Example sentences of "to blot out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the paint bleeds onto the damp paper , I take the opportunity to blot out a central area along the line of the steps onto which the bulk of the light falls . |
| 2 | As the paint bleeds onto the damp paper , I take the opportunity to blot out a central area along the line of the steps onto which the bulk of the light falls . |
| 3 | Other people to blot out a face . |
| 4 | The first success disproved the thesis they ended up trying to vindicate , and they progressively discarded financial sanity in a crazy attempt to blot out the problems from their minds . |
| 5 | Having made Kuwait his 19th province and sworn never to leave it , he needs ringing international declarations on Palestine , not just hints and mumbles , to blot out the shame of retreat . |
| 6 | True , the older children found it necessary to close their eyes during the ‘ soppy bits ’ — to blot out the vision of Peter Pan ( Robin Williams ) and Tinkerbell ( Julia Roberts ) kissing , for instance — but that was a small price to pay , they thought , for a decent story of revenge , piracy and adult idiocy . |
| 7 | When two cats are fighting and one is forced into submission , it often performs what is called ‘ cut-off ’ , where it turns away from its tormentor and shuts its eyes , trying to blot out the frightening image of its dominant rival . |
| 8 | NEATH hooker Kevin Phillips will be on his usual pre-dawn patrol this morning , trying to blot out the worst experience in his rugby union career . |
| 9 | He could n't recall his exact words — he suspected they were cutting — but he did remember holding his fingers against one nostril to blot out the stench of her Cologne . |
| 10 | Freddie Reynalde urged Stella to blot out the memory of what she had seen . |
| 11 | But the words on the page did n't have the power to blot out the crack of hunting guns she was beginning to hear again inside her head , nor make her forget the sight of the blood trails on the hot plain . |
| 12 | I used what mind control I could muster to blot out the thought of what lay ahead — at least I 'd have food to eat — after the gauntlet was run . |
| 13 | Well , ’ I sighed , looking up to the night sky , where the clouds were starting to blot out the few stars that the city lights did not obscure . |
| 14 | He thought doggedly of Carol so as to blot out the image of Helen 's sad face that seemed to have become imprinted on his mind . |
| 15 | Like someone drowning , she fought for air , gasping and retching , covering her eyes in a futile attempt to blot out the memory of the crushed skull , the shattered features and the foul , oozing stain . |
| 16 | She shut her eyes , unsure if she was trying to blot out the unexpected hunger in his kiss , or opting for her ostrich trick again and trying to pretend this was n't happening to her . |
| 17 | Actually , I 'm feeling well , ’ she managed to retort coolly , succeeding after an immense effort to blot out the powerful sensual images of their last night in St Lucia . |
| 18 | As an experience to blot out the horror of her discovery on Brynteg it had been blissfully successful . |