Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gesta describes in some detail the journey of Peter to Rome to receive the belt , the symbol of the Christian warrior , and the diadem or crown , the symbol of kingship . |
| 2 | The red warning lights of The Sandhopper glowed like boiling blood in the blackness . |
| 3 | The widening of the EEC argued for greater awareness of the European market and the need for both young people and businesses to face the real demands for new skills , greater knowledge of other languages and more mobility in moving throughout other countries . |
| 4 | The only positive aspect is that since it attracts the seediest sort of tourist , it keeps them all in one place like a gigantic concrete fly-paper , and stops them wandering all over the unspoiled parts of the Highlands looking for go-cart tracks and timeshare chalets . |
| 5 | In assessing the suitability of the proposed operating centre , the LA looks at two connected aspects . |
| 6 | The Stewarts reigned for 333 years , through 7 Scottish kings , a queen ( Mary Queen of Scots ) , and 7 monarchs of Great Britain , making theirs the longest monarchical dynasty ever to rule in these islands . |
| 7 | As usually happens , the ‘ sponsorship role ’ of the Electricity Division led to Murray becoming not so much a controller of the industry as an honest broker between the BEA and the Whitehall machine in general . |
| 8 | At brisk cornering speeds the Calibra behaves in typical front-drive fashion . |
| 9 | The ACPS saw in this a double deterrent : the deterrent element of actual custody , and a postponed deterrence during the suspension period . |
| 10 | The Yardbirds performing to catatonic Chelsea mods in Blow up |
| 11 | ‘ The Graces dwelt on ev'ry Limb : |
| 12 | ‘ Did the entire crew of the Jonquil go to this party ? ’ |
| 13 | He was probably not the Bernard listed in 1522 , for one of the copyholders , occupying half a virgate , was Joan Pace , who is described as the widow of Bernard Turney , while the lease of the manor was renewed without a break until the eighteenth century . |
| 14 | The Political Secretariat of the ECCl replied on 20 February , repeating its suggestions for a United Communist Party and accused the ILP leadership of attempting to escape the decisions of its 1933 Conference . |
| 15 | Until the middle of the twentieth century , most information about the Essenes derived from two contemporary historians , Pliny the Elder and Philo Judaeus , and from the late first-century Judaic commentator Josephus , who is often unreliable . |
| 16 | So the CLPD pressed for three major reforms . |
| 17 | They treated little embarrassments such as their role in the gradual destruction of the ozone layer in the same way that the Vatican dealt with internal corruption : by brushing it under the carpet and pretending it never existed . |
| 18 | They say the decision to step up overt pressure came quickly after the Vatican learned from Italian Foreign Ministry officials that Mr Gorbachev 's visit was being curtailed to less than three full days . |
| 19 | Analysis of variance showed the following : ( 1 ) the CCPR decreased between the ileum and distal colon ; ( 2 ) the CCPR decreased between 16 and 32 weeks ; ( 3 ) dimethylhydrazine and small bowel resection increased the CCPR and calcium decreased the CCPR independently of one another ; ( 4 ) the CCPR interacted with dimethylhydrazine x small bowel resection , calcium x dimethylhydrazine and interacted between the site of bowel and calcium , dimethylhydrazine , small bowel resection , and dimethylhydrazine x small bowel resection ( p=0.014 to p<0.001 ) . |
| 20 | Spencer Chapman , designing for ‘ The Dalek Invasion of Earth ’ , managed to bring back the tricycle idea for getting the Daleks to move on rough terrain . |
| 21 | The Sierra slipped to sixth place , just ahead of the Renault Clio . |
| 22 | This upsurge in lawlessness , coupled with a worsening economic situation and the rise of corruption among officials [ see pp. 37002-03 ] , meant that the people 's confidence in the CCP fell during 1988 and 1989 . |
| 23 | He died in tragic circumstances 19 December 1933 , when crossing the railway between his home and the Swindon works in foggy weather . |
| 24 | It would be easy to point to the lack of a six-cylinder engine and mark it down , but the Saab rises above that with a blend of abilities that few can rival : space , pace , fine handling and ride , a well designed and supremely comfortable interior and heaps of equipment . |
| 25 | A fourth section of the RSJC deals with general questions of interest to all three groups . |
| 26 | The ability to quantify androgyny on the BSRI seemed to some 1970s North American feminists to suggest and even to facilitate an escape from oppressive aspects of dominant discourses of femininity and masculinity , like guilt and dependency , and violence and insensitivity , which would at the same time retain femininity 's positive social , emotional characteristics , and the valuable self-confidence and achievement motivation commonly associated with masculinity . |
| 27 | The Scot opened with nine pars then balanced three bogeys with three birdies . |
| 28 | In 1983 oil demand in the Netherlands fell to 291 million tonnes , nearly 30% down on the 1979 level and representing 43% of total energy demand . |
| 29 | Philips of The Netherlands announced in 1987 ( nearly a century after its birth ) that it was adopting a ‘ global ’ company orientation . |
| 30 | Despite its international character , the conference continues to function under the supervision of a Commission of State of the Netherlands established by Royal Decree in 1897 , and the Netherlands Government bears the costs of the Sessions of the Conference held generally every four years ; however , the budget of its Permanent Bureau is approved by the diplomatic representatives in The Hague of Member States . |