Example sentences of "[vb base] of [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Gestalt is a mode of perception of a group of objects — say of the dots in a printed picture — so that they are seen as one thing . |
| 2 | Associated with the orders were the colour and the pageantry of war : the richness of the apparels ; the emphasis on the outward trappings ( say of the heralds ) ; the sense that going to war was an occasion , just as tournaments or jousts were occasions . |
| 3 | I thought , this is the last time I taste of the benisons of nature . |
| 4 | so we could have reduced that , and I think that is the criticism that I make of the Conservatives , not that the Conservatives in this council have done that , but that they should be apologizing for it . |
| 5 | But these difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to those involved in equalising the use that different socio-economic groups make of the services . |
| 6 | In three ways these complex diplomatic manoeuvrings had touched Richard closely : as Alice 's husband-to-be ; as overlord of western Berry and the Auvergne ; and finally as a future crusader , for it was probably in Normandy in September 1177 that he first heard a papal legate preach of the perils facing the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem . |
| 7 | The reason for this is that a window provides light only on one side ; the other three sides and the top consist of the walls of the room and its ceiling , and the loss of available light is considerable . |
| 8 | Situated around the base of each wing is a variable number of articular sclerites which consist of the tegulae , the humeral plate and the axillaries ( Fig. 27 ) . |
| 9 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 10 | After their term they never speak of the mysteries they have witnessed . |
| 11 | Gav , you speak of the Batts situation as if it were work : - ) |
| 12 | The images together speak of the losses within language incurred through the passages of migration — losses accrued through violation , silence and often subtlety . |
| 13 | But even the most rudimentary reading of his many surviving letters will reveal passages which speak of the pleasures of reading with or to Mrs Moore . |
| 14 | ‘ The scientists said , ‘ Oh , beware of the chiggers ’ , and the first day we went out , in our shorts and flip-flops , looking up in the trees for these chiggers — we thought they might be big furry things . |
| 15 | And whatever Councillor says , there was an inadequate period for that essential preparation , both within the directorate and for heads and teachers , to allow them to come to terms with what Local Manage of the schools meant . |
| 16 | I laughed when I read of the things which they considered important : political creeds , literary cliques , careerist intrigues . |
| 17 | Many detector users complain of the difficulties involved in finding early sites , especially as the majority of recorded settlements are classed as Ancient Monuments and as such can not be legally searched . |
| 18 | Engineers should also have an appreciate of the causes of human errors so that the reasons behind safe operation and design practices can be appreciated ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ We also know of a supporters coach and a couple of min-buses going . |
| 20 | I know of no plans by the British nuclear industry to abandon reprocessing or to store fuel for 100 years . |
| 21 | The authors know of no experiments in which the strengths of sexual drive and sexual receptiveness have been systematically studied throughout the whole 24 hours . |
| 22 | Other than the three I have described , I know of no muzzles that have any claim to efficiency . |
| 23 | God 's communion and kingdom know of no masters and slaves — only lovers . |
| 24 | We know of no requests to make alternative travel arrangements . ’ |
| 25 | In particular I know of no estimates of the numbers who continue on a part-time basis , undeclared for tax , to sell skills acquired during their working life time . |
| 26 | its advisors and affiliates know of no circumstances under which this license agreement with would attract any taxation . |
| 27 | There are many effects of worship : we know of the victories in the Old Testament resulting from the people 's obedience to God 's instruction to worship him . |
| 28 | ‘ We believe the Tories know of the plans PDAG had for developing Welsh medium education because they 've spent years trying to avoid financing them . |
| 29 | They originally said they 'd be covering the works of 20 composers over the period 1984–2000 but , so far , I only know of the LPs ‘ George And James ’ ( Gershwin and Brown ) and ‘ Stars And Hank Forever ’ ( Sousa and Hank Williams ) . |
| 30 | The more we know of the details , the more possible it becomes to control them |