Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hooded eyes surveyed her with frank appreciation mingled with amusement . |
| 2 | Perhaps the hooded crows thought it was a game , perhaps they misjudged his skill and speed . |
| 3 | The silhouetted fibres crave his attention . |
| 4 | Lawrence dug out videos of the semi-final clashes to show his players this week . |
| 5 | If the anti-abortion campaigners have their way advertisements like these , and for similar dangerous products , will no doubt reappear . |
| 6 | Paul and Sarah Davison retained the junior doubles title they have won for the last two years . |
| 7 | She was rescued when the door behind her suddenly opened and one of the junior chemists put his head round the door . |
| 8 | The narrow trousers made his legs look longer , strong and muscular ; the shoes were polished to a high shine . |
| 9 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 10 | The declared results remind us more readily of the spoiled world of Genesis 3 than those of Genesis 1 or 2 : ‘ The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth , and upon every bird of the air , upon everything that creeps on the ground , and all fish of the sea ’ ( 9.2 ) . |
| 11 | The Progressive Democrats said his comments amounted to a charge of perjury against their leader . |
| 12 | One of the undulating shapes detached itself from the wall and advanced towards the shining executioner as though blind to its danger . |
| 13 | Simultaneously several of the European powers upgraded their Tokyo legations to embassy rank — Britain and France in 1905 and Germany in the following year . |
| 14 | The joint council of the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) member states and representatives of the European Communities held its third meeting in Kuwait on May 16 , and issued a statement noting that the EC 's proposed carbon tax [ see p. 38938 ] had been discussed at length , that GCC countries had expressed doubt as to its effectiveness in curbing emissions , and that negotiations on this topic would continue . |
| 15 | Microsoft said that it is working with the European manufacturers to combine its operating system with the existing hardware architecture of each . |
| 16 | As the European empires entered their final phase , so anthropologists like D.T. Evans-Pritchard , Bronislaw Malinowski , A.R . |
| 17 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 18 | ‘ The uniformed officers said you told them you heard a noise , got out of bed , went to the bathroom and then dialled 999 . |
| 19 | A swell swept him forward , and one of the uniformed terrorists caught his wrist . |
| 20 | When the topographical artists displayed their work in the south of England they served as most effective tourist publicity . |
| 21 | As ‘ literary allusions ’ the Shakespearian references point us back to previous dramatic interpretations of events rather than directly to ‘ real events ’ . |
| 22 | A year later another poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population of the occupied territories considered him to be insincere and hostile to Palestinian interests . |
| 23 | ‘ Those muscles are sagging , they 're flaccid , and the whole leg is being pulled out of its true shape by the strong muscles surrounding them . |
| 24 | The strong winds took their toll throughout the day with most competitors finding themselves going overboard at some point during the faces , which came under the control of Bolton Sailing Club officials . |
| 25 | ‘ You must not let the strong winds frighten you , my dear . |
| 26 | With a soft groan , Rohan pulled her into his arms , holding her close against his body , the strong fingers stroking her hair with surprising gentleness . |
| 27 | But the exhausted doctors say it 's not enough … and they want the government to honour its promise … |
| 28 | On the other hand , more of the owner-managed businesses said they now had more confidence in the direction of Government policy than the top 1,000 representatives . |
| 29 | When they reached the main gate , the Tamil Tigers shot him and threw his body out on the road . |
| 30 | For instance , when the political prisoners staged their hunger strike during the Pope 's visit , we broadcast their demands . |