Example sentences of "[art] [noun] at random " in BNC.
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| 1 | This distance relation score measures the degree of attraction between a lemma and its collocates , by comparing the frequency of a collocate in the concordances with the frequency that would be expected were all words distributed in the text at random . |
| 2 | And dipping into the text at random : black and white ruffed lemurs of the eastern rainforest make noises catalogued as roar-shriek , abrupt roar , pulsed squawk , wail , bray , quack , growl , growl-snort , chatter , whine , grunt , huff and mew . |
| 3 | He had taken a book from the shelves at random but , for the last ten minutes , had n't even bothered to turn the page . |
| 4 | Start with small sprigs of the foliage that will form the body of the arrangement and push them into the foam at random to make a fairly even shape , as seen from all sides . |
| 5 | Indeed , the advent of Protestantism gave rise to a number of new superstitious practices , such as the opening of the Bible at random in an attempt to secure divine guidance in the face of problems or dilemmas , a practice that was widespread even among Puritans . |
| 6 | Another way of stating the information , since the area under the curve represents probability , is any item taken from the sample at random will have a 68.3 per cent probability of lying between -1 and +1 standard deviations of the mean and a 95.4 per cent probability of lying between -2 and +2 standard deviations of the mean . |
| 7 | Another way of stating the information , since the area under the curve represents probability , is any item taken from the sample at random will have a 68.3 per cent probability of lying between — 1 and + 1 standard deviations of the mean and a 95.4 per cent probability of lying between — 2 and +2 standard deviations of the mean . |
| 8 | He brought the book back then squatted there again , closing his eyes and opening the pages at random , reading the first thing his eyes opened upon . |
| 9 | Unsatisfied , he helped himself to an old issue of Penthouse ( his brother , a window cleaner , had kept every issue of the magazine ) and , turning the pages at random , discovered Amaranth Wilikins spread languorously over three of them . |
| 10 | We could simply choose the herd at random ( i.e. with probability of 1/3 that any given herd is selected ) and then use the same secondary sampling fraction for the animals whichever herd is involved , say φ = 20% . |
| 11 | Every one of these is equally " improbable " in the sense that , if you spin the wheels at random , every one of the 4,096 positions is equally unlikely to turn up . |
| 12 | I can spin the wheels at random , look at whatever number is displayed and exclaim with hindsight : " How amazing . |
| 13 | If you spun the wheels at random and happened to hit 1207 first time , you would be able to steal the bike , and it would seem a minor miracle . |
| 14 | Peter opened the diary at random . |
| 15 | You will even be able to remember the items at random : 9 — a long line of Christmas trees , 4 — a dead aspidistra instead of a door handle … and so on . |
| 16 | I made the choice at random , the sole criterion being that a book had to have come from a library and have a recognisable sign of its origin . |
| 17 | I open the book at random . |
| 18 | Because the checkweighing machine captured no information on packet weights someone from quality control took packets from the line at random and calculated their average weight . |
| 19 | Unable to sleep , night or day , she withdrew the letters at random . |
| 20 | Contrary to the impression given in last week 's report on the restructuring at Random House , Frances Coady remains Vintage 's publisher in addition to her new job as publisher of the group of companies that includes Cape , Chatto , Vintage and Pimlico . |
| 21 | In other words , do not lay the nylon at random |
| 22 | Heather had not chosen this corner of the quad at random . |
| 23 | He would call at the house at random times to see if he could catch his wife in compromising circumstances . |
| 24 | He opened it and chose a sentence at random . |
| 25 | ANNE HAD GIVEN up the rational approach , and picked a passage at random . |
| 26 | I pull out a handful at random … |
| 27 | You could , for instance , to select a name at random , call somebody a Kevin and be seen to be especially rude . |
| 28 | These can be an entertaining way of testing yourself , and some of the more sophisticated products can be made to generate batches of questions for a paper at random , just to add to the challenge . |
| 29 | He put out his hands almost against his will , took up one of the mallets and swung it testingly to get the feel of its balance , picked up a punch at random and applied its point , none too deftly because his hands were tremulous , to a half-defined fold of drapery in the nearest block of stone . |
| 30 | He opened the desk drawer and took out a page at random . |