Example sentences of "[art] ribbon [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tumbled forward against him and her hair , escaping from the ribbon at the nape of her neck , made a tent for their faces . |
| 2 | Customs men probing the affairs of Inca Gemstones found the ribbon at the firm 's offices . |
| 3 | On this great day , when he cut the ribbon on a shop built to remind him of the Italian department stores of his childhood — ‘ they always had a restaurant , because part of the treat of shopping was lunching out ’ — he was so happy and relaxed that it was easy to swallow inhibitions and ask him whether he was n't bothered about being known , through the films he has chosen to dress , as the creator of designer violence . |
| 4 | Use red and white strips for the ribbon on top of the parcel . |
| 5 | More political clout attaches to cutting the ribbon on one big factory ( or on grandiose developments like the Renaissance Centre ) than on sponsoring 1,000 small businesses . |
| 6 | Cut the ribbon into required lengths . |
| 7 | Cut the ends of the ribbon into V shapes to stop them fraying . |
| 8 | Whenever possible you should try to co-ordinate the colour of the ribbon with that of the flowers , otherwise the effect may not be as successful as you would have wished . |
| 9 | It was a happy little celebration , and I thought the scholar-soldier , gown and hood over Sam Browne and tunic , with the ribbon of the Africa Star , looked very dashing indeed . |
| 10 | With the ribbon of blacktop offering a new perspective , he realised that the vortex within which they fled was turning away from the mountains . |
| 11 | For two perfect Sundays they scrambled side-by-side over the lichen-dappled rocks of the valley wall , the aquamarine sky above reflected in the ribbon of sea below them . |
| 12 | A shorter and easier route of ascent may be made from Birkdale Summit , the top of the B6270 road linking Kirkby Stephen and Keld , by making the car do most of the climbing ; the ribbon of tarmac spirals up to almost 1700 feet where there is parking space . |
| 13 | The ribbon of tarmac goes on to the lonely outpost of Leck Fell House , a speck of civilisation in a wide panorama that has no other sign of life . |
| 14 | Maggie awaken from the damp heavy warmth of Ted 's body dead in sleep and the blankets piled on the single bed with a dip in the middle brushes her hair and clutches back at the ribbon of dreams from the night before . |
| 15 | A D Hopeprotested that Patrick White always wrote ‘ the ribbon of tea wound through him ’ instead of ‘ he drank a cup of tea ’ . |
| 16 | Conrad is of the ribbon of tea school ; of the arch , striving simile that can sometimes topple over into preciousness . |
| 17 | When he was not writing or smoking , Bob noticed , he sat absolutely still , so still that the ribbon of smoke from his cigarette hung almost undisturbed for two or three feet above his hand . |
| 18 | Down the ribbon of moonlight , over the brow of the hill , The highwayman came riding , Riding , riding ! |
| 19 | She held the child in her arms , having undone the ribbon of her blouse and put a small breast to his mouth . |
| 20 | He was in the uniform of a captain in the Green Howards , the ribbon of the Military Cross on his battledress . |
| 21 | He had the ribbon of the Iron Cross Second Class on his tunic and the Finnish Gold Cross of Valour . |
| 22 | Down the ribbon of moonlight , over the brow of the hill , the highwayman came riding , riding , riding , the highwayman came riding . |
| 23 | As you wind it along the needlebed , it transfers stitches from the ribbon to the main bed . |
| 24 | Broadcaster Andrew Johnson cuts the ribbon to ‘ open ’ the Vobster Light Railway . |
| 25 | Tie the ribbon around the orange . |
| 26 | Wrap the ribbon around the cake drum , securing with a little glue or royal icing . |
| 27 | Finally , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing it on with glue or a little icing . |
| 28 | Finally , if liked , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum and secure on with a little glue . |
| 29 | Wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing with glue or a little royal icing . |
| 30 | Finally , wrap the ribbon around the edge of the cake drum , securing on with a little glue or royal icing . |