Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I thought that maybe Elsie went under finally sickened and stifled by the righteous attitudes that prevailed at the time . |
| 2 | Donna licked her tongue across her dry lips and stopped at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 3 | We turned on a pre-arranged course and climbed at a predetermined rate of feed per minute at a certain airspeed . |
| 4 | Lives have been ruined because people have read the wrong books or looked at the wrong pictures . |
| 5 | In 1880 he became a deacon of the Episcopal Church in Scotland ; in 1881 he was ordained priest and served at the church of St John the Evangelist , Edinburgh . |
| 6 | A much more unusual kind of tonal conflict is occasionally found where composers add one piece of music to another , as in the works of Charles Ives , where the strains of a military band or an organ may be added to the orchestra , in a different key and moving at a different tempo . |
| 7 | There are also plans for an Evening Bus Run with High Tea and Dance at a west coast venue on a date to be arranged in June . |
| 8 | The general climate of gradual relaxation of constraints against foreign ownership that prevailed at the end of the decade has probably extended to the Chinese and the smaller Indian local population . |
| 9 | There are also bugs on the glass , which are mainly free swimming and congregate at the top of the water . |
| 10 | Bob , the old bum that sleeps at the bus station , just stared . |
| 11 | The opening chapter uses a slightly different method and looks at the greatest variable in improving — namely ourselves , since the way we approach and react to learning greatly affects the end result . |
| 12 | Behind this superb spur the vines of Clos des Goisses extend for a further 8 hectares on north-east-facing slopes and rise at a lesser incline from 100 to 138 metres , after which the land flattens out towards Avenay . |
| 13 | There are also the exciting poses that come at the end of some of Ashton 's pas de deux as the two characters declare their love , for example , when Oberon cradles Titania in his arms at the end of The Dream and , even more excitingly , when Colas lifts Lise high on one arm it the end of their dance in Act II of La Fille Mai Gardée as if to crown her queen of the harvest |
| 14 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 15 | It is a fundamental requirement of any democratic and just society that the process by which individuals are accused , tried and , where appropriate , punished should be open , and exposed to public scrutiny and comment at an appropriate moment , other than in wholly exceptional circumstances — for example , where on grounds of national security the court must receive evidence about matters of security or intelligence ; or where , for purposes of the administration of justice , particular matters must be dealt with concerning informants . |
| 16 | Last week he announced that he was to undertake a radical review of public spending and to look at the ‘ nitty gritty ’ of the welfare state . |
| 17 | Shelley changed into a fresh dress and stood at the door of the villa . |
| 18 | ‘ Colder than this , ’ Schellenberg told him as they moved out through French windows and sat at a table on the pleasant terrace . |
| 19 | They are quite unlike radio waves since radio waves can travel in empty space and move at the speed of light ( 300 million metres per second — equivalent to approximately seven circuits of the earth in one second ) . |
| 20 | The other school of thought on hypnosis emphasises the special social situation that lies at the core of hypnosis . |
| 21 | She felt the coolness of the fresh glass and looked at the stranger who stood beside her once more . |
| 22 | But in terms of his public image as seen at the time , he had been careful to distance himself from the unpopular anti Jewish terror of the Nazi mobs and had placed himself on the side of legality . |
| 23 | I in turn thanked him for his careful encouragement and support at the various stages of the project . |
| 24 | One sees more of the bowl and stem of the Picasso Compotier , for instance , than one would in normal vision if one assumed the same high viewpoint when looking at the top of it ; and the gourd behind is painted as though in silhouette or directly at eye level . |
| 25 | She escaped to her own room and sat down on the bed , huddling in her damp raincoat and picking at the stitches of the band on her arm . |
| 26 | He is also keen to set up a body similar to the US Office of Technology Assessment , or New Zealand 's former Commission for the Future to stimulate public discussion and look at the long-term implications of technological change . |
| 27 | Coffee had been brought in a huge white porcelain pot and matching white cups arranged around the white-painted table that stood at the edge of a huge paved terrace overlooking the endless sparkling blue sea . |
| 28 | We sit underneath the floral light display and look at the menu . |
| 29 | Some of the more important include George Blake , who worked for MI6 ( see Chapter 2 ) ; John Cairncross , who betrayed Ultra secrets from the Government Code & Cipher School ( GCCS ) at Bletchley Park during the war to the Russians ; John Vassall , a sad homosexual who gave away naval secrets while working at the Admiralty ; Frank Bossard , who gave the Russians details of British and American guided weapons systems ( which must have amused them greatly as the Russians were far ahead of the West at the time ) ; and William Marshall , who had worked as a cipher clerk at the British Embassy in Moscow . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) Nothing in subsection ( 1 ) above shall prohibit or restrict : ( a ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor in any premises at any time within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours ; ( b ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours and was not supplied or taken away in an open vessel ; ( c ) the sale or supply to , or consumption by , any person of alcoholic liquor in any premises where he is residing ; ( d ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises by a person residing there ; ( e ) the supply of alcoholic liquor , in any premises , for consumption on those premises , to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by , and at the expense of , that person , or the consumption by such friends of alcoholic liquor so supplied to them ; the ordering of alcoholic liquor to be consumed off the premises or the despatch by the vendor of liquor so ordered ; ( g ) the supply of alcoholic liquor for consumption on licensed premises to any private friends of the holder of the licence bona fide entertained by him at his own expense , or the consumption of alcoholic liquor by persons so supplied ; ( h ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor at a meal by any person at any time within half an hour after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if the liquor was supplied during the permitted hours and served at the same time as the meal and for consumption at the meal ; ( i ) the sale of alcoholic liquor to a trader for the purposes of his trade , or to a registered club for the purposes of the club ; or ( j ) the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor to any canteen in which the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor is carried on under the authority of the Secretary of State or to any authorised mess of members of Her Majesty 's naval , military or air forces . |