Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aurobindo writes of a supreme vision that the human being can aspire to reach . |
| 2 | As described on page 104 , not a great deal survives of the great capital city of the eastern half of the later Roman Empire . |
| 3 | Maxwell concluded that ‘ we can scarcely ; avoid the inference that light consists of the transverse undulations of the same medium which is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena . ’ |
| 4 | In an attempt to compensate for this and to represent what I can only assume is a minority interest for your readership , my entry consists of a substantial majority of jazzers . |
| 5 | Each entry consists of a brief history of the building , followed by accounts of its conservation and that of individual works of art , such as the cleaning of Donatello 's ‘ St John the Baptist ’ in the Frari or the great stained glass window in SS . |
| 6 | The main headband consists of a lightweight moulded arc and a broad artificial leather strap is set within this on sliding brackets for adjusting to make the most comfortable support . |
| 7 | The migrating motor complex consists of a cyclical period of activity with a length of about 120 minutes in man . |
| 8 | While provision for his guests is more than adequate , his bedroom consists of a single bed with a small television at its foot , remotely controlled . |
| 9 | It has to be recognised that the construction industry consists of a large number of businesses which are mainly small . |
| 10 | The modern instrument consists of a fixed frame with adjustable rods . |
| 11 | The main body of that guidance consists of a detailed description of each room listed in the schedule , and dealt with under the headings of functions , fittings , furniture and equipment , services , finishes , area/shape , and relationship to other rooms . |
| 12 | According to their scheme each SMLA consists of an urban core together with a metropolitan ring comprising the local authority areas from which at least 15 per cent of the workers commute to the urban core , while beyond the SMLA is an outer commuting ring from which at least 1 per cent of workers travel daily to the core . |
| 13 | Stock consists of a Percula Clown and a Regal Tang . |
| 14 | In commenting on the enabling function of the tribunal , the research study speaks of the heavy burden placed on the tribunal of eliciting all the relevant information about the case and applying the law to the facts in an impartial and objective manner . |
| 15 | HURRICANE IIA Z2505 , looks set to return to Scotland once aviation archaeologists at Duxford have examined the remains for parts that may be useful in any future rebuilds of the rare fighter type . |
| 16 | Each village consists of a single house of a patrilineal extended family with 15–46 members . |
| 17 | The measure of expected returns used in the empirical work consists of a weighted average of the relative returns on equities and bonds in the UK and overseas . |
| 18 | The range consists of an Overnight Replenishing Treatment , a Soothing Skin Tonic and an oil-free pH balanced Effective Eye Make-Up Remover . |
| 19 | Today , the mill consists of a fascinating maze of timbers , corridors , cellars , lift-shafts and assorted rooms . |
| 20 | The receptor consists of a single transmembrane protein containing a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase which is separated into two ( boxes ) . |
| 21 | The check consists of a basic examination and includes any necessary adjustments , and materials up to a cost of £2.50 plus VAT . |
| 22 | The equipment consists of a portable computer linked to a sensor which travels along the pipe and examines it for defects . |
| 23 | Effectively the spreadsheet consists of a large , anywhere from 65,000 cells to 2 million or more , sheet of squared paper . |
| 24 | The polishing machine consists of a simple rotary polishing lap running at up to 30 rpm , on which is placed a precision lapping chuck ( Fig. 4.7a ) with several slides held by vacuum suction ( Fig. 4.7b ) . |
| 25 | The legislature consists of a nine-member Senate and a 15-member House of Representatives ; its members are elected for two-year terms . |
| 26 | What we call a battle consists of a vast , heterogeneous array of individual actions in the field — fighting , firing , charging , wounding — none of which constitutes ‘ the battle ’ as such . |
| 27 | A fourth kind of two-part question consists of a book-work question followed by a problem . |
| 28 | The new bar consists of a triple layer of chocolate ice cream inside a real milk chocolate coating . |
| 29 | Another story — the charming Silford Hall tells of a happy visit which a little boy once paid to a country mansion , and how the kind housekeeper showed him round the picture gallery , and gave him a lovely dinner in the servants ' hall ; Crabbe had himself been that humble little boy . |
| 30 | As the German losses mounted , an eye-witness tells of a battleshocked captain , summoned to his Battalion Commander , exclaiming : ‘ What ! … |