Example sentences of "and [vb base] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This usually means conspicuous consumption in one or all of its varied forms — the size of the house , the size , age and make of the car , the possession of other consumer durables , the quality of furnishings , and so on . |
| 2 | Bryan Robson , who steered England 's soccer team to the World Cup Finals , receives the OBE , Linford Christie , the Olympic silver medal winner and spearhead of the British team which won the European Cup and placed third in the World Cup , is awarded the MBE , as does Ellery Hanley , leader of the Great Britain rugby league side . |
| 3 | The fans are normally situated within the carbonate mud wedge ( Fig. 15 ) and consist of a succession of graded oolitic and pelletoidal grainstones , interbedded with carbonate mudstones . |
| 4 | Sleeving kits are sold by the kite shops and consist of a length of Dacron coreless ( hollow ) braid , a piece of thin wire and basic instructions . |
| 5 | Junior suites for 3 people are available ( price B ) and consist of a double bedroom and convertible sitting-room ( with third bed ) air-conditioning , balcony and sea view . |
| 6 | They are made from cast alloy , and consist of a lower lip on which the shelf rests , and a slightly shorter upper lip , which securely grips the shelf using a tension screw . |
| 7 | Administrative tasks would lose their exploitative character and consist of the administration of things , not the repression of people . |
| 8 | Where rainwater ‘ soakaways ’ are used , they should be at least 5m ( 16ft 6in ) from the foundations , and consist of an excavated pit not less than a 1m cube filled with gravel and surrounded by silt , sand and gravel . |
| 9 | The blocks are produced because andesite lavas are so viscous that they flow as plastic , rather than liquid , materials and consist of an outer chilled surface of solid rock with a steady progression towards increasing plasticity in the hotter , central parts of the flow . |
| 10 | Then Minch would talk quietly to Creggan and speak of the lore of golden eagles which his parents had begun to tell him . |
| 11 | Even if one were to , as I do , empathize with sophisticated functional Marxism of , say , G. A. Cohen and speak of the compatibility or incompatibility of certain sets of cultural forms with certain other sets of production relations , one would still be looking for an explanation of the specific properties of those cultural forms . |
| 12 | It is arguable , with some hope of success , that we can speak of a choice or a decision as an effect and not be committed to there having been a causal circumstance which was required for it , and speak of an action as an effect and need not be committed to there having been a causal circumstance that was — roughly speaking — prior in time to the agent 's initial neurophysiological activity . |
| 13 | Conformation also affects the future ride and look of the horse , as well as its soundness . |
| 14 | And beware of the passive fitness syndrome . |
| 15 | View from above , and beware of the tub-shaped fish ( right ) . |
| 16 | She could hear a hedgehog moving ‘ noiselessly ’ in the undergrowth , distinguish trees by the rustle of their leaves in the wind and the feel of their bark , and know of the nearness of flowers by their scents . |
| 17 | Maybe it 's partly due to that air of arrogant hauteur you have , but I find it quite unbearably exciting to look at you and know of the passion that 's lurking underneath . |
| 18 | Dummy corpses dangle aloft , to remind us that Tyburn Tree was no joke ; but Caird and his cast also do justice to the element of pure burlesque , to Gay 's elegance and panache , to the swing and snap of the dialogue . |
| 19 | The rasp and snap of the engine bounced against the walls of the houses behind him , tumbled over the rocks and dust beyond . |
| 20 | In Prague 's second spring it has been superseded by the hustle and bustle of an emerging democracy — a society full of the good , the bad and the ugly . |
| 21 | Using the unrivalled Freemans mail order service means a complete wardrobe could be delivered to your door without the hustle and bustle of the high street . |
| 22 | A walk to the Hadi Gari Bar down by the harbour will take you right through the hustle and bustle of the narrow streets of the old town and can take as little as five minutes , although you 'll be hard pressed not to be distracted by the jewellery , leather and clothes offered by street vendors at every corner . |
| 23 | Above the noise and bustle of the street he was aware of a shouted ‘ Signore ! |
| 24 | Gary 's neat and composed approach was enjoyed by the discerning fans but some Palace supporters found it difficult to accept this refined talent in the hustle and bustle of the Second Division of the mid-1980s . |
| 25 | They prefer to devour their ‘ prey ’ in a quiet , dim , private corner , away from the hustle and bustle of the home . |
| 26 | But the fact is in the hustle and bustle of the production of a large magazine we rarely use them . |
| 27 | Imagine a Highland haven far away from the hustle and bustle of the city … a private world where you can pamper yourself in unparalleled luxury … and relax in surroundings of timeless beauty . |
| 28 | Easily Accessible : Fairmount House is situated away from the hustle and bustle of the centre of the popular resort of Torquay and closer to the peace of the old and pretty village of Paignton . |
| 29 | Only ten minutes away from the peace of Hutton , is the hustle and bustle of the resort of Weston-super-Mare with its beaches , donkey rides and piers. cider making ( from early September ) and Cheddar Cheese making are open to the public and well worth seeing . |
| 30 | Escaping from the hustle and bustle of the town , to our cottage complex which nestled quietly among rice fields and terraces , was bliss . |