Example sentences of "to block out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , his victory at Doral was awesome , but he admits he did it with a suspect putter , wielded by a 49-year-old puttee , and a mind that focussed on golf to block out the loss in a fire of his $2,000,000 Florida mansion . |
| 2 | They concluded that a conflict involving only I per cent of the world 's supply of nuclear weapons would produce enough dust to block out the rays of the sun . |
| 3 | ‘ He walked around with shoulders hunched , head bent , unable to communicate , with hands over his ears to block out the noise of other people , ’ she said in a letter to The Times . |
| 4 | Madeleine Harvey , of Coniston school in Reigate , said : ‘ He walked around with shoulders hunched , head bent , unable to communicate with anyone very well , with hands over his ears to block out the noise of other people . ’ |
| 5 | The walls seem to meet overhead to block out the sky and a chill wind blows as we approach the impasse at the head of the gully . |
| 6 | Now in the eighth year , the leaves are starting to block out the light and the problem is easing . |
| 7 | Whereas for her — She gripped the steering-wheel tighter and managed to block out the thought . |
| 8 | Then as if the whole world had hunched over to block out the sun , the sky becomes as black as coal . |
| 9 | The thought of morning service is always a pain , and the prospect of this one made me stick my head back under the duvet to block out the already brilliant day . |
| 10 | To block out the adults , youth is often driven to absurd behaviour and appearance . |
| 11 | Caroline sank down on to the edge of the bed and shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the humiliating scene , but it was impossible . |
| 12 | Caroline shut her eyes tightly , trying to block out the sudden image of Nicolo and a woman whose face she could not see . |