Example sentences of "[vb pp] in [art] [adj] light " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can readily imagine those pleasing composi-tions , with their graceful lines , rugged buildings , anthropomorphised animals , and quaint villagers suffused in a mellow light or mysterious haze . |
| 2 | Sovereignty , homage and fealty , and the ‘ domainal liberties ’ of the Plantagenets , are sometimes considered in a theoretical light but they must also be put as firmly as possible into the more pragmatic context of Anglo-French relations . |
| 3 | But she stood frozen to the spot , a rabbit caught in a white light , a moth caught in its destiny with a flame . |
| 4 | The sea was calm , and Oban , caught in the clear light of a summer morning , looked charming and toylike , as we sailed sedately out between the islets and castle crowned rocks , with sea-birds drifting in our wake , and everywhere , even over the smell of salt and wind , the scents of summer . |
| 5 | However , at this time of night most people would be asleep , and a response would only be felt in the cold light of day . |
| 6 | Silently , her fingers searched in the dim light , feeling her way , moving over the polished surface of the table , then , straightening , she went and stood by the side of the door , a slender , pale figure , waiting in the shadows of the night . |
| 7 | who have grown in the delicate light |
| 8 | In the face of mounting defeats , personal losses , misery , and sacrifice , Hitler 's earlier successes began to be seen in a new light , and he was now increasingly blamed for policies which had led to the war , and for his failure to terminate the war and produce the desired peace . |
| 9 | It may be that Chilperic 's death came to be seen in a new light after the Burgundian wars of the 520s and 530s . |
| 10 | There is also evidence that adults who wish to be seen in a good light by others tend to make internal attributions , and vice versa they present external explanations for negative outcomes . |
| 11 | For example , ministry officials and union leaders alike believed that RENFE deliberately gave overpessimistic forecasts so that actual results would be seen in a favourable light ( Sanchez 1984 ; El País , 5 June 1984 ) . |
| 12 | Plant down , with natural blood as an adhesive , is often used to form the design ; or ochre ( blood of the earth ) which has always been intimately associated with ceremonies of fertility , the invocation of rain , etc. , by tribal people in most countries , who , like the Aborigines , regard the earth as a living , breathing entity , its underground watercourses being seen in a similar light to the human arterial system . |
| 13 | Visitors are able to experience the inside of a giant ‘ walk-in ’ electric motor , seen in a dramatic light and sound setting , along with displays showing how its development had far reaching effects on trams and tramways , spelling the death knell of both horse and steam traction . |
| 14 | The metaphor of the gem here is like a filter or a screen through which Lucy can be seen in a fresh light , and as such the metaphor has the " power to inform and enlighten " which a literal paraphrase would not have — it would fail " to give the insight that the metaphor did " ( Black 1971 : 186f ) . |
| 15 | " There needs to be some factor which when seen in its true light makes the reason for the murder obvious , but which is more easily seen in a false light . " |
| 16 | But , like the National Health Service , education could be seen in a different light . |
| 17 | The well-worn cliché that the police are only a reflection of the society they serve , can be seen in a different light . |
| 18 | On this side of the Atlantic , they are seen in a different light , as ideologies that justify the playful eclecticism of democratic politics and free-market economics . |
| 19 | The relations between central and local government are too often seen in an oversimplified light . |
| 20 | Similarly , old people are seen in the same light , which explains their lack of employment or active leisure pursuits . |
| 21 | Homosexuality , which was invented in 1869 also from a Greek root ( homo , meaning ‘ same ’ ) , was seen in the same light and its male variety was banned in 1885 . |
| 22 | Although individual client executives tend to favour dealing with known consultants , if those consultants leave their firms , they are not necessarily then seen in the same light , or as having the same resources at their disposal . |
| 23 | In other words , action which is predetermined by some external constraints can not be seen in the same light as action which accords with some convention , though , on occasion , constrained action may be glossed as rule-governed in an associated account , particularly where the agency of a person is in doubt . |
| 24 | The book argues that the blitz should be seen in the same light as the Battle of the Atlantic , which aimed to inflict economic damage on Britain , rather than as a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens . |
| 25 | Night-time madness is n't appealing , seen in the cold light of day . |
| 26 | The person in doubt can choose , but his choice must be made in the full light of knowing what he is doing — disbelieving , not doubting . |
| 27 | Given our increasing economic problems , Gazza 's new position may soon be celebrated in the same light . |
| 28 | Such inherent problems tend to be discounted , ignored , or even interpreted in a favorable light at times when the political system appears to be successfully meeting the demands and expectations of the populace . |
| 29 | In no way is he shown in a sympathetic light . |
| 30 | The Archdeacon beamed in the unexpected light of the Canon 's approval . |