Example sentences of "[adv] of [art] shadows " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wayne smiled , and she could see that he was nervous ; not of the shadows outside , but of the uncertain country that lay ahead . |
| 2 | He felt a need to discover who he was , and to write directly about that , and about his books , to step out of the shadows . |
| 3 | A tall thin man came out of the shadows at the bottom of the stone steps . |
| 4 | Jackie was off again , gliding in and out of the shadows . |
| 5 | At that moment a slim figure flung itself out of the shadows to tumble Lefevre 's giant adversary from his feet . |
| 6 | Christ , what 's that ? ’ she shrieked , as fat Umberto , clearly drunk and absolutely terrified , lurched out of the shadows brandishing a gun . |
| 7 | Suddenly , from out of the shadows , a man ran towards my car , yanked open the passenger door and jumped in , taking me completely by surprise . |
| 8 | TITIA Sutherland 's OUT OF THE SHADOWS ( Black Swan £5.99 ) deals tenderly with the relationship of a girl and an ageing woman , as well as bringing in a ghost story and wartime tragedy . |
| 9 | The machine slid to a halt inside the courtyard , and Hawk stepped out of the shadows . |
| 10 | As he powered the jet down , a yellow Lada came out of the shadows and towards him . |
| 11 | For the next 10 years it basked in its monopoly , with radio still supreme , as TV came slowly out of the shadows . |
| 12 | But by piecing together all these different kinds of information , it should be possible , if only very imperfectly , to bring out of the shadows the central actors in the whole story , the women in the composing rooms . |
| 13 | Category B was jointly won by Biomedical Photography by John P Vetter ( Focal Press ) and Out of the Shadows : Hershel , Talbot and the Invention of Photography by Larry Schaaf ( Yale University Press ) . |
| 14 | Four undertaker 's men slid out of the shadows of the vestry and , picking up the coffin , bore it up the aisle . |
| 15 | He had reached the corner of his street and was searching in his pocket for his key , when a dark figure came out of the shadows and crossed the road towards him . |
| 16 | The hare came very slowly out of the shadows of the tunnel . |
| 17 | He stepped out of the shadows , shouted , and waved his arms to attract attention . |
| 18 | A shoe like a heavy old bullet thrown out of the shadows , and skilfully caught , off-balance and one-handed ; windmilling trousers trapped by the foot and then kicked up on to the leg ; that serpent necktie . |
| 19 | He sat , and at once a page came out of the shadows with a tray which contained cups and a flask of wine . |
| 20 | With the words had come the fleeting impression of dark , sinuous creatures who could slither out of the shadows and wind their cold , serpentine fingers about you , so that you were trapped , who could twine about your entire body , so that you were smothered and suffocating from the cold embrace … |
| 21 | Out of the shadows , appeared a grotesque statue of the devil ( thought to be Asmodeus ) supporting a benitier of angels . |
| 22 | Over my own shoulder , I saw his face come out of the shadows . |
| 23 | As I start forward out of the shadows I feel an arm of steel across my chest . |
| 24 | A beggar , smitten with white leprosy , one ear and half his nose eaten away , came out of the shadows , his hands extended , begging for alms . |
| 25 | Then Withel stepped out of the shadows and tripped him up . |
| 26 | Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him . |
| 27 | As she reached the bottom of the stairs , Araminta herself waylaid her , coming out of the shadows to place herself in the companion 's way . |
| 28 | Her mind flew back to the moment last evening when Benedict had come at her out of the shadows of the hall as she had come downstairs with Lady Merchiston 's empty supper tray . |
| 29 | Now , the day had grown dark but I was a burly rogue , carrying sword and dagger , yet my assailants just seemed to step out of the shadows . |
| 30 | And before Fen could answer her question a dark bulk moved out of the shadows into their path . |