sign , Taurus was made of clay , a sturdy little bull comically smelling a floret of clover . |
| 12 | AS befitted an industrial training awards evening the ballroom of the Marton Country Club was decked out with glittery disco balls and flashing coloured lights . |
| 13 | Hitler 's birthday was celebrated with most of the usual trappings and in ‘ dignified and serious fashion ’ as befitted the war situation . |
| 14 | The roof was thatched with wano palm ; white walls , varnished wood — simple , as befitted the reputation of the President . |
| 15 | However , as befitted the son of a coachsmith , I had one made from quarter inch round steel and guided by a steel crook fitted into a wooden handle . |
| 16 | ‘ He will be called by his surname at his public school , ’ said Lewis , who though poor had grand ideas , as befitted the future owner of Wyvis Hall and its acres . |
| 17 | For though it stands so isolated today from human kind , St Mary 's church was a mother-church for a wide area round about , as befitted the spiritual centre of a royal estate ; and we do not know how far back a building stood on this site . |
| 18 | Helmut Kragan sat on his right , his seat away from the table , as befitted the recorder of minutes who was n't a council member . |
| 19 | Hilary Frome 's bedroom — ample , handsomely decorated , as befitted the solidly middle-class status of the family residence — was as studiously bland as the face Hilary kept for public occasions . |
| 20 | At least it was well cut , as befitted the Harvey Nichols label inside it , and the muted fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin ; she would wear her softly quilted black waterproof jacket over it as a concession to the cooler northern nights . |
| 21 | The Markt was bathed in spring sunshine , and everywhere looked so clean and pristine as befitted the fine morning . |
| 22 | The town hall at Bruges , built 1377 , is one of high quality , as befitted the town 's importance as centre for the Hanseatic League . |
| 23 | The tables would be clothed with white cloths and fine cutlery , as befitted the prime dishes which would be prepared in the central kitchen . |