Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am interested to note that they have not unscrewed the fingerplates from his doors . |
| 2 | And if Davie 's principles make him what some might call ‘ elitist ’ or ‘ undemocratic ’ , as in his stinging verdicts on ‘ catchpenny enterprises … like the Arvon Poetry Competitions ’ , it is not without his having pondered the arguments about the place and function of elites and of high art in a democratic nation far more deeply than the bulk of his fellow countrymen . |
| 3 | A bridal cap of gold would be placed on her head , its intricately woven strands of gold dripping down her back as though the weaver had spilled the threads of his loom . |
| 4 | Hoomey had not foreseen the consequences of the new decision . |
| 5 | And all the smouldering volcanic lava of past England-Pakistan cricket argument and controversy was reignited in those few flashpoint moments , consuming the polite arms-length relations set up by those who had foreseen the dangers from the start of the tour . |
| 6 | Neither could have foreseen the circumstances under which it would take place . |
| 7 | It would have required an enormously creative imagination to have foreseen the kinds of jobs that the children and grandchildren of those farmworkers would now be engaged in . |
| 8 | Foreign exchange controls over about 60 per cent of merchandise imports were lifted at the end of September 1989 and in May 1990 the Senate passed a new bill to replace the Aliens Landholdings Act which had limited the areas of foreign investment and ownership in the country 's economy . |
| 9 | For some architects , the removal of regulations which both provided guidelines for behaviour and also limited the areas in which competition existed has provided a stimulus since they now feel able to compete more efficiently in a less restricted arena . |
| 10 | It has increased the powers of the Secretary of State for Education and Science , strengthened the role of central government , limited the functions of local education authorities and given considerable powers and responsibilities to governing bodies and headteachers . |
| 11 | One limited the powers of LEAs to pay for places in independent schools , another ( Section 10 ) encouraged the education of handicapped children in ordinary schools ( but see the 1981 Education Act ) . |
| 12 | Another proposal , which would have limited the powers of the Commission 's special envoys ( rapporteurs ) to visit countries suspected of human rights abuses , was deferred to the 47th session . |
| 13 | Different objectives of different finns controlled and limited the techniques of production they could use ( eg. a firm developing prototypes of electronic equipment can not go in for mass-production ) . |
| 14 | These Acts extended the powers of secondary picketing and the ability to negotiate closed shop agreements , and limited the grounds on which individuals could refuse to join a trade union . |
| 15 | Even if recent legislation and immigration control has limited the numbers of black men seeking work in this country , the wives and children of settled immigrants have maintained the proportion of black immigrants out of all immigrants during the 1970s . |
| 16 | Unlike the Cubists , the Futurists had never limited the colours on their palettes and were concerned with a wide range of subject-matter , so that they may have contributed to the general ‘ loosening-up ’ process that Cubism was undergoing . |
| 17 | The fact that the building is listed limited the opportunities for external alterations , and internal layouts had to respect existing window locations ( Fig 60 ) . |
| 18 | With growing educational opportunities , choice of job or profession has widened , although industrial recession and demographic factors have limited the opportunities in some businesses and trades . |
| 19 | The brief period of time in which the words were presented to the subject in our experiment , however , limited the kinds of words that could be used as stimuli . |
| 20 | Many companies have already realised the benefits of employing people with disabilities and the skills , experience and personal qualities they have to offer . |
| 21 | The DFG has long realised the shortcomings of the normal 1-year grant : it does not give enough resources and security to build up a substantial group or programme in a particular area . |
| 22 | Regardless of the experience of your senior nurse momentary aberrations do occur , particularly under pressure , and he or she may simply not have realised the implications of what was being asked . |
| 23 | Shelley had n't realised the implications of visiting a hospital over eight miles away . |
| 24 | It is a year since the General Election , and as the chairman of the Scottish executive , Anne McGuire , observed at Labour 's conference in Inverness , the party has not fully realised the implications of that defeat . |
| 25 | WHILE a growing number of British companies are switching from petrol to diesel-engined cars to improve fuel consumption and cut costs , one company , originally at the vanguard of the diesel movement , has dumbfounded the experts by reversing its decision and going back to petrol . |
| 26 | He himself had consulted the judges in 1971 , 1979 and 1985 . |
| 27 | Having consulted the therapists about the best type of activity to choose for the patient , you may be able to work out how best to interest and amuse the patient through your knowledge of what he enjoyed doing before his stroke or head injury . |
| 28 | Having completed the calculations for the potential of a point charge , we shall now investigate a more complicated situation . |
| 29 | Cypriot nationalists say the Queen should have stopped the executions of nine guerilla fighters arrested during the fight for independence . |
| 30 | In a letter to Sir James Graham on 23 March 1843 Thomas Turner wrote : ‘ During the period that has now elapsed [ since the deputation was received ‘ some months since ’ ] favourable circumstances have arisen and resulted in a complete union between the heads of the Veterinary Colleges of London and Edinburgh and the profession at large and I am enabled to state that the accompanying petition and draft Charter have received the signatures of the several Professors of the said College … ’ |