Example sentences of "bowl with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The second picture , clearly designed to demonstrate the rewards of illiteracy , showed a scabby-looking native dressed in a threadbare loincloth who crouched in the mud outside a grass hut and who seemed to be sharing his lunch bowl with a baboon .
2 Patricia 's spoon dropped into her bowl with a clang , and she left the room .
3 The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink .
4 Some consist of a simple bowl with a lip , over which the water trickles , while others come in sections of varying lengths and shapes which can be joined together to form complex arrangements .
5 The building was completed by 457 B.C. , for Pausanias saw on the apex of the east pediment a golden shield or bowl with a Gorgoneion and below it an inscription ( still partly preserved ) saying that it was dedicated by the Spar tans , a tithe from the spoils taken from the Argives , Athenians and their allies at Tanagra , a battle which took place in that year .
6 Position your head over the bowl and cover your head and the bowl with a towel to allow the steam to penetrate .
7 Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave until the mixture is double in size , about 1½ hours .
8 Place in a bowl with the milk and gently heat over a pan of simmering water , stirring occasionally until melted and almost smooth .
9 To make the truffles , break up the chocolate into squares and place in a medium-sized deep bowl with the cream .
10 Meanwhile , break up the remaining plain dark chocolate for coating and place in a small bowl with the cream .
11 He remembered vividly that yellowish ceramic bowl with the trademark ‘ Challenger ’ , the big varnished wooden seat that was always pleasantly warm to the bum , and a long chain dangling from the high cistern with a sponge-rubber ball , slightly perished , on the end of it .
12 Place the flour in a large bowl with the salt and oil .
13 Coarsely grind peppercorns using a pestle and mortar , or in a strong bowl with the end of a rolling pin .
14 The day before the syllabub is to be made , put the thinly pared rind of the lemon and the juice in a bowl with the wine and brandy and leave overnight .
15 Place the three whole eggs and two yolks in a large mixing bowl with the sugar .
16 Place the butter or margarine in a bowl with the sugar , and cream together until light and fluffy using a wooden spoon .
17 Place the butter or margarine in a bowl with the sugar , and cream together until light and fluffy using a wooden spoon or , if liked , an electric whisk .
18 Chop the potatoes into bite-sized pieces and place in a large bowl with the artichoke hearts , tomatoes and peas .
19 Place in a salad bowl with the walnut pieces .
20 Place the pulp in the bowl with the aubergine flesh .
21 Put the centres into the bowl with the aubergine and tomato .
22 Put in a bowl with the lemon juice and the pepper and salt .
23 Place in a large bowl with the saffron and measured water or cold stock and leave until required .
24 She cracked the last egg , one-handed , on the rim of the pretty , primrose bowl with the vine leaves painted on it , let the ochre centre and its more resilient aura slither into the middle of the mixture , threw the shattered shell into the pedal-bin and then beat the eggs furiously until she could see no separation at all .
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