Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [art] light [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Since 1981 , when the IBM PC fist saw the light of day , its users have always had DOS , in one flavour or another .
2 Just 102 years after Cesare Beccaria 's Dei Delitti e delle Pene saw the light of day there came the publication of another work by an Italian called Cesare , equally seminal and revolutionary but in most respects diametrically opposed to Beccaria 's way of thinking .
3 On this a large collection of frosted Lalique glassware captured the light to perfection .
4 But this figure can mislead , as was pointed out by many people as soon as the Fleischmann and Pons paper saw the light of day , and by some , at least , of those who had sight of their DOE application .
5 As the words died away , Luke shrugged , and Maria saw the light of recklessness leap in his eyes .
6 The arms say the light of day in a short sleeved dress and they are like the arms of a prize fighter .
7 Living in damp caves beneath the earth , Echidna shunned the light of day ; her presence could be tracked by rank , marshy patches , or cracks in the soil 's surface .
8 He wants to keep the Government 's proposals for the future of the industry a deep and dark secret — and so they remained until the Rothschild report saw the light of day a few weeks ago .
9 Foley had a light of humour in his eyes .
10 The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it would not be the first inspector 's decision that took some time to see the light of day once it had been referred to a Department .
11 Dr Geoffrey Clements , leader of the party that draws its inspiration from transcendental meditation and the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , began by stating that it was ‘ time to bring the light of science into politics ’ .
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