Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] the beautiful " in BNC.

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1 He ought to have a feeling of reverence for the beautiful things his great-uncle had entrusted to him .
2 But it was her North African journeys that were to give her two short stories , and she wrote with enthusiasm of the beautiful tajines she had eaten in Morocco .
3 At a ceremony attended by the appeal 's President , film and theatre star Anthony Hopkins , who was flown in by helicopter courtesy of British Gas ( Wales ) , an inscribed half-ton riven slate gatepost was put in place in the beautiful Nant Ffrancon pass , creating both a symbolic and practical ‘ gateway ’ to National Trust lands in Snowdonia .
4 They visited the huge Gothic cathedral and gazed in awe at the beautiful Murillos — Saint Anthony and the Immaculate Conception — the stained-glass windows and the many other treasures the centuries had gifted the cathedral with .
5 After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton .
6 How could he be falling in love with the beautiful cuckoo in his nest who was exactly the sort of pampered darling a poor doctor ought to avoid ?
7 THIS YEAR THE SOCIETY 'S Easter course is moving to yet another venue ; this time it will be held at Bath University and will run from Wednesday lunchtime to Sunday afternoon with time allowed for sightseeing in the beautiful City of Bath or the surrounding countryside .
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