Example sentences of "line [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lifted it up and dropped it in the white plastic bag which lines the litter bin . |
| 2 | The £6m project has helped breathe new life into land which lines the town 's central rail corridor . |
| 3 | Lungs initially develop from an outgrowth of the sheet that lines the gut near the mouth and then this outgrowth branches repeatedly to give the millions of microscopic lobes in the lung . |
| 4 | When she finished selling the remaining tickets Sally looked around for them , realised what had happened and went back to sit on one of the hard upright chairs which lined the hall . |
| 5 | On their return they discovered he had not only done as instructed but painted the trees which lined the drive as well . |
| 6 | I do not criticise , I merely observe ; and I 'm not sure what I would think if everyone lined the rail to admire the play of light on the water and started discussing Boudin . |
| 7 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 8 | Strachan took one touch , lined the ball up and struck with the trusty right foot . |
| 9 | A hole in the mattress yielded enough stuffing to make a pillow , and Sarah lined the bottom of the box with it . |
| 10 | To prevent dampness causing that unpleasant musty smell , we lined the bottom with heavy-gauge polythene sheeting , moulded as flat as possible into the foundation trench , and well up the sides , to overlap and continue when building the walls . |
| 11 | The religious observances of the inhabitants of Corbridge are well attested , not only through the structural remains of the six or so temples which lined the south side of the main east-west street near the military compounds but also through the number of dedications and items of religious sculpture which have been recovered from the site ; quite a number , though , of the dedications were made by military personnel or army units . |
| 12 | I lined the hut with paper and put up pictures . |
| 13 | Still lost in admiration , she filled the kettle , then set about finding what she needed in the numerous cupboards that lined the kitchen walls . |
| 14 | They hung at anchor , suspended over brilliant reefs , or lined the strand side by side , in preparation for departure . |
| 15 | Only a rutted bridle track , where orchids still grow , led to it by way of a dilapidated wooden bridge over a stream ; the oak avenue which once lined the way gradually fell . |
| 16 | As they walked , some threw Id alms to the cripples , lepers and Bangladeshi refugees who lined the way like a guard of honour , palms extended , heads bowed . |
| 17 | After dinner , they lined the bar , talking loudly about the perfidy of Highlanders and bemoaning their ten-mile , fishless walk . |
| 18 | To their left , a figure had slipped between the trees that lined the driveway leading to the villa . |
| 19 | I 'm pretty sure that I was the only mother & baby entrant as I struggled on sometimes running , sometimes walking around the 10 mile course encouraged by the smiles and cheers of the many people who lined the route . |
| 20 | But on that July day , Diana basked in the warm affection of the crowds who lined the route back to Buckingham Palace where the royal family and their guests enjoyed the traditional royal wedding-breakfast . |
| 21 | At the same time , cars were numbered in accordance with the time they set off so the thousands of spectators that lined the route could get some indication who was leading . |
| 22 | I was overcome by the warmth of feeling displayed by the many thousands of people who lined the route of our march-past . |
| 23 | I therefore lined the guttering with sections of emergency foil blanket . |
| 24 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 25 | Then one of the travelling craftsmen came out from the town and lined the cart , trap or wagon we happened to be making : that means he painted the finishing touches , the lines on the wheels and the panels . |
| 26 | I could sense the steep drop to my left , though I could not see it due to the trees and thick foliage that lined the roadside . |
| 27 | An invisible line ran past the corner , left at the second gas-lamp , straight as truth across the grass beside the upright sleepers that lined the railway track , and on towards the enemy territory of the Baltic Fleet . |
| 28 | Why had she never realised before how eerie the rustling of the trees could be , how creepy the sound of the breeze rattling the reeds that lined the riverbank ? |
| 29 | He awoke towards evening , put on fresh clothes and took himself out to one of the modest eating houses that lined the bank of the river on either side of the harbour . |
| 30 | Troops from Benghazi lined the perimeter of the playground , and were posted with machine-guns on the roofs of buildings overlooking the election . |