Example sentences of "[conj] wonder at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ended the day by bivouacking on a three-acre daffodil meadow , Ali producing the inevitable tasty tagine ; the meal ending under a sprouting of stars and sleep coming easily , despite trying to stay awake to spot satellites , or wonder at the rash of shooting stars . |
| 2 | Visit the Royal Palace and formal gardens of Caserta , designed to rival Versailles , or wonder at the crater of Mount Vesuvius and Solfatara . |
| 3 | For those who watch and wonder at the rare |
| 4 | So when we look at the grimacing gestures of a chimpanzee and wonder at the almost ludicrous parallels with our own behaviour this is just part of a whole host of behavioural and anatomical similarities that show without doubt that we ought to be classified with the apes ( we are all of us primates ) , and that we share a distant ancestor with our diminutive caricatures . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll hang myself , ’ I used to mutter over and over again , or for a change I would stare at my shotgun and wonder at the sort of mess I could make of myself . |
| 6 | Even along the coast in the marvellous new holiday centres , you will appreciate the deep blue seas and surprisingly uncrowded beaches , and wonder at the mountains and fragrant , herb-scented woods which tumble down to the shore . |
| 7 | In his London Shadows Godwin even finds a function for the voyeurs who made it fashionable to tour the slums ‘ and wonder at the peculiarities of that strange land ’ , because ‘ it was partly owing to these visits that some improvements were carried into effect ’ . |