Example sentences of "and pray [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was glad the well had been Christianized , as Michael Quirke himself could scarcely go on his knees and pray to the rascally old gods he so admired . |
| 2 | Bishop David has now asked parishes to investigate the local problem , offer practical friendship and support , lobby the legislators — and pray for a just , compassionate solution . |
| 3 | We decided to move the chairs out to make more room , but the acceptances kept coming in so we thought we 'd open the French windows and pray for a sunny day . ’ |
| 4 | I think we should forget about what may have happened in the past and pray for a series which might well become a classic . |
| 5 | We pray too for the homeless of our nation , and pray for a way out from the spiral of poverty and deprivation that confronts many today . |
| 6 | Sit around and pray for a miracle ? |
| 7 | He believes that the houses can survive next year only if they start making their own videotapes of performances , make a habit of exchanging productions among the 13 houses and pray for the arrival of pay-television in Italy . |
| 8 | I would look out of the window at the blue sky and the cypresses and the sea , and pray for the day 's end , when I could retire to the masters ' wing , lie back on my bed and sip an ouzo . |
| 9 | All she could do was keep him at arm 's length — and pray for the strength to keep on doing it till they were released from their snowy prison . |
| 10 | I began to pole and pray with a vigour which would have astonished any monk . |