Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] walls " in BNC.
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| 1 | The room had the look of a tattered nest — piles of newspapers were stacked against the walls , empty stone bottles stood about with dust on their shoulders like soldiers after a battle . |
| 2 | Empty frames and canvases were stacked against the walls … |
| 3 | Screens were erected on the walls . |
| 4 | A few bookcases with glazed doors were arranged around the walls leaving a central space for a table and chairs . |
| 5 | Others were propped against the walls . |
| 6 | Upright chairs were placed around the walls of the drawing room a large distance from one another . |
| 7 | Delicate chairs with frayed green silk upholstery were placed round the walls . |
| 8 | Where the narrow alleys crossed and re-crossed , street names were fastened to the walls at just above head-height , but without light she was unable to read them , and there was n't a soul about to ask . |
| 9 | Two partitions of heavy wooden panelling did not quite reach the arched ceiling and the other two sides of the room were formed by the walls of the crypt itself . |
| 10 | But now I was up in the air , and what with the clouds , I lost all my orientation Where the clouds parted , I could see the whole tube , land all around me , and it seemed to go up like a tower , so the town and the factory belt and the parks were hanging from the walls over my head , they were all going to crash down on me , and the city on top of them . |
| 11 | They were painted on the walls of many private houses whether the occupants wanted them there or not . |
| 12 | A hail of arrows and other missiles could be launched on those who were trapped between the walls , and they would be decimated . |
| 13 | Even in death they were confined within the walls of the prison . |
| 14 | Large figure-of-eight shields were depicted on the walls of the East Wing of the Labyrinth , possibly to indicate that the building was under divine protection ; the dappled hides of which the shields were made presumably came from the bull , the sacred beast , and this may have given them additional prophylactic value . |
| 15 | Lights from gaslamps which were positioned round the walls of the theatre were dimmed — lamps placed at the edge of the stage were turned up full and Albert DeNero was drenched with light . |
| 16 | Illness or disease could result from ignoring such strictures and cattle could become ill if stones from an ancient site were incorporated into the walls of their shelter . |
| 17 | Chambers were built into the walls , and remnants of ledges suggest support for wooden floors . |
| 18 | Taking its way along the high sad wall confining the stableyard , it crossed , by a minute stone-walled bridge ( gateposts in exact relation to its height and arch were built into the walls tight as ingrowing toe-nails ) , the same stream that hurried down the garden hill . |
| 19 | More important still were the improved techniques of mining : mines were built under the walls , shored up with timber , which was then burned so that the wall collapsed . |
| 20 | The majestic castle walls , with their varying bands of stone , were modelled on the walls of Constantinople . |
| 21 | They did all the hard work , and lived in dirty little rooms in another building , where they were tied to the walls . |
| 22 | The statues of the saints were ranged along the walls in clumps of two and three , like groups of chatty friends . |
| 23 | The Spanish student who discovered them is now thought to have painted the cave with natural pigments but using modern rubber sponges , fragments of which were found on the walls . |
| 24 | Bunks were set against the walls , kerosene heaters gave instant heat , while electric kettles enabled tea or coffee to be made . |
| 25 | The town gates were set in the walls where these principal thoroughfares made their exit . |
| 26 | Maps were pinned to the walls From the ceiling there hung a balloon , seemingly left over from a party . |
| 27 | Pictures were pinned on the walls , copies of pictures she admired , notably Millais and Holman Hunt . |
| 28 | Lastly , air vents were provided in the walls of barns to prevent the crops inside from becoming mouldy . |
| 29 | The beams were linked at intervals by uprights and tie beams ; they were fixed to the walls and probably to each other by means of wooden pegs . |
| 30 | Geodesic sculptures were dropping from the ceiling and exploding around me , and my giant perspex magnifying mirrors , like contorting windows on to hell , were melting down the walls . |