Example sentences of "drew [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one of his congress speeches , Mr Nyers drew the curious analogy with the collapse of the Fourth Republic in France , and ‘ democracy ’ by General de Gaulle . |
| 2 | He showed them into the lounge and drew the threadbare curtains before switching on the light . |
| 3 | The letter from the Commission that drew the 1992 regulations to the attention of chief executives highlighted one area where they were incomplete as soon as they were published . |
| 4 | Later , when like a waking nightmare , the business was over and he was once again sitting in the cab , Mr Beecham leant towards him and said , ‘ If you will excuse us we will be returning straight to Newcastle , ’ and paused before adding , ‘ Sir Joseph , ’ which remark drew the young man 's attention to him . |
| 5 | As his chauffeur drove him back to Blue Ash Farm in the Lincoln , he decided it was love which gave her that special glow , that sparkle , that vivacity which drew the young men round her like flies . |
| 6 | This drew the immediate and sincere response ( and it should be noted that the South African Rugby Football union comments published in New Zealand have not attempted to side-step the issue ) from Dr Danie Craven that every player who opposed the All Blacks in their five matches in the republic would be cleared of drugs use . |
| 7 | She knew her mother 's moods ; she recognised the strain of annoyance that drew the long delicate features of her face into a severe mask . |
| 8 | The team won the first leg 2-1 and drew the second leg in Belfast on Wednesday night to qualify for the first round of the tournament . |
| 9 | By 1908 , when he saw that his stipulation was ruled out by the failure of British immigrants and the Liberal acceleration of colonial self-government — soon to be followed by South African union — he unhesitatingly drew the correct conclusion : |
| 10 | In fact , the individuals who wrote the ‘ academic ’ pieces were often the people who drew the political conclusions ( e.g. Cohn , 1967 ; Lutzhoft , 1971 ; Poliakov , 1974 ) . |
| 11 | Local ace Barry Lockey ( Dunelm ) drew the noted swim opposite the wall above Prebends Bridge and used the pole at five metres with maggot to whip out a winning 6–14–0 . |
| 12 | Mass education , a popular press for the much larger literate audiences , extensions of the suffrage , the increasing political influence of trade unions and social democratic parties ( with resulting public regulation of social and working conditions , health and safety ) , all drew the working classes into the mainstream of national life . |
| 13 | He drew the logical conclusion : in order to bring in the harvest , school children , students , and even soldiers should be sent into the fields to collect the fruits of the earth regardless of their lack of agricultural training ‘ as was customary before ’ ! |
| 14 | All towns drew the great majority of their recruits from their own hinterlands , though a significant minority came from further afield , especially to the larger towns . |
| 15 | The invitation to meet the oldest reptile in the world drew the major world Press . |
| 16 | He drew the splayed fingers of one hand over her throat and down to cup one breast , and , even as she tried to back away , Shannon felt her nipples puckering , begging for his touch . |
| 17 | Charlie drew the four o'clock watch with Tommy . |
| 18 | In answer to one such question , he replied that he was pleased to say that he was now being given full support by the unions which drew the sharp retort … . |
| 19 | England 's Under-19 side drew the three- ‘ Test ’ series against their Pakistani counterparts , winning the third match at Lahore by an innings and 22 runs . |
| 20 | In rapid succession , he unzipped her moleskin trousers and drew the skimpy white lace G-string from her thighs . |
| 21 | Thus it was that a caddish cub reporter from the Cricklewood Cricket drew the following response : ‘ A quarter of my age in years multiplied by a fifth of my age in years multiplied by a forty-fifth of my age in years gives my age in years . ’ |
| 22 | It is a scenario which drew the following comment from the minister responsible : |
| 23 | On an APU sponsored visit to the USA , Burstall and Kay ( 1978 ) drew the following lessons from the USA experience : that the APU should obtain information that is , on the one hand , of use to teachers and on the other to decision-makers ; and that the information collected must be related to needs rather than being simply that which is easy to collect . |
| 24 | Reversing the Court of Appeal 's decision , the House of Lords ( per Lord Diplock ) drew the following lesson : |
| 25 | ‘ Riddle drew the usual wages from the bank on Friday , sir , but he also cashed a personal cheque for two hundred and ninety pounds . ’ |
| 26 | He drew the hinged stopper back and put the mouth of the bottle to the child 's lips , wetting them . |
| 27 | Our Dean drew the ice-free peg and never caught for the first hour , as I predicted . |
| 28 | Then again SCUM lost 2 of their first 3 ( drew the other ) last year … |
| 29 | with erm the hill top , and I drew the other triangle , |
| 30 | And at the end , Conlon drew the one hopeful conclusion : ‘ If this stops capital punishment ever coming back , the time I 've spent in prison will be well worth it . |