Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gesualdo 's later madrigals , however fascinating their scent of decadence , are an evolutionary dead end ; Monteverdi was taking part in the transformation of the madrigal into something quite different , though in view of his dramatic and pictorial ability it is strange that he neglected to produce one of those suites of madrigals popular at the time ( comedie armoniche ) realistically describing women gossiping at the wash ( Striggio 's Cicalamento delle donne al bucato , 1567 ) , Venetian scenes ( Croce 's Triaca musicale , 1596 ) , or a complete commedia dell'arte ( the Am–parnaso , 1597 , of Orazio Vecchi ( 1550–1605 ) , the outstanding masterpiece of this genre ) , and a whole series of works by Banchieri . |
| 2 | I remember spending hours looking at the cover of Deep Purple 's ‘ Machine Head ’ , looking at the little photos and thinking , ‘ He 's playing a Strat and he 's standing on a Vox amp ; right , that must be the sound . ’ |
| 3 | Marriage had effectively put paid to her career as an actress , and between household tasks she busied herself penning articles protesting at the pressures on people like her to cook beautiful meals and write novels like Margaret Drabble . |
| 4 | Or maybe it was just the shock of the volume , the decibel-heavy onslaught leaving trousers flapping at every pounding bass line , and young ears bleeding whenever Lesley presses her gurning face to the mic . |
| 5 | I remember watching children dancing at a wedding a few weeks ago . |