Example sentences of "[art] [noun] of light from the " in BNC.

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1 Darkness outside the hut , and beyond that darkness the ring of light from the arc lamps over the fence and the wire .
2 There was a wide diversity of theories about the nature of light from the time of the ancients up to Newton .
3 Within a few paces the loom of the Tower was lost and the glint of light from the arrow-slit disappeared behind the curtains of rain .
4 The haze of his first cigarette clouded the room briefly and in the streak of light from the curtains he saw the heaped clothes and the mark on the hotel carpet where he 'd knocked over the glass of water .
5 And then , on the verge of sleep , she was crashing with him through the bushes of that dreadful wood , feeling the briars scratching her legs , the low twigs whipping against her cheeks , staring with him as the pool of light from the torch shone down on that grotesque and mutilated face .
6 Immediately , the feel of the scene changes : the pool of light from the extra lamp creates its own little centre of colour and interest , and the flatness of the top lighting is relieved .
7 The mass of that galaxy bends the rays of light from the quasar as relativity says it must , to produce these mirages .
8 It is from a fissure in the anthill that the rays of light from the jewels in the Cobras ' heads shine forth , and coming in contact with the rainclouds , which represent the ‘ pure water of wisdom ’ , they form the rainbow .
9 The rays of light from the furthest stars
10 To the left a group of barren islets , suggesting ruins of stone walls , towers and block houses , had its foundations set in a blue sea that itself looked solid , so still and stable did it lie below my feet ; even the track of light from the westering sun shone smoothly , without that animated glitter which tells of an imperceptible ripple ( 2 ) .
11 Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp .
12 I walk quietly over the patio , onto the grass and towards the house , just waiting for the blaze of light from the security lamps .
13 Just before each Geiger counter click we see a flash of light from the illuminated electron .
14 8 If a beam of light from the lighthouse , shown on page 1 , turns through one revolution every 30 seconds , how many revolutions will it make in 4 minutes ?
15 There was a patch of light from the lancet window making a pattern on the floor of the chapel .
16 He lifted himself on to one elbow , looking down at her ; a finger of light from the street-lamp outside crept between the curtains , touching her face .
17 Nephthys , her arms folded , leant on the jamb , her hair softened by a halo of light from the gatekeeper 's lamp .
18 All at once there was a shaft of light from the doorway .
19 To his left , St Anthony lighthouse flashed at intervals , and far away to his right the sky was lit now and then by an arc of light from The Lizard .
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