Example sentences of "[art] piece of [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) There is usually no real way to be sure that the piece of equipment devised is adequate for the purpose unless of course it is a straight copy of an existing commercial model . |
| 2 | If Laura dropped in conversation that a piece of furniture had been in the family for generations , who was to argue ? |
| 3 | ‘ A piece of wood had been driven clean through the heart , apparently after death . ’ |
| 4 | Confusing the issue still further , a piece of metal had been found during cleaning with the number 42–106918 clearly written on it in pencil . |
| 5 | To ask how a piece of machinery worked was not to deny that each part had been designed with a function in mind . |
| 6 | It is very unlikely that a Labour Prime Minister would be deprived of his seat in this way , but it deserves to be noted that , however unwittingly , a piece of machinery has been created which could be used locally to deprive a Labour Prime Minister of his seat . |
| 7 | When I got out into the corridor I saw that a piece of wire had been strung between two beams on either side of the block and that a sort of ladder was leaning against it . |
| 8 | On top of Michel 's last a piece of paper had been clipped . |
| 9 | Late one afternoon , when she returned with Thomas from the beach , a piece of paper had been pushed through her letterbox . |
| 10 | A piece of ham has been given pride of place in a butcher 's window . |