Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [vb base] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | On some coals drawn to the side of the neat little fire , strips of meat were laid to grill : with the subtle savour of wood smoke they spread a most provocative smell on the still air . |
| 2 | The muscular derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats of climbing , usually trees ; and their prowess in stalking and sniffing out was echoed in our exploration of sombre , dingy and often damp places . |
| 3 | That the archbishop of the prestigious see of Milan , graced by St Ambrose and St Charles Borromeo , should not be made a cardinal looked like a deliberate snub . |
| 4 | It was not so much a guidance note as a review ; the Committee 's terms of reference had been to consider the design and layout most appropriate to various types of roads in built-up areas , with due regard to safety , the free Mow of road traffic , economy and the requirements of town planning , and to make recommendations . |
| 5 | On 12 September 1375 the pope awarded Wakefield the lesser see of Worcester , his share of the spoils carved out between royal and papal envoys at the concordat of Bruges ; this superseded an election by the chapter of their prior , supposedly confirmed by the king . |
| 6 | The final route climbed of the selection made here , was the steep eliminate of Absolution ( E5 ) , fittingly pioneered in 1987 by sea cliff virtuoso Pat Littlejohn . |
| 7 | Recent surveys show a significant improvement in the opinion the French have of nuclear power , but also show that a small minority remains stubbornly opposed to it . |
| 8 | In the meantime , said Thorfinn , since the western portion of Lothian adhering to the lands of Strathclyde and Cumbria and the old see of Glasgow had never , as he understood it , been in dispute , he intended to dispose of the land there as he thought best , with such fortifications as he considered necessary to preserve order . |
| 9 | Having secured the deanship of Wells in 1379 by royal request and the prestigious archdeaconry of Canterbury in 1380/1 , Fordham secured election on 30 May 1381 to the mighty see of Durham . |
| 10 | you probably think you put a lot into , yeah , it 's the remind as well I think like the constant remind of you were the one that takes responsibility for birthdays and for Christmas presents |
| 11 | To judge from Egypt , the traditional bell-wether of the Arab flock , they are failing to do so . |
| 12 | So far as the privately rented sector was concerned , the government 's proposals were for the automatic decontrol of all dwellings with a rateable value over £40 in London and over £30 in the rest of England and Wales . |
| 13 | The televised ceremony was attacked by army troops and over 40 people killed , to the irrevocable discredit of the regime . |
| 14 | Leucocytes forming part of the inflammatory infiltrate of ulcerative colitis and at other sites of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may produce smooth muscle relaxation via release of NO . |
| 15 | ‘ Deus venerunt gentes ’ is long a good ten minutes if you sing all four sections ; the ranges of its five-part scoring lie less comfortably for modern choirs , and its vocal lines are technically demanding ; the harrowing text makes it an unlikely choice for church use ; the piece has never been published except as part of a library edition ; it takes stamina and capable direction to make a convincing interpretation out of it ; and since it hardly ever gets a hearing , only the adventurous know of its existence . |
| 16 | In this way , he made the commonplace appear of great import . |
| 17 | The one worry of course , is the main road . |
| 18 | Following Wigheard 's death , Abbot Hadrian of Hiridanum recommended Theodore of Tarsus to the pope for the vacant see of Canterbury and Theodore , accompanied by Hadrian , left Rome on 27 May 668 . |
| 19 | He had certainly entered Edward 's service by 1274 , when he was appointed joint custodian of the vacant see of Durham . |
| 20 | Though Young could have reasonably expected a bishopric , he was repeatedly passed over and in 1626 apparently offered £15,000 for the vacant see of Winchester . |
| 21 | As one example , we know that it was at this time that he took the opportunity to fill the vacant see of York since the canons were present and thus he could postulate and consecrate Walter Gray . |
| 22 | Twenty years later , Charles reminded an assembly of how " a part of the realm was assigned me by my lord and father … and in it the metropolitan see of Sens then lacked a pastor . |
| 23 | If Ramsey was to be Archbishop of Canterbury , what was wrong with leaving him in the weighty see of Durham until the day came ? |
| 24 | The weakness of this approach is the ad hoc introduction of this elusive pilot wave ; it calls to mind the luminiferous aether of nineteenth-century physics . |
| 25 | Road we will have to consider though against other schemes also competing for the next waive of funding . |
| 26 | Fine creases where the colour had flaked off the shoes were painted in with a rich reunite of permanent rose and white , whilst permanent rose was used alone for some minor details like the punchmarks on the orange strap loops and the stitching around the edges of the straps themselves . |
| 27 | The new version has involved a complete rewrite of the software to give advanced features which are usually only found in Windows and desk-top publishing programmes . |
| 28 | In regard to the 5th ( 349 yards ) , it quotes that twice in one day the Sonning Professional , Abe Mitchell , carried the bushes ‘ a clear carry of 305 yards over an obstacle at the end of the carry averaging 5ft. in height . |
| 29 | She reached out for a pale , beautiful robe that seemed to be a continual pour of colour , like a mountain river with the sun shining on it and , as she did so , there was a whisper of sound behind them . |
| 30 | I am a tainted wether of the flock , … meetest for death |