Example sentences of "of acting be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty years of acting is a long apprenticeship . |
| 2 | Thirty years of acting is a long apprenticeship ’ |
| 3 | I have written elsewhere ( Bolton , 1982 ) that the basic skill of acting is : ‘ an ability to engage with something outside oneself using an ‘ as if ’ mental set to activate , sustain or intensify that engagement' and I go on to say , ‘ I am using the word ‘ engagement ’ as a central feature because it implies a relationship at an affective level between a person and the world outside him' ( p. 135 ) . |
| 4 | For me , the whole point of acting is using different aspects of yourself , and getting as far away from yourself as you can . |
| 5 | ‘ With adults the process of acting is about the losing of inhibitions . |
| 6 | Mr Poynor noted that a ‘ naturalistic/realistic ’ style of acting is required for this play and that it is interesting for actors to ‘ play against character . ’ |