Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explaining one of the sections of their manifesto in the preface to the exhibition at Bernheim 's , the Futurists , now aware of Cubist painting , talked for the first time of ‘ battles of planes ’ ; and Boccioni summarizes most concisely the debt of Futurism to Cubism when in Pittura Scultura Futuriste , published in 1914 , he wrote under the heading ‘ Compenetrazione dei Piani ’ : ‘ It is the pictorial method of rendering movement in a painting , making the surrounding objects fuse with the structure of the object placed in their midst ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ This bugger 's salt , you know , goes so deep no diver 's ever found the bottom . |
| 3 | And you come over this hill and suddenly there 's nothing on the other side except a huge hole in the ground , and the road goes along almost a cliff edge the side of this erm hole which is this worked out iron ore quarry . |
| 4 | Four plus three , as the number you add on goes down so the answer goes down . |
| 5 | Besides , it squeaks so loudly the Headmaster would hear you before you were halfway across . ’ |
| 6 | ( vit , viz in fact has much more the tone of modern colloquial English prick(s) : see further below ) . |
| 7 | The long gestation comes from the fact that , although mechanical and chemical engineering hold few surprises — if the design looks all right the thing will probably work — electronic engineering carries no such assurances . |
| 8 | Their Empire holds so short a Reign ; |
| 9 | Behind this privileging of popular culture lies not only an identification with the oppressed masses , but also a sense that Latin-American reality is radically different from that of the developed , industrial West , as well as a search for an identity whose roots are to be found in Latin America itself . |
| 10 | To complete unity it needs not just a flow of money from west to east but a sense of national solidarity . |
| 11 | [ The US report cost covers not only the preparation of the document by a joint US/UK team but also covers the co-ordination time which will be so necessary to ensure an orderly sale . ] |
| 12 | The latest Chart from Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson covers not only the east coast of Scotland from Helmsdale to St Abbs Head but also the Caledonian Canal to Fort William plus enlargements of Fraserburgh , Helmsdale and the Inverness Firth . |
| 13 | An individual with a Quetelet 's Index of 35 has approximately twice the death rate of his or her ideal counterpart . |
| 14 | I think it looks just looks just just a mess now . |
| 15 | Sadly , the commission has not yet the skill and the reputation to pull off such successes . |
| 16 | The mythical train has not only a destination but a timetable . |
| 17 | Cardinal Hume has not only the cross of being a fervent Newcastle United supporter to bear ; he is also known to irreverent members of Mayfair 's Jesuit Farm Street Church by his initials , George Basil Hume . |
| 18 | Often , indeed , he has not only the right but also the duty to make the disclosure , as of a felony , to the competent authorities . |
| 19 | So far in this judgment I have been principally concerned to explain why , as it seems to me , the court has not only the power but the inescapable responsibility of deciding , in that specific context , what is to be done in the interests of her welfare . |
| 20 | It was there that I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Stella Gawthrop , who has not only the distinction of being a pathfinder for the breed in the UK , but having emigrated to South Africa , has also been of great assistance to the newly formed clubs there . |
| 21 | This sentence contains not simply a report of something said ; but of something said on repeated occasions at times later than the ‘ moment ’ which is being described . |
| 22 | It contains not only a Rope Museum and Blacksmith 's Shop but a working watermill too . |
| 23 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 24 | The ‘ boilie ’ ( a spherical , tough skinned bait in every imaginable flavour from salmon and shrimp to tropical mango ) contains not only every element essential to a balanced diet , but amino-acids to trigger feeding and even substances to encourage the healing of damaged tissue . |
| 25 | Thus K. F. Muenzinger writes : ‘ When a point on the skin is stimulated by contact , the perception contains not merely the element of touch but also that of a definite place where the contact occurs . |
| 26 | Just as the white-coated doctors in hospitals symbolize the clean and purifying nature of the healer , so the dark uniform of the police symbolizes not just the force identity , but also the presence of the avenger , who purifies through retribution rather than by cure . |
| 27 | A more recent approach emphasises not just the relationship between the leader and others but also stresses the changing nature of this relationship . |
| 28 | The analysis below of a year of MMRC activity illustrates not only the nature of live business but also the volume and responsibility of the work it undertakes . |
| 29 | I reckon that our family covers just about every area , I mean , my silly wee sister gets all the little ones ' news — not that very much happens there . |
| 30 | The list of fax cards and fax modems with which the software will work is extensive , and covers just about every piece of kit we can think of , which is reassuring . |